Tinderbox

A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped to organise the benefit concert for the Amelia-Grace Rainbow Fund at the Regent Centre in Christchuch on April 26th.

It was a magical evening and Mike Silver, Bob Burke and Pete Read were on top form.  Thanks to Lesley Cooke from the Christchurch Community Partnership and of course to Amelia’s parents Chantel and Karl for helping to make it happen.

There are busy times ahead with great festivals including Trinity Folk, Larmer Tree and Foxstock.  In addition to numerous headline shows we have support bookings inked in for the likes of 10cc legend and revered songwriter Graham Gouldman, 2013 BBC Folk Award winners Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman, folk favourites Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby and 1980′s troubadour Hazel O’Connor.

Our next ‘mini-tour’ is booked for the end of October.  For more gig information please CLICK HERE.

We’ve just launched the awesome tinderbox mobile app. Now you can now have our gigs, music, news and more at your fingertips on your smartphone or ipad wherever you are!

To install the TINDERBOX mobile app on your smartphone simply scan the QR code below:

Over the next couple of months we’ll be taking a bit of a break from performing.

Between now and March we have one special show booked in: Marnhull Acoustic Sessions in Sturminster Newton, Dorset on February 24th.  It’s the first show for this new acoustic venture and we’re very much looking forward to being part of it. You can book tickets here.

We’ll be back up to full speed in March however with a week long UK road trip planned. Please check out the venues in case any are near you:

After an amazing (and very busy) year, with numerous live shows and the release of a new album, we’re ready to say a fond farewell to 2012.

The year’s highlights included capacity shows with the likes of Joan Armartrading and Eleanor McEvoy.

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“Timeless and minimalistic” – NW Gutersloh
“Dynamite duo!” – Gutersloher Volkszeitung
“Beautiful folk fireworks” – Die Glocke

Tinderbox have had a busy summer season; performing at superb festivals including Ireby, Milton Keynes International, Wickham, Cornwall Folk and Foxstock.

The duo recently arrived back from Germany after a hugely successful show at the ‘Woche Der Kleinen Kunste’ festival in Gutersloh where they shared the bill with Joan Armatrading.  Joined onstage by Bob Burke (guitar/vocals) and Micky Tucker (Cajón) the evening was electric with an attentive 3,500+ audience.

The press reviews and feedback have been awesome and a German/European tour is being planned for 2013.

The new album ‘Counting Time’ was released on March 29th – 14 months in the making!
The original digipack CD (includes full lyrics and sleeve-note booklet) can be purchased directly through this website.
Alternatively you can download the full album or choose individual tracks via iTunes.
To get Tinderbox music, or just to listen to tracks now, click here.
Otherwise please just have a browse…

“Outstanding”
R2 Magazine
“The best acoustic duo album I’ve ever heard!”
Mick Jackson – Songwriter/Producer
“Fantastic songs”
Johnny Coppin – BBC
“Beautiful…the best thing they’ve done so far…”
Roger Day – BBC
“The care and attention spent in making this album shines through; thoroughly enjoyable”
Brian Player – Radio UK International