'This is how it's meant to be' on Hollyoaks!

Photo by Patti Gaal-Holmes

"He only sees shadows behind shadows

And he’s been like this a while

For he keeps forgetting that every shadow

needs light to survive"

I wrote this song a while ago now, I think it was when I was living in Cambridge in 2004.
It appeared on my first solo album called 'Photos.Fires.Fables.' and has since been re-recorded live in a wintery barn in Norfolk with The Red Clay Halo.

On Friday 29th October 'This is how it's meant to be' (live, wintery barn version) is being used in the closing sequence of Hollyoaks (a long standing British television soap opera centred around a higher education college.)

We have created a discount code for the 7” single which is valid from now until 29th Nov. All you have to do is write ‘hollyoaks’ at the check out stage of purchasing the single.

"This is how it's meant to be apparently this is for a reason

this is how it's meant to be but we can't seem to find the reason"

The week in gigs

Gill and I continue the tour duo style...

This Wednesday 20th October we support the wonderful Crooked Still.
Details: http://www.hainesnet.com/crookedstill


Then on Saturday 23rd October we play Oxjam at The Trinity Centre at 8pm. Details are here.
The same night at 9:30pm we will play a set at The Perseverance on Lamb's Conduit St in Bloomsbury. Pete Roe, Tom McKean & the Emperors, Olivia Chaney and James Hunter are also playing. Those details are here.


On Sunday 24th October we're very honoured to be invited to play 'Songs of Love and Loss' (Marginalised) at the beautiful Union Chapel. This is a charity event set to raise money for homeless people in London. The line up includes Cate le Bon, Jo Bartlett, Alasdair Roberts, Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards, Cathal Coughlan and is hosted by James de Malplaquet (The Miserable Rich.)
All the details are here.
Hope you can make it along.
Best from Emily x

Wallander hits the USA!

Series 2 of Wallander has begun airing on PBS in the states!
Last week I spoke to MASTERPIECE'S Bruce Kohl about Nostalgia...

Only in its second season, Wallander has already become unmistakable — for its ethereal scenes of Sweden, Kenneth Branagh's open-hearted portrayal of Kurt Wallander and unexpectedly, for it's haunting theme, "Nostalgia."

Penned and performed by 29-year-old Australian native Emily Barker and her group The Red Clay Halo, the addictive "Nostalgia" has become an award-winning hit for Barker. Barker spoke to Masterpiece's Bruce Kohl in October, 2010, about her surprising career boost thanks to a brooding Swedish detective.

The full interview as well as a previously unheard demo version of Nostalgia recorded in 2007 can be found here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/wallander/barker.html

Little Deaths

Illustration by Daniela Terrazzini

Tomorrow, Monday 11th October, we release ‘Little Deaths!'
It's the first track to emerge from our forthcoming studio album Almanac.
The song is about fallen dreams and thwarted plans as well as a wish to lead a life filled with inspiration and creativity.
You can buy it from iTunes, Amazon and all the usual digital retail outlets or you can buy it directly from us here...



We also made a film to accompany the song. It's set on the windy shores of Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk...



Directed by Poppy Jackson
Filmed and edited by Patti Gaal-Holmes
Produced by Emily Barker
Make up by Bunny Allen

Hope you enjoy our song and film!
Best wishes,
Emily and The Red Clay Halo x

ps. we're still on tour in the UK so check out the dates below!