Christopher MacArthur Boyd took time out of his busy schedule ahead of his London Soho show to chat with us.
“I see Newton Faulkner tattoos and, while it’s a huge compliment, I think why have you done this ?”
“Making a bed is the most soul-destroying thing ever! I’m five foot two with short arms and legs and it can take me an hour and a half sometimes. I even have to stop for a cigarette halfway through!”
“It gets lonely as a solo artist at times but it’s also definitely more chilled out, things aren’t as manic anymore!”
Luke Daniels , the award winning and critically acclaimed folk musician and singer hosts a folk and world music quartet that makes use of mobile technology to jointly create new music with their audiences. Intrigued by this concept, we spoke to Luke about the shows and more
“I talk about my time on a cruise ship, my days as a Bollywood dancer in India – they’re all my favourite stories anyway so if anyone gives me a chance and will listen then I’m happy to talk!
“If you like stories and music where there is a narrative or you like Leonard Cohen or Nick Cave then you’ll get a lot out of what we do…”
“There are so many boring bands around we want to make our live shows more than just a gig!”
“My readers and listeners are really nice people, nerdy, neurotic people just like me so I think that is what I’m looking forward to the most when I come back to the UK.”
“Aussies like their comedy dirty so while I was over there my set got dirtier and dirtier and dirtier! Then I did the same set in London and they sat staring at me like what the hell is she talking about?”