Tiller's Folly: News

Please check the calendar re our upcoming shows to celebrate St Paddies.  Hope to see lots of people out to the shows

Just a small note to let you know that we've been having some fun playing for the Olympic crowds in Vancouver and have put up a few photos in the photo gallery.

We're also very pleased that Parks Canada is using our song, Voyageur, to promote the Fort Langley National Historic Site. You can see their video here:

http://www.pc.gc.ca/media/index_e.asp?video=25

Thanks. We hope to have a new e-mail newsletter out soon for all our fans. Until then, work goes well on the new album. Remember you can pre-order it in the Buy&Hear section. Thanks!

A very good friend of ours had a severe toxic reaction to some food she ate.  She is been given many units of plasma to try to flush out the infection.  Her husband reminded me that we all need to be blood donors.  It can be life saving to someone ill.  Lets not procrastinate any more and all give blood this month! 

All the best to you and yours! 

Seasons Greetings yet again. 

The samples of the new cd #9 are up on the Buy & Hear page under untitled cd.  Let us know what you think ASAP.  Check out the other Cd's pages!

The Century Flight Movie, that features 10 tiller's songs, including the theme song Over Northern Skies will be out Jan 2 in Canada on Global TV, and starting in Feb. will be on PBS through out the US for a year.  As we know more we'll get it up onsite.

In the meantime, please check out the official music video from the documentary on YouTube.

We are going in to record Maggie May Dec 16 and should be able to have it up as a free download by Dec 18 for all you kind people that purchase Tiller's CD's between now and the new year.

Best Wishes,

Laurence, Nolan, and Bruce

Hi All

We are hard at work on a new CD and the new tracks are so exciting.  We are working again with incredible producer  Joby Baker.  Samples to come soon!

We will have a pre order form up ASAP and are asking for everyone's support.  Bruce is just writing incredible songs and the band keeps getting better and better.  WE need money to finish this CD which will set a new bench mark for Tiller's Folly.

On this note we have been putting together one pagers on all the CD's with samples, background info and also purchasing info.  Please go and have a look and send your family and friends. Why not buy Tiller's CD's for stocking stuffers this year. 

Pages are up for Stirring Up Ghosts, A River So Wide and Buchan Bluegrass others to come ASAP. 

Thank you all for your continued support!  Tiller's Folly  Bruce, Laurence and Nolan

Free MP3: Here's a free MP3 of Auld Lang Syne, Tiller's Folly style! Click here to begin the download.

We will provide a link for a free download of Maggie May to anyone that buys our CD's between now and the new year.  This download will be available Dec 18.

Photo below: Tiller's Folly was pleased to appear this year at the 6th Annual Galaway Bay Irish festival in Ocean Shores,WA. This year the festival went longer and also included a performance at the newly renovated DnR Theatre in Aberdeen were we got to perform again with our good friends The Gothard Sisters. The performances at the pub were a lot of fun especially the acoustic performances at the smaller stage at the back. (Check out the photo page for more photos.)

Tiller's really had a great weekend of playing were visited by old friends from as far away as Montana as well as Washington and Oregon. We made many new friends including lots of the fine musicians. One of the highlights was the jam with San Fran's Hounds after the last set Sunday night. Over all it was an incredible weekend and a lot of credit needs to go to Bill and Linda Gibbons at the Galaway Bay Pub. These pub owners actually love the music , How refreshing. Yay Bill and Linda!! Thanks to all the photographers for these photos, including Katherine Barrett, the Gothard Sisters, and William Swift.

Speaking of the Gothard Sisters, check out this video of us performing together at the Jefferson County Fair last August. Here's the YouTube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L15cILskAn4

Hi all check out what some friends did with our music with their pumpkin display. It is a scream. Go to www.youtube.com/tillersfolly

Tranquillity from A River so Wide has just been released by WOA records in Goa India as part of a collection called the Chill Out Zone. sample is now here on the player and the music page The new order form on the resources page includes Bruce's new CD A Minstral in Moray. Samples are now here on the player and on the music page. Have you still not seen the video of Northern Skies yet? Why not! Sample on player. Please sign up at Tiller's Folly's facebook page THANK YOU!

Just Plain Folk Awards (www.jpfolks.com)  have just released their winners for 2009. Tiller's Folly was awarded 4th place in the New Folk Song category for "The Things I Haven't Done." which was written by the tiller's main muse Bruce Coughlan. The song is on Tiller's Folly's "A River So Wide" CD, produced by Steven Drake & Laurence Knight.
The song  features guest vocalist  John Cowan, lead vocalist of legendary roots music band Newgrass Revival, along with Los Angeles session guru Larry Knechtel, past member Eric Reed and regular drummer Chris Nordquist.

Just Plain Folks is the largest grassroots music association in the world so this is quite an honour. Things I haven't done is back on the player have a listen!!

With a very sad heart Tiller's Folly would like to wish a fond farewell to one of the greatest musicians we ever had the pleasure of working with. Larry Knechtel had become a friend and we were looking forward to some upcoming shows we had booked with Larry before this tragic event. Larry's contributions to modern music are legendary as a member of the LA wrecking Crew and beyond and he was awarded the grammy for Simon and Garfunkel's classic Bridge Over Troubled Waters. Please note on our player Larry's fine keyboard contributions on both Tranquillity and Things I Haven't Done. Tiller's Folly would like send our sympathies to all the Knechtel family.

Bruce's new solo CD, A Minstrel in Moray, is now available for purchase. Please use the Buy & Hear button to the left to purchase it. You can also download the Order Form from the Resources pages to order the CD and take advantage of our special offer, buy any two Tiller's Folly/solo CDs and get The View From Here for 1/2 price!

We'd also like to update you all our song Tranquility, from A River So Wide, has been released on the Goa Chillout Zone Vol. 2 compilation CD. You can find out more at: Woa Records.

We'll have new music samples on the MP3 player (see the bottom of the page) soon!

Bruce has a new CD 'A Minstral in Moray' just about ready to go to the pressing plant. We'll get a picture of the cover up soon. You can hear some samples at www.songsmith.ca bruce's new songwriting website This is a great CD by our beloved singer and guitar player. Nolan and I (Laurence) are really enjoying playing these songs and this CD was the inspiration behind Laurence buying the electric upright. Come and see us soon it's again a new show folks!!

We'll get this CD on the order form ASAP

Please visit the tiller's folly you tube site www.youtube.com/tillersfolly or just go to the links page and you'll be right there.

This is a good performance including Laurence on his new electric upright, Bruce as usual as our songwriter and singer, Nolan on Mandolin and with our good friend Chris Nordquist on drums

Lets pump up the views and make this our most watched video yet. Tell your friends and family Thank you

PS our CD order form is available at the resources page at the bottom of the list

New samplers
1) the new song Over Northern Skies,
2) the title track from our Just Plain Folks nominated CD A River So Wide
3) Things I Haven't Done our nominated song featuring the duet of Bruce and John Cowan

Please sign the guest book, say hi and let us know how you like the new website

The order form for purchasing our CD's is now available at the bottom of the resources page Thank you for your continued support

Our new song, Over Northern Skies, will be the theme song for TV/Film Producer John Lovelace's Cross Canada Century of Flight documentary, due for release next year. Recorded only a few weeks ago, we're making this track immediately available for our fans. Enjoy! We would like to thank Larry Anchell and Turtle Studio for wonderful work recording and mixing this song
(We're working on making a preview sample available asap.)

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