Sparrow & The Workshop Tour Diary
Local legends, Toadworld faves and all-round good eggs Sparrow And The Workshop have, of late, been pounding the highways – and the byways – of our sceptered isle on their first proper UK tour. The band have taken the opportunity to become part-time documentary film-makers and produced this video diary of their adventures.
They’ve visited many of the UK’s major towns and cities, and Bristol, on their expedition, which was largely in support of that other bunch of stalwart Toad-buddies; Broken Records, who even make a brief cameo appearance in part three – keep an eye out for that!
The guys also visit England’s most revered site of ancient spiritual significance at Glastonbury Tor, and a place of equal religious significance to Wales: Neath.
The video itself breaks new ground in the surreallist docu-comedy genre, and has been described as “Luis Buñuel meets Benny Hill”. Well, I don’t know about that myself, but the monkey-skeleton scene in the museum (4:26 in part three) is nothing short of genius.
So to round-up, this whole thing is mad as badgers. As, clearly, are the band themselves.
Enjoy…
I can’t believe they came to Cardiff & didn’t let us know!
I just wanted to say that I finished my video post with the word ‘enjoy’ way before you did.
And that these are brilliant.
I have a Saxon T-Shirt.
Yeah, shame they didn’t mention Cardiff was on the schedule, DC – I’m sure they’d have stopped in at TWRHQ to see you..
These are some of the daftest things I’ve ever seen, but they are brilliant aren’t they?
Enjoy…
i want to claim credit “enjoy” as i used it on my very first post on this page…..
….also, brilliant videos.
DC, I’m sure they’ve heard of the nasty ticks you’re hiding in your crevices and thought it best to steer clear of Waiting Room Headquarters! I know I would, were I in the vicinity. No offense, of course, but a person just can’t be too careful these days, xoxo
Oh yeah, we did tell them about your crevices DC.
That’s probably it.
Still, a little pissed off to be perfectly honest that they came all that way for TWO radio sessions, but didn’t have the wherewithall to get in touch after we’d spoken months & months ago re: an interview whenever they entered the general postal district. Then again we’re not the BBfuckingC jumping on another bandwagon in time for Glastonbury & the festival season, eh?
Hey DC! ! thought you must have gone on holiday with Toad?
You’re absence was noted…..
Don’t take it personally DC! Stop being a drama queen!
They’ll stop in and see you next time don’t worry.
Looking at that video it doesn’t look like they were in Wales for much more than an afternoon. They weren’t gigging anywhere.
Probably just BBC Wales and the other station picking up on Nick’s roots in Aberystwyth.
Oh, I nearly forgot..
Enjoy…
I’m certainly not taking it personally Dylan, this is about the radio show afterall. I’m just expressing a long & continued exasperation at the transience of integrity. An integrity that seems to shiver on & off depending who’s dangling a carrot. & when I say that I mean in general NOT specifically S&tW.
Oh, stop it.
It’s not the end of the world!
Hug?
I feel I must defend our integrity, DC. Nobody was dangling any carrots in our faces. In fact, we were surprised by just how hectic touring can be, and how much energy it takes just to remember where you are playing the next night (this on top of interviews, sessions, organising merch, meetings and family) and, I’d like to add, we did all this without a tour manager keeping our diaries. We played a gig in Birmingham the night before we visited Wales and got a call from our Manager saying we could do two sessions in Wales if we could manage the drive. To be honest, we didn’t know until we were entering Cardiff that the interview was at BBC headquarters. And to be honest, I completely forgot that the Waiting Room was in Wales. Incidentally, I forgot about my dad’s birthday too. It’s not like we’re making strategic decisions, we’re just trying to do as much as we can in what little time we have (4 hours in Wales, to be exact). Next time we’re in Wales we would love to do a session with you in a flash if you will have us. It’s flattering of you to even want us in, we had no idea that was the case! We’ll just have to make sure we put it in our diaries.
Love,
Jill
go Jill…..
What about bananas?
For the monkeys.
i still havent caught them live yet which is very annoying.
Michael Michael Michael!!!
I’m sticking to my tick avoidance story
hehe….Jill telling it like it is.
shame on you DC…..ssshhhhaaammmeee.
on another note….since when did I start using SMILEY FUCKING FACES AT THE END OF MY MESSAGES!!!!!!!
I swear the blame is on you interweb types!!!!!
lol
AAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!
I still love you Mr. Bear even if you do go all soft and sappy on us, xoxo
Jill brung the noize.
Bear brung the smileeeezzzz..