Please note that our online store is currently down due to technical issues and we are working to get it back up and running as soon as possible.

To buy an album:

In the meantime, if you’re interested in purchasing a Tinderbox Digipack CD please email us at sales@tinderboxacoustic.com and we’ll organise the sale with you directly.

To purchase downloads, or to listen to song samples you can visit iTunes here.  Alternatively our music is available on most major online stores.

Apologies for the inconvenience and will have everything back to normal soon.

The new Tinderbox album ‘Counting Time’ was released on March 29th!

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.

To buy a copy of ‘Counting Time’, or to listen to tracks, simply go to the menu on your right and click on ‘Music’.

“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

The new Tinderbox album ‘Counting Time’ is due out on March 29th!

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After a very busy year writing, performing and having a baby, Tinderbox are now focusing on completing the new album (Working title ‘Counting Time’).

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Tinderbox are now officially a trio after the arrival of baby Orla Daisy on Tuesday May 31st.

Having been with us for around twelve major shows over the last 9 months there shouldn’t be any stage-fright issues. Read the rest of this entry »

In December Tinderbox headed back to the studio to begin laying down what will become their 4th studio album.  Work on the album will continue throughout the first quarter of 2011. Read the rest of this entry »

Tinderbox recently returned from Caceres, Spain where they attended the annual Premios Pop-Eye Gala Ceremony to collect an award for Best Revelation Group in the European category.  These awards are hugely prestigious in Spain and focus on independent artists ranging from musicians to film makers, fine artists and designers.

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This review was posted in the Flying Shoes Review section of FSR Roots Music Webzine on October 14th 2010.

For more review and articles please go to: http://flyinshoes.ning.com/profiles/blogs/tinderbox-state-of-play

Tinderbox: (The) State of Play

Tinderbox are Monique Houraghan and Dan Tucker; based in Bournemouth, they write songs together that combine Monique’s high, clear and sweet singing with Dan’s quite exquisite finger-picked acoustic guitar. They’ve gathered a fair crowd of musical friends to gently flesh out the sound of ‘State of Play’ but there is no doubting the starring roles here as Monique’s voice flutters like a bird above the beautiful flowing melodies picked out on the guitar.

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It’s been a great summer with dozens of shows and a heap of festivals including the Isle of Wight, Chagstock, Wimborne, Purbeck, Wadebridge and many more. Read the rest of this entry »