Everybody's Friend

from Howdy Honcho by Martin Stephenson

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New Daintee’s album: Howdy Honcho
Sleeve design by Phoebe Stephenson
Will now be available as a pre-order only on both cd & vinyl from today being August 6th, 2021 which is ‘Bandcamp Friday, where Bandcamp waive their taxes on musicians for 24 hours, this has been a huge help to the musical community throughout the lockdown.
This is a corker of an album and we shot a wee fun video of one of the tracks ‘Harmonica Man’ recently with a few friends

Musicians:
Martin Stephenson: Acoustic & electric guitars, dobro, bass track 8, piano,
Lead vocals except track 9, BV’s tracks 1,2,4,5,
Chris Mordey: Electric bass, all tracks except 5 & 8
Gary Dunn: Lead guitar tracks 1, 6, 7, 9 & 11
Charlie Smith: Drums & percussion, all tracks except 4 & 10
Anna Lavigne: Backing vocals tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8
Angie McLaughlin: Backing vocals tracks 7 & 8
Susanna Wolfe: Backing vocals tracks 3 & 9
Gavin Sutherland: Guest lead vocals track 9
Bruce Michie: All things Brass and woodwind tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
Steve Lamb: Lead guitar track 3
Graham Anderson: Double bass track 5
Spider MacKenzie: Harmonica tracks 1 & 2
Sam Cowan: Drums track 4
Edmund John Sloggie: Accordion track 11

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
New Daintee’s album: Howdy Honcho
Sleeve design by Phoebe Stephenson
Will now be available as a pre-order only on both cd & vinyl from today being August 6th, 2021 which is ‘Bandcamp Friday, where Bandcamp waive their taxes on musicians for 24 hours, this has been a huge help to the musical community throughout the lockdown.
This is a corker of an album and we shot a wee fun video of one of the tracks ‘Harmonica Man’ recently with a few friends

Musicians:
Martin Stephenson: Acoustic & electric guitars, dobro, bass track 8, piano,
Lead vocals except track 9, BV’s tracks 1,2,4,5,
Chris Mordey: Electric bass, all tracks except 5 & 8
Gary Dunn: Lead guitar tracks 1, 6, 7, 9 & 11
Charlie Smith: Drums & percussion, all tracks except 4 & 10
Anna Lavigne: Backing vocals tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8
Angie McLaughlin: Backing vocals tracks 7 & 8
Susanna Wolfe: Backing vocals tracks 3 & 9
Gavin Sutherland: Guest lead vocals track 9
Bruce Michie: All things Brass and woodwind tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
Steve Lamb: Lead guitar track 3
Graham Anderson: Double bass track 5
Spider MacKenzie: Harmonica tracks 1 & 2
Sam Cowan: Drums track 4
Edmund John Sloggie: Accordion track 11
We will be making one of the songs free as a download with the pre-order

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An old country story written in may ways
This is my approach xx

lyrics

Everybody’s Friend
Im everybody’s friend, but nobody’s sweetheart
Dreaming of the day that I find true love
Cos Im everybody’s friend, but nobody’s sweetheart
Lord give me a chance to find true love

Is there something I should do or something I should say
Why does no one ever seem to look at me that way
I guess Im everybody’s friend, but nobody’s sweetheart
Lord give me a chance, to find true love

Is there something I should do or something I should say
Why does no one ever seem to look at me that way
I guess Im everybody’s friend, but nobody’s sweetheart
Oh lord give me a chance, just to find true love
Thats why Im praying every day that you send me an angel
A lover of my own, to share the rest of my days

Written: Martin Stephenson

credits

from Howdy Honcho, released August 1, 2021
Martin Stephenson: Acoustic & electric rhythm guitars, Dobro, lead & backing vocals
Gary Dunn: Electric lead guitars
Christopher Mordey: Electric bass
Charlie Smith: Drums & percussion
Edmund John Sloggie: Accordion

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Martin Stephenson Invergordon, UK

Born Durham 27th July 1961

Recommendations

shows

Jun 1

High Forest Community Centre

Allendale, UK
Sep 15

Green Note

Camden, UK
Sep 19

Glad Café

Glasgow, UK
Sep 20

Gosforth Civic Theatre

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Oct 5

Kendal Brewery Arts Centre

Cumbria, UK
Oct 6

Band On The Wall

Manchester, UK

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