David Ford

David Ford All the latest news from the official website of David Ford en-us http://www.davidford.co.uk/ THIS DAVID FORD WEB SITE IS NO MORE, IT HAS CEASED TO BE........ Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT
YOU CAN FIND US NOW AT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/DAVIDFORD]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=120 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=120 AMERICA - A TON OF GIGS Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT
The solo shows will see David playing all your favourite Ford tunes, as well as a bunch of amazing new songs he has been finishing over the summer. Most nights he will end up throwing in some mind blowing cover version too.

For those of you who have not seen a David Ford headline show before, make sure you do not miss this. Those support gigs with Aimee Mann, Ray Lamontagne, Sara Bareilles etc have only given you a hint of how great a Ford headline gig can be!

Buy your tickets now, do not leave it too late!!

Team Ford]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=119 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=119 HEADLINE UK SHOW ANNOUNCED - 26 Sept 08 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 08
UNION CHAPEL, LONDON
www.ticketmaster.co.uk (search David Ford)
David Fords only headline show in the UK in 2008 will take place at the wonderful Union Chapel venue in Islington, London, N1 2UN.
We look forward to seeing many of you there.
Team Ford]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=118 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=118 PHILLY HEADLINE SHOW this THURSDAY 26TH JUNE! Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=116 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=116 BALTIMORE & LOS ANGELES GIGS ANNOUNCED Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=117 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=117 DAVID FORD MERCHANDISE Wed, 14 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT GO TO HIS MYSPACE PAGE AND CLICK ON THE LINK IN HIS PROFILE TO PURCHASE CDS AND T SHIRTS]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=115 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=115 *FREE GIG* WORLD CAFE LIVE PHILADELPHIA Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT
The show will be broadcast live and streamed on xpn.org and npr.org.

Tune in to hear David perform tracks from both his albums and live on-air interview.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=114 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=114 TODAYS YOUTUBE FEATURED VIDEO IS GO TO HELL! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT
This is a fantastic opportunity that will bring David to the attention of a whole new world wide audience. Even before the sun has risen it has already received 100,000 views.

Make sure you have a look yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVky7hwuebU]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=113 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=113 SONGS FOR THE ROAD - US CD out now! Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=112 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=112 SONGS FOR THE ROAD - DIGITAL RELEASE IN USA & CANADA Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT
Named in the Top 10 albums of 2007 by The London Sunday Times and in Word magazine, this digital release comes alongside Davids return to North America for a series of tours and ahead of the albums CD release later in 08.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=111 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=111 DAVID FORD HEADLINE NEW YORK CITY GIG ANNOUNCED Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT
http://www.joespub.com/]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=110 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=110 GO WEST YOUNG MAN....more adventures in the USA (and Canada) Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=109 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=109 UK & IRELAND TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR JAN / FEB 08 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT
After he finishes these dates David will be heading back to the States and so this will be the last chance to see him live in the UK or Ireland for a while.

We hope you can get along to one of the shows.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=108 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=108 DAVID FORD with Rodrigo y Gabriela - UK TOUR DEC 07 Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT
The dates and venues are listed alongside...........]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=105 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=105 MILK & COOKIES 7 - its that time of year again Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT
All the usual M&C stuff - special guests, legendary cover versions, rare Ford songs, the auction and some brand new mayhem too - is guaranteed for all.

For more info see the Forum page or Davids MySpace site.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=107 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=107 TISCALI SHOWCASE GIG with Amy McDonald - 22nd Nov Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT
You can get tickets for the showcase gig at
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=24344]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=103 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=103 DAVID LIVE ON BBC RADIO 2 - JANICE LONG Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT
No matter where you are in the world you can hear the session by going here and then clicking on (listen) by Davids name

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/long/upcomingsessions.shtml]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=104 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=104 iTUNES Festival show - now available as a 6 track live ep Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=102 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=102 UK TOUR NEWS - SUPPORT ACTS & SHEPHERDS BUSH GIG TICKET NEWS Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT
SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE - OCT 27th .... Tickets for this London gig will be on sale on the MERCH desk at all the other forthcoming gigs.........The tickets actually are selling fast, for what will be David Fords biggest ever gig, so if you are hoping to go, dont be waiting until the last minute to get your tickets because by then it will probably be too late!]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=98 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=98 SECRET SHOWS - WHAT A GREAT WEEK....... Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=97 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=97 BBC RADIO 2 PLAYLIST DECIMATE Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT Why not let the Radio 2 presenters know just how much you would like to hear Decimate on their show. www.bbc.co.uk/radio2]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=95 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=95 DAVID FORD SCORES HIS FIRST NUMBER ONE !!!!!! Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT
Meanwhile over at www.7Digtal.co.uk the albums title track, Song For The Road, has gone straight in at number 10 on their most downloaded tracks chart.

Have you got yours yet?]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=92 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=92 THE NEW ALBUM IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO BUY !!!!!!!! Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:00:00 GMT - Songs For The Road - is available for you to buy from all outstanding download stores, including iTunes and 7Digital.

The album is being made available from today, 6th August 2007, in digital form only.

This is what we, in the music biz, call a soft release.

The big old marketing fireworks will kick in when the physical CD is released in October; but in the meantime, for you true Ford devotees, you insane completists and thos newbies amongst you who are just discovering Davd through word of mouth and gigs, the album is available for you to purchase, right now, in the glorious Fordophonic digital format.

Isnt the modern world just great?

Yes it is, but not as great as David Fords new album which, in all honesty, is beyond great!

So please buy your download copy, listen to it and then post up your review on the Forum.

Not only are we interested in hearing your thoughts about the new record, but we would also genuinely like to find out which tracks you think would make the best singles from the album.

Thanks for sticking by David while he got this album completed, I know you will agree that it has been worth the wait. So now go and enjoy........]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=91 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=91 iTUNES FESTIVAL - London Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT The free tickets for this gig are only available through iTunes and the ICA and so are sure to go extremely quickly.
David Ford is sharing the bill at the ICA with his great friend, the wondrously talented bard of Belfast, Duke Special.
Theres bound to be a heart stopping duet by the pair of them at some point during the evening.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=89 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=89 GO TO HELL VIDEO Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT As with the brilliant David Ford gets slapped video for I Dont Care What You Call Me, David has again revealed his perculiarly deep seated masochistic tendencies, this time by allowing himself to be buried in some very mucky looking mud!
You can see it at www.myspace.com/davidford
It is also on You Tube.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=88 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=88 GO TO HELL - NEW SINGLE Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT David was so busy doing well in the States during 2006 that we thought it best to gently reintroduce him to the UK by releasing this amazing, but probably not very Radio One, Two,Three or Four track.
You can hear it now at www.myspace.com/davidford]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=87 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=87 DAVID FORD - The 2nd ALBUM IS FINISHED Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:00:00 GMT The sound of the album ranges from an irresistably raw approach to songs like St Peter, And so you Fell and Requiem; to the gloriously lush and pop sound of Nobody Tells Me What To Do and Im Alright Now.
Most of the album has been produced by David Ford working with his co producer James Brown, though 4 of the songs were recorded with the successful production team of Kevin Bacon and Johnathon Quarmby.
Guest musicians on the album include the legendary Pedal Steel player BJ Cole, who has previously worked with The Verve and Elton John and Britains premier brass section The Kick Horns.
The album will be made available in the UK in summer of 2007
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David Ford's annual charity gig "Milk & Cookies" is moving up to London's Bush Hall. Now in it's sixth year, this extravaganza has come a long way since it started as 25 people in his mate's garden!

As ever all proceeds from Milk & Cookies will be going to David's chosen charity.

A splendid time is guaranteed for all.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=79 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=79 DAVID FORD & RAY LAMONTAGNE IN THE STATES Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=80 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=80 NEW YORK SHOW...... Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=77 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=77 XM RADIO - DAVID FORD LIVE AT AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=78 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=78 NEW YORK CITY - SOLD OUT ..... Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=76 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=76 V FESTIVAL - CANADA - ....A HURRICANE IN A NURSERY Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.tangiblesounds.com/vfestdayone.cfm
??.. we rushed to the main stage on the misassumption we?d catch a song or two by England?s David Ford, before heading back for more coffee. If only we had known. As he took to the stage with a bunch of delay pedals, an acoustic guitar and a piano, looking like Tom Waits and sounding like a hurricane in a nursery, we witnessed the greatest performance of the whole weekend (no mean feat, let me tell you). The one hundred and fifty of us who caught the show stood open mouthed as Ford sampled, howled, jumped, sat on the edge of the stage and drove his paeans through our hearts. From ?Cheer Up (You Miserable Fuck)? to ?State Of The Union,? I haven?t seen anyone hold an audience in such rapt silence for a long, long, LONG time. Its official: Tangible Sounds Loves David Ford.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=75 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=75 ROLLING STONE REVIEWS ' I Sincerely Apologise..' Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=71 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=71 LONDON BORDERLINE - AUGUST 29th "sold out" Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=72 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=72 AIMEE MANN INVITES DAVID FORD TO TOUR WITH HER..... Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=74 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=74 DAVID FORD on NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=73 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=73 SOLO - CANADA & USA GIGS FOR SEPTEMBER ANNOUNCED Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=70 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=70 AUSTIN TEXAS CALLS AGAIN..... Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=69 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=69 V FESTIVAL - CANADA Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=68 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=68 AUSTRALIA Dates Announced Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=64 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=64 USA 'HITS' magazine raves about Ford Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT Even before the Brits came into power at Columbia, this scruffy U.K. singer/songwriter/one-man band was being touted for big things as the most intriguing troubadour to come along since Damien Rice and Conor Oberst, but with even more of a feel for solid bursts of melodic rock. He?s kinda like Chris Martin meets Bob Dylan, with a little CSN-era Neil Young thrown in for good measure. It?s an arty affair, but never strays from accessibility, as exemplified in the home-made videos for the self-lacerating ?I Don?t Care What You Call Me? and the corrosive socio-political critique of ?State of the Union,? which wouldn?t be out of place on either Young?s own Living With War or Dylan?s Highway 61 and can be viewed at www.david-ford.com. On the black-and-white ?Union,? Ford plays each part in turn as they feed back on endless loops, a single take that ends with him walking out the door of his one-room studio into the bleached-out sunlight. Don?t know if this will translate to the Colonies, but it?s undeniably powerful, with expletives not deleted. ?RT]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=67 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=67 CARSON DALY SHOW on NBC Television USA Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=62 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=62 CANADA DATE SELLS OUT Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=63 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=63 FORD ASKED TO PLAY TWICE AT USA BONNAROO FESTIVAL Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.bonnaroo.com/2006/]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=59 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=59 WATCH DAVID FORD'S SESSION AT KCRW IN LOS ANGELES Wed, 31 May 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.kcrw.com/show/mb

You will be able to hear and see this happening live at www.kcrw.com.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=65 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=65 NEW YORK TIMES - ...doesn't come grander than this Fri, 26 May 2006 12:00:00 GMT
..archetypal bad boyfriend

..stately inexorable crescendos

..nothing lo-fi about the music]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=66 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=66 US Debut Album Released! Tue, 02 May 2006 12:00:00 GMT
http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/order/shoppingCart.do?event=link.add&catalog_sku=107299

for the bargain price of $9.98!]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=60 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=60 USA - part 2 - May 2006 Sun, 30 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=58 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=58 NEWS FROM THE USA Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT David is now on the road in the States with KT Tunstall and is continuing to play to great audiences.

Ford is working hard and the Americans are loving him.

Also, when driving his ridulously big hire car from gig to gig in the USA he currently likes to be called Pimpmaster-flash, just in case you meet him somewhere on Route 38.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=57 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=57 USA RECORDING DEAL NEWS Wed, 22 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT
Good Times............................these are the ggod times etc]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=56 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=56 Please check David's gigs list. There's a lot of stuff going on. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=55 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=55 USA & IRELAND TOURS ANNOUNCED Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=53 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=53 NEW LIVE SONGS FOR DOWNLOADING ON MY SPACE Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=52 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=52 NEW SINGLE ON SALE NOW Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=50 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=50 THANKS FOR AN ABSOLUTLEY GREAT 'SOLD OUT' TOUR Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=49 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=49 ORDER THE NEW SINGLE 'I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU CALL ME' HERE Sat, 18 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT Click here - *STOP PRESS!* special offer, pre-order both the CD & 7" for just ?2.50(+P&P)!]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=46 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=46 YOU MUST WATCH THE VIDEO 'I Don't Care What You Call Me' Sat, 18 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=39 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=39 FORD GETS PLAYLISTED ON CAPITAL FM Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=47 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=47 THE AMP add David Ford's video to playlist Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=44 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=44 THE SUN review David's Dingwalls gig.... Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT
and if The Sun says it, it must be true!]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=41 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=41 New January Tour DIARY in the 'Diary' Section... Sun, 01 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=43 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=43 Milk & Cookies - double touch your mum utter brilliance Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMT
If it all sounds too odd, you better go next year and see what it's really like!]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=35 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=35 MOJO MAGAZINE - "SO DAMN GOOD AT IT!" Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=34 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=34 ...all off to Dublin in the green in the green etc etc Sun, 13 Nov 2005 12:00:00 GMT
Sunday 11th December - Cypress Avenue in Cork

Monday 12th December - Whelans in Dublin

Tuesday 13th December - Doyles in Dublin

Wednesday 14th December - Olympia Theatre in Dublin*

Thursday 15th December - Olympia Theatre in Dublin*

*supporting Ireland's own brilliant Damien Dempsey]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=30 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=30 BBC Radio 2 interview & session Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:00:00 GMT
Should you miss the show, you'll be able to hear it using the BBC's listen again service, following the link on
Johnny Walker's homepage.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=28 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=28 WORD Magazine give a thumbs up review Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:00:00 GMT
"..after the first songs have conducted us through the mire of his recent history of betrayal, hurt and the failure to come up to expectations, he takes us on a short diversion into track four, which is called 'Cheer Up (You Miserable Fuck)'. See, he's a card"

"..the great redeeming features are: his voice which is curiously easy to live with for an instrument that bites off his disappointment in such raw chunks, as he does on 'State Of The Union', an 'It's Alright Ma' for our times; the drums, which have the full, roomy, chugging sound of Neil Young's 'Harvest'; most crucially, his powers of observation. Randy Newman applauded Van Morrison's 'Brown Eyed Girl' on the grounds that the line "behind the stadium with you" could only have come from real life. You could say much the same about the line in Ford's "A Long Time Ago" about sitting on her wall and waiting for her parents to drive by. If you were the woman who'd triggered this outpouring you would truly be the toast of the powder room."

"..other than his guitar, piano and drums, instruments are deployed on a need-to-play basis, which is as it should be when it's the authenticity of that voice which is the point. Placing him will not be easy. There's one foot in David Gray's camp and the other in Kurt Cobain's. What's in between is a life that's been lived. His taste for Anglo-Saxon adjectives may keep him off Radio 2 and he's probably too musical for Radio 1, but from tracks one to nine his impressive record doesn't flag and deserves a wide hearing"

Thanks Word Magazine!]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=29 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=29 Q magazine give David Ford a 4 star 'Q' recommendation..."bewitching" Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMT
Q magazine December 2005]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=27 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=27 David Ford - Great Belfast Show Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=26 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=26 STARSAILOR SUPPORT TOUR BEGINS ON SUNDAY - on stage at 8pm Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMT Carling Academy, Liverpool

Monday, 31st October 2005
Carling Academy, Newcastle

Tuesday, 1st November 2005
Carling Academy, Glasgow

Thursday, 3rd November 2005
Leeds University, Leeds

Friday, 4th November 2005
Carling Apollo, Manchester

Saturday, 5th November 2005
Octagon, Sheffield

Monday, 7th November 2005
Corn Exchange, Cambridge

Tuesday, 8th November 2005
Carling Academy, Birmingham]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=22 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=22 Brilliant 'regional' press reviews start to pour in..... Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMT
...this is brilliant - The Fly

...real passion and a fiery talent..right up there alongside the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Tom Waits - Virtual Manchester

...attitude and passion..a delight - Ilford Recorder]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=21 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=21 More great reviews for David Ford's debut album Fri, 07 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMT
A debut of astonishing quality - Derby Evening Telegraph

intimate and passionate...a tour de force of snarling agitpop...will delight fans of Mike Scott, Ryan Adams and David Gray - Sunday Times

.....his music hooks you and keeps you coming back for more... batters you into submission with melodies and a remarkable voice - The Sun

Occasionally reminiscent, often romantic and sometimes regretful, but mainly very very good - Disorder magazine]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=19 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=19 David Ford's debut album gets it's 'full' online and CD release today Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMT
'I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused' - David Ford

on the Independiente label.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=18 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=18 Sunday Times review... 'furious and polemical...intimate and passionate' Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=17 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=17 iTunes - Album & Single exclusively available, plus a free download radio version of SotU Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?s=143444&playListId=80970663]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=15 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=15 London Bush Hall - thanks Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=14 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=14 State of the Union single Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=12 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=12 David Ford on BBC 6 Radio Mon, 26 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=11 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=11 Music Week - review of David Ford's debut album Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT
Music Week 24th Sept '05]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=8 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=8 Listen Again - David Ford live on BBC Radio Two's Janice Long show Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT
Janice's session page....

It was a great night. Big up to Cal, John and of course, Janice.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=7 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=7 War Child Help : A Day In The Life Mon, 19 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT Help: A Day in the Life on
www.warchildmusic.com

Contributing bands began recording and sending tracks on the 8th September and continued through the night right up to 3pm on the 9th . The album then went live 3 hours later and is on course to be the biggest selling download album ever.

Help: A Day in the Life will be available as a physical CD in shops from the 26th September 2005 on Independiente.
Pre-order your copy of the CD here

In the last decade at least 1.6 million children have been killed as a result of wars, and a further 4 million disabled. The monies raised by Help: A Day in the Life will enable War Child to provide both material and psychological support and rehabilitation to children who are victims of conflict.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=6 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=6 Pre-order the debut single from Amazon.co.uk and HMV Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT
David's debut single "State of the Union", released 26th September is available to order from Amazon.co.uk by clicking here!

The fantasic debut album, "I sincerely apologise for all the trouble I've caused", can also be pre-ordered here.

HMV are also taking pre-orders on their website, but if you're planning on going down on the day to your local music store and buying, please go on in before hand and make sure they'll have it, and if they don't, get them to order it in!

We all know that big record shops can be silly about such things...]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=4 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=4 New Website! Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT
Here you will find all sorts of David Ford news, info, music, pictures, videos, interesting message board conversations and the occasional special treat.

Please do register with us, it helps us know who we are talking to and in return you get to be the first in line for those treats that I've
just mentioned. Treats like the free lunch time "invitation" show at The Social in London on September 8th.

David's debut album 'I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused' will be released on Independiente on October 3rd, with his debut single 'State of the Union' appearing a week earlier on 26th September.

The 26th September will also see David Ford begin his first UK 'headlining' tour (see the Live page).

On the tour he will be supported and ably assisted by his buddies The Late Greats. For those of you who get to the gigs early enough to catch The Late Greats support slot, there's every chance that you will also witness an incognito David Ford displaying his remarkable drumming skills. Worth the price of a ticket on it's own I would have thought. And for the boys who've asked, yes, Miss Law will be doing her harmonious thing with David at all the dates.

So here we are then, after a year's effort and a leg up from Stage Three Music, Fierce Panda, Bigger Picture Media, The Agency, Clintons and most of all the team at Independiente, David Ford is embarking on apologising for all the trouble he's caused.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=2 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=2 September / October Tour Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT the Live page...

Tickets are available from www.getlive.co.uk or the credit card hotine - 0870 40000688.]]> http://www.davidford.co.uk/story.php?newsID=1 http://www.davidford.co.uk/story?newsID=1