tag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:/blogs/newsNEWS2024-03-04T13:09:29+11:00King Curlyfalsetag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:Post/73612412024-03-04T13:09:29+11:002024-03-04T15:11:53+11:00Listen to the New Single 'The Devil We Made'<a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/m3xNUI9gk0I?si=vAltgO7P8KZpmxA_"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/260444/ff4957228a3f7ea9b43c38a52acefee4e080e36e/original/kchorizonalsmall.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="541" width="917" /></a><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">With anxiety levels peaking atm, this song attempts to point out that there’s nothing lurking under our beds we didn’t put there ourselves.</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Another writing collaboration between myself and Dan Creighton who also made the clip. </span></p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="m3xNUI9gk0I" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m3xNUI9gk0I?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/m3xNUI9gk0I?si=vAltgO7P8KZpmxA_" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"><strong>THE DEVIL WE MADE</strong></span></a></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Steve Grieve helped a lot too with the recording and mixing. We will try and do a few shows around to launch it starting with the Blue Mountains music festival this weekend and Canberra @</span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.smithsalternative.com/events/king-curly-85019" data-link-type="url"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Smiths Alternative</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"> on the 23rd. </span></p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/260444/9d2880c5ad7b909f329bd838d53c516d6a73fb38/original/poster.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" height="1024" width="1792" /><p><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);">Available now on Bandcamp and the online music providers.</span></p>King Curlytag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:Post/72116842023-05-19T11:27:28+10:002023-12-11T06:26:50+11:00The Real Cats...<p>In an interveiw with The Guardian this month Australian songwriting legend Don Walker says<strong> </strong>"The cats know who the real cats are... Steve Appel a.k.a King Curly, is as good as any songwriter on the planet and as beautiful as any singer" </p><p> </p>King Curlytag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:Post/69065862022-02-25T13:46:16+11:002023-12-11T03:51:11+11:00The first review for the new King Curly album. Bernard Zuel & Rhythms Magazine. <p>The first review for the new King Curly album. Bernard Zuel & Rhythms Magazine. </p>
<p><a contents="https://www.bernardzuel.net/post/king-curly-songs-review&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.bernardzuel.net/post/king-curly-songs-review">https://www.bernardzuel.net/post/king-curly-songs-review </a></p>
<p> </p>King Curlytag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:Post/67148792021-08-13T11:24:22+10:002023-12-11T05:48:29+11:00New (slow) release album 'Songs'<p>A new collection of songs titles 'Songs' with accompanying homemade lockdown video clips is to be released over the next few months - song by song.</p>
<p>Recorded largely live as a trio . Steve Appel vocal/guitar, Steve Greive on electrical guitar and Johnny Graffham on pedal steel</p>
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<p> </p>King Curlytag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:Post/57620822019-05-21T15:59:40+10:002023-12-11T06:23:20+11:00JUNE 13th/14th/15th 2019 - Some shows<p>After a long absence from the stage, building alternative-design mud houses, Steve Appel re-emerged in 2018 to showcase a new King Curly EP, “Calling For Fire”: songs imbued with apocalyptic foreboding, inspired by the inflammable nature of the Australian bush and the wider world at large. Appel is a true creative. His songs and his buildings are beautiful and relevant to the times. </p>
<p>Late 2018 saw Steve touring Europe with another Australian singer songwriter, Melanie Horsnell. In Paris he produced a record of that collaboration with the album ‘The World Has A Gentle Soul’. Information at https://www.facebook.com/MelanieHorsnellandSteveAppel/ </p>
<p>2019 and King Curly will be doing some shows again centred around a pedal steel player Johnny Graffham and multi instrumentalist Steve Grieve.</p>
<p>SYDNEY - Porch Light Sessions/Petersham Bowling Club Thurs 13th June 7:30pm. <br>LEURA - House concert at The Castle Friday 14th June 7.30 <a contents="Bookings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.trybooking.com/BCWHU"> https://www.trybooking.com/BCWHU</a> <br>CANBERRA - Smiths Alternative. Sat 15th June From 7pm <a contents="https://www.smithsalternative.com/events/king-curly-58616" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.smithsalternative.com/events/king-curly-58616">https://www.smithsalternative.com/events/king-curly-58616</a></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/260444/18d230c921fa58e1a1a83c8b84c55cc73cf7bd96/original/kc-trio.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>King Curlytag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:Post/53591932018-07-24T11:16:53+10:002023-12-11T04:53:25+11:00NEW RELEASE : STEVE APPEL & MELANIE HORSNELL 'THE WORLD HAS A GENTLE SOUL'<p>NEW RELEASE : STEVE APPEL & MELANIE HORSNELL 'THE WORLD HAS A GENTLE SOUL'</p>
<p>Produced by Steve Appel </p>
<p>Arrangements by Steve Appel </p>
<p>MUSICIANS </p>
<p>All recordings are built around Steve & Melanie’s live studio performance in Paris as a duo - singing and playing their nylon string guitars with foot percussion and harmonica </p>
<p>plus: </p>
<p>STEVE GRIEVE - Additional steel guitar </p>
<p>ELMO REED – Additional steel guitar </p>
<p>JAMES HAUPTMANN – Percussion </p>
<p>ANGUS DIGGS – Drums </p>
<p>ROBYN MARTIN – Bass</p>5:15King Curlytag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:Post/48571462017-09-20T10:33:11+10:002023-12-11T04:07:16+11:00European tour Oct/Nov 'Two Australian Songwriters' with Melanie Horsnell<p>Steve Appel and Melanie Horsnell are gearing up for a 6 week tour of Europe from mid Oct playing in France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, England, Scotland and Italy. . This picture seems to be tickling their Euro-colonial funnybone.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/260444/d1b70733d40e9a39029b9851c74139c8debe41a7/original/final-poster-melanie-horsnell-steve-appel-2017-europe-tour.jpg?1505866312" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p>Two Australian Songwriters: Steve Appel (King Curly) & Melanie Horsnell. </p>
<p>EUROPEAN DATES</p>
<p>Wed Oct 18th - Peniche Anako, Paris (France) with Hitzak </p>
<p>Fri Oct 20th - La Bar De La Plage, Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines (France) </p>
<p>Sat Oct 21st - Soiree Cerises, Brussels (Belgium) </p>
<p>Sun Oct 22nd - De Waag, Haarlem (Netherlands) </p>
<p>Wed Oct 25th – Kareltje, Heusden (Netherlands) </p>
<p>Thurs Oct 26th - Vreemde Streken, Wageningen (Netherlands) </p>
<p>Fri Oct 27th - Sofa Salon, Berlin (Germany) </p>
<p>Sat Oct 28th – LU99, Leipzig (Germany) </p>
<p>Fri Nov 3rd - Pferdestall, Helmstedt (Germany) </p>
<p>Sat Nov 4th - Willy Prinz, Kiel (Germany) </p>
<p>Sun Nov 5th - Hamburger Küchensessions Festival, Hamburg (Germany) </p>
<p>Mon Nov 6th - Peter en Leni, Steendam (Netherlands) </p>
<p>Wed Nov 8th - Radio with Hazey Lake 9pm, Dublin (Ireland) </p>
<p>Thurs Nov 9th - Tí Chairbre (Carberry's Pub), Drogheda (Ireland) </p>
<p>Fri Nov 10th - East Side Tavern, Dublin (Ireland) </p>
<p>Sat Nov 11th - Fennelly's, Callan, Co. Kilkenny (Ireland) </p>
<p>Sun Nov 12th - The Blues Bar, Harrogate (UK) </p>
<p>Tues Nov 14th - Two Sisters Cafe, Carnoustie (Scotland) </p>
<p>Wed Nov 15th - Kingoldrum Village Hall, Kirriemuir (Scotland) </p>
<p>Thurs Nov 16th - KitschnBake, Newport (Scotland) </p>
<p>Fri Nov 17th - The Lemon Pepper Sessions, Hyndland, Glasgow (Scotland) </p>
<p>Sat Nov 18th - La Domenica Unplugged Birthday Special, Seborga (Italy)</p>
<p>Fri/Sat/Sun 24-26th Nov - further French shows (details coming soon...)</p>King Curlytag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:Post/47984492017-08-01T13:03:05+10:002023-12-11T04:02:33+11:00Touring Europe with Melanie Horsnell this October/November <p>KING CURLY & MELANIE HORSNELL - AUSTRALIAN SINGER-SONGWRITERS EUROPEAN TOUR OCT/NOV2017 </p>
<p>Two acclaimed Australian singer/songwriters Stephen Appel (aka King Curly) & Melanie Horsnell will tour Europe together this Oct/Nov - with an intimate showcase of their songs presented separately and together. </p>
<p>For European audiences Steve comes with a Letter Of Introduction from Australian music legend Paul Kelly himself. While Melanie comes as a returning troubadour to a loving fanbase who have welcomed her many times before. </p>
<p>Their show will suit festivals, listening venues and home concerts. </p>
<p>For bookings Email: kingcurly@kingcurly.com</p>King Curlytag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:Post/47985212017-07-18T14:45:00+10:002023-12-11T04:02:20+11:00New EP "Calling For Fire"<p>Dear friends of king Curly <br>We are ready to launch a new bunch of songs after a long break building mud houses. (see doco on the building) <a contents="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ny2fNdsBc" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ny2fNdsBc" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3ny2fNdsBc</a> </p>
<p>This image below is the album cover by Dan Creighton. First person to explain it wins a still factory warm copy. <a contents="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/kingcurly5" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/kingcurly5" target="_blank">https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/kingcurly5</a> </p>
<p>Here's the first song off the record - hope you like it and spread the word for Saturday. <br><a contents="https://soundcloud.com/steve-appel-380243397/calling-for-fire&nbsp;" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/steve-appel-380243397/calling-for-fire" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/steve-appel-380243397/calling-for-fire </a></p>
<p>1st launch is this weekend sat 7pm in CANBERRA <a contents="http://www.smithsalternative.com/events/king-curly-22642" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.smithsalternative.com/events/king-curly-22642" target="_blank">http://www.smithsalternative.com/events/king-curly-22642</a> then</p>
<p>Saturday 26th August at Leadbelly <a contents="http://theleadbelly.com.au/whats-on/2017/8/26/king-curly" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://theleadbelly.com.au/whats-on/2017/8/26/king-curly" target="_blank">http://theleadbelly.com.au/whats-on/2017/8/26/king-curly</a>, Sydney and</p>
<p>Sunday 27th at Caravan Music Club, Melbourne <a contents="http://www.caravanmusic.com.au/gigs/king-curly/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.caravanmusic.com.au/gigs/king-curly/" target="_blank">http://www.caravanmusic.com.au/gigs/king-curly/</a>. </p>
<p>Please share this around. <br>Best regards </p>
<p>King Curly Inc</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/260444/9bdab35bce5880c1fb9724579185184d4f380b84/original/20046275-10154843789847194-5900286795071621190-n.jpg?1501566313" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>King Curlytag:www.kingcurly.com,2005:Post/47985222017-05-08T14:50:00+10:002023-12-11T06:01:24+11:00Coming soon<p>I decided to write some songs again a few months ago and maybe they have accidentally taken on some colour as seen from the apocalyptic clifftop we seem to be perched on. and with Dan Creighton's help as well as Elmo Reed , Zoe Hauptmann, Ev Mannell and Steve Grieve we have begun recording and will release an album soonish. It may well be named after one of the tracks 'Calling For Fire'. See you for some shows soon!</p>King Curly