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Frank Hamilton

The Boileroom

13 Stoke Fields

Guildford

GU1 4LS

01483 440022

www.theboileroom.net

Doors: 7pm

Age Restriction: 14+

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Frank Hamilton



Frank Hamilton, #OneSongaWeek and 2013...

Decided to write, record and release one song a week for the whole of 2012.'All or Nothing' released.Almost quit.Wrote/recorded in Paul Heaton's (Beautiful South/Housemartins) pub while on tour. Heard from Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet). Nice chap.





'Sing For England'. MSN's official Euro 2012 song (feat Dead Poets, A local Primary Schoool). Radio 5 coverage. Forgot own mothers birthday while at IOW Fest. Wrote a song about it.Ed Sheeran mention in Total Guitar Mag interview (totally unprompted).Collaborated with ex-footballer Dion Dublin (legend) and played Reading/Leeds festival.





Appeared on Match of the Day (childhood dream) and heard from Colin Murray. Nice chap. Jemima (8th Birthday present) died. Got tonsillitis.Birthday. Had a 'moderate/severe' allergic reaction to Penicillin.Collaboration with The Crimea (one of favourite bands).





(Silly political) collaboration with Poet/Teacher/Battle rapper, Mark Grist.Released 'Flaws & Ceilings', a duet with unsigned/internet sensation Lauren Aquilina. Released 'Wet Shoes', written with Ed Sheeran.Released 'Miles Apart' feat. Ryan Keen.





- Week 50. Christmas Song feat MTV's Artist of 2013 Ebony Day.- Week 51. Released 'Just The Same' feat. Newton Faulkner.- December 20th 2012: The first and last #onesongaweek live show (feat several of the years collaborators). Camden Barfly (sold out). - Week 52. Aptly titled, 'Week 52'. Features fan applause at the end.

Visit:





www.onesongaweek.co.uk www.frankhamilton.co.uk



Frank Hamilton spent the whole of 2012 writing, recording and releasing one song a week.

Supporters/collaborators include Ed Sheeran, Newton Faulkner, The Crimea, Lauren Aquilina, Mark Grist, Ryan Keen, Lyracis, Dion Dublin and many more...





Most of the songs were recorded on a laptop in #OneSongaWeek HQ (Frank's living room) and released every Friday along with a frightfully honest blog.

The 'Best of #OneSongaWeek' album was rush-released on December 10th in response to iTunes choosing week 45's song (Flaws & Ceilings) as their free single of the week.

The album spent most of the week at #1 in iTunes singer/songwriter section (outselling Ed Sheeran, Jake Bugg, Gabrielle Aplin, Ben Howard etc) and reached #21 in the overall album chart, as well as #2 in Music Week's Indie Breakers album chart.

The project was 100% DIY, cost absolutely nothing (apart from the endless supply of tea-bags) and culminated in the first and last #OneSongaWeek live show at Camden Barfly (sold out) with some very special guests from the 52 weeks.





2013

- Sold out London show Upstairs @ The Garage on March 11th.- #LondonEyeEP - Record an EP (with strings) onboard the London Eye in the time it takes to go round once (28 minutes). - Headline tour with full band. Most shows sold out.- Sold out London show at the Borderline on May 3rd.- Lucy Spraggan tour support - invited to be main support on 6 dates (May).- Lewis Watson tour support - invited to be main support on 17 dates (June).- Festivals include Belladrum, Secret Garden Party, Barn on the Farm, Redfest & London Folk Fest.



Frank Hamilton - A brief history:

- Born in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.- Given a cat for 8th birthday (Jemima).- Ranked 8th in England at Table Tennis (U12). - Bought a guitar and left for Uni to study music.

2007/8:

- Graduated and released first ever single (Two Kids). Edith Bowman played it.- Released a few more singles (love from Huw Stephens, Steve Lamacq, XFM, Record of the Day, etc). - Released 'You, Your Cat & Me' EP (cost £800 and sold over 12,000 copies to date).- Labelled 'the Mike Skinner of folk' by Music Week and a 'cult hero' by the BBC.

2009:- Spotted playing in Camden by Chris Evans. Got drunk and left guitar in Chris' Bentley.- 'Christmas in London' became first song since 1978 to be played twice in a row on BBC Drivetime. - Invited to play O2 Arena alongside Stereophonics, Scouting for Girls & The Proclaimers.

2010/11:

- Sushi on the 7th floor. The world of major labels. Strung along for 7 months. Hated life.- Took up golf.- Made a DIY record on a whim. Went to number 3 in the iTunes S/S chart and 102 in the album chart.