Chris Blackwood

There has been a slight change to this weekend's gigs.
The Friday gig will now be played at The Hart in Knaresborough, and Saturday's gig will remain at Cricketer's.

Friday 26th July - 21:00 - The Hart, Knaresborough
Saturday 27th July - 18:00 - Cricketer's, Knaresborough

See you all this weekend 🎸

and I will be playing a few gigs around Knaresborough over the next month!

The Orange Grove - Friday 26th July at 9pm
The Cricketers - Saturday 27th July at 6pm
Park Place Social Club - Saturday 10th August at 8pm

All gigs will be free entry

and I will be playing a few gigs around Knaresborough over the next month!

The Orange Grove - Friday 26th July at 9pm
The Cricketers - Saturday 27th July at 6pm
Park Place Social Club - Saturday 10th August at 8pm

All gigs will be free entry

Massive thank you to everyone who donated to for mine and Dan's marathon!
I managed to finish the race in 04:09:32. 🏃
We raised £1,020 for , thank you all for your kind donations! 🚁💛

A week on Sunday, Dan and I will be running the Manchester marathon 🏃
Thank you everyone for your support and donations. We are just £78 shy of our target! If you haven't had the chance to donate yet, please help us cross the line. 🏁
Check out the link in both of our bios to donate.

and I will be running the on 14th April, running for a cause that's close to my heart – the . 🏃‍♂️🚁 Their swift response offered a good chance to someone I deeply cared about.

Check out the link in bio to donate. Any amount you can spare will be a huge help. 🙏

Thank you in advance for all your support ❤️

TANTALUS UPDATE 🎶

Last year, I recorded my third album Tantalus. However, although the album captured what I was going for in one sense, I kept feeling like it wasn't good enough.
This has led me to the decision to re-record Tantalus at in Leeds at the end of the month. I'm looking forward to elevating each song on this album to the state it deserves.

More updates will follow on the tracklisting, the release date, and details of the release show. Currently looking at a few venues, but mainly Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds.

Looking forward to getting back into the studio for the first time since the Final Disguise EP in 2018! 💽

Daytime TV is released.
Check out the link in my bio to listen.

DAYTIME TV

Daytime TV was a happy day
Now you've gone
And the stars have lost their way
Now you're thinking like you are

Sifting through all your big mistakes
Sometimes you feel like
You've made your great escape
Now you're thinking like
Everything that we didn't want to know

You used to talk a lot but now you don't

'Cos daytime TV
Wants to try be
Comfort binding
Collective finding
The roots we laid down
Split into flowers
Yesterday's gone
Faster than before
It's not like you
To break the cycle
Life's a memory
Gone before I could
Seize what was mine
But, we will find

That daytime TV
Brings me to my knees

Pandora is released!
Please follow the link below to listen.

PANDORA

Pandora came into your brain
And it's not like you once were
Pandora's watching everyday
For the things she might have heard

Pandora's watching every day over plains
Pandora's thinking every day what's the wait
She will find it if she may
Like her love won't go astray

Pandora's watching everyday
For the things you might have said
Pandora's thinking everyday
For the love she put to bed

Pandora's watching every day for the pain
Pandora's thinking every day what's the wait
She will find it if she may

You will find her when she waits
She will be there anyway
Like her love won't go astray

Pandora by Chris Blackwood Stream and Save Pandora - Distributed by DistroKid

Tantalus is released today!
Please follow the link below to listen.

TANTALUS

Oedipus screamed loud
But I couldn't hear him
Tantalus is bound
But I shouldn't fear him

You're wasting your life
Why don't you do
What you're dreaming of
In your time

Narcissus is proud
But I shouldn't cheer him
Thanatos speaks loud
But I shouldn't near him

I'm wasting my life
Why don't I do
What I'm dreaming of
In my time

(Tantalus is bound
But I shouldn't kill him)

I'm wasting my life
Why don't I do
What I'm dreaming of
I'm asking for one more love
This different love is not below me
All the new things it could show me
In my time

Oedipus screamed loud
But I couldn't hear him
Tantalus is bound
But I should free him

Tantalus by Chris Blackwood Stream and Save Tantalus - Distributed by DistroKid

Playing this Sunday at 2pm! Entry is free so come down for some post-coronation blues

Me and Matt Green are running the Loch Ness Marathon on Sunday! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️
In what is anticipated to be one of the most grueling events in my personal history, we would appreciate it if our worthy causes could be donated to (see the link in my bio to donate).

Thank you to all of the people who have already donated! It's good to know my pain will go to a good place.

Missing Pieces has been released!
It is available in all digital stores.

https://open.spotify.com/album/2YXJMJSSzloNvVUbgLTaru?si=NShyh76DS8a8nZYuH5hJdA

CREDITS

John Shephard - production (track 2, 3)
Mitch Collinge - production (track 4)
Tom Rowbotham - production (track 5), guitar (track 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Josh Rock - drums (track 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Tim Williams - double bass (track 9)
Dean Glover - production (track 12, 13)
Ben Robinson - drums and percussion (track 12)

Missing Pieces Chris Blackwood · Album · 2022 · 15 songs.

Missing Pieces is released tomorrow!
Follow the link below to pre-save the album on Spotify:

Missing Pieces by Chris Blackwood Stream and Pre-save Missing Pieces - Distributed by DistroKid

Playing The Blues Bar in Harrogate tonight, after 9pm

Playing the Blues Bar in Harrogate on Tuesday 23rd August.

I will be playing new songs, as well as some songs being released on Missing Pieces this month.
Entry is free and I will be playing after 7pm.

Announcing Missing Pieces, released 26th Aug.

The recording of my third album this year has taken longer than expected, as I keep writing new songs that I want to appear on it.
Because of this, I've decided to release Missing Pieces, a compliation of all the songs that didn't make it onto my albums and EPs.
The songs here stretch from my earliest recordings, to my latest album, Nothing Like the Game.
I will be releasing the first song from the compliation next Friday, with a song released every week until the release date, on Friday 26th August.

Thank you to everyone who came down to the Blues Bar last night, and thank you to Chris Taylor for putting me on!

Playing The Blues Bar in Harrogate tonight after 9pm

Happy to announce I will be playing The Blues Bar in Harrogate on Tuesday 12th July as part of their acoustic night.
Entry is free and I will be playing after 7pm.

Playing The World's End in Knaresborough @ 7pm tonight

Playing The World's End in Knaresborough this Sunday after 7pm.
I will be showcasing some new songs that have been written for my next album.

Thank you to everyone for coming down last night! 🙌