Simon Stewart and new LongMan artist Terry Emm, pictured below sharing the stage at February's Airport Club, will be playing a string of UK dates together this summer.

If you enjoyed Simon's debut 'Across The Land' you should definitely catch a rare chance to see him performing the songs live. Terry Emm is a young, singer songwriter who is currently putting the finishing touches to his debut album in Richard's studio. Those of you who saw him at The Airport Club will agree with Maverick Magazine: "Terry Emm is certainly a name to look out for...".

Here are the dates:

02nd July 08- The Caroline of Brunswick- Brighton
08th July 08- The Met- Bury
11th July 08- The Winelight Club- Norwich
15th July 08- The Musician- Leicester
18th July 08- The Mayor Arms- Bristol
25th July 08- Crofters Coffee House- Kings Lynn
26th July 08- The Boathouse- Cambridge
08th August 08- Kontra Roots Club- Northampton
09th August 08- Three And Ten- Brighton

Visit the artists online:

Simon Stewart
Terry Emm

Stephen Kalinich is widely known for his work as lyricist for Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. He has also collaborated with dozens of big names as well as performing his poetry live.

Galactic Symphonies uses six of Stephen's poems with Richard's soundscapes & live guitar improvisations. The symphonies are performed with projected artwork and live vj-ing by digital artist Malcolm Buchanan-Dick. This combination was used as the basis for the DVD when a performance was filmed at Ropetacle Arts Centre in December 2007.

Click here to buy Galactic Symphonies.

There are some new album mixes in the LongMan Audio Vault with new stuff being added all the time.

Here are some samples - click away:

Electric Counterpoint (2007)

Early 2007 version of Steve Reich's guitar masterwork. Recorded on acoustic instruments from Richard's guitar collection including Nick Benjamin's steel strung and a 1959 Hofner 12 string.

Music from the Colourdome (2005) 

Improvisational solo album with Richard's "Guitar Whisperer" footpedals. Last track is a free improvisation with Brighton based band "Wireless".

La Guitarra Latina Vol 1 (2000)

Villa-Lobos & Barrios on classical and steel strung guitars

The Music of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1998)

Guitar Quintet, Flute & Guitar Sonata (Jenny Stinton) and Guitar Sonata from influential 20th century guitar composer.

The Summer E.P (1997)

A mini classic including the original recording of Richard's "Wilbury Summer" with Herbie Flowers, Nick Pynn and Tom Arnold plus "First Flight of the baby Seagull" and Adagios by Vivaldi and Rodrigo with hammond organ.

LongMan Records proudly announces the completion of John Douglas Clark's album "Horse" which is now on sale. This half album, half sound installation has been described variously as 'Ivor Cutler meets Pink Floyd' and 'John Shuttleworth meets Prof. Stanley Unwin'. Album producer Richard Durrant says "Don't be lulled into a sense of false security by the first track. This album, like John himself, isn't something you stumble across every day. A stiff drink before your first listening may be advisable".

Audiences at Richard's monthly Airport Club have taken to singing track four, 'Daadeedum' as a sort of pre-gig Mantra, whilst the title track 'Horse' has heightened the keen anticipation for the scheduled sub-atomic collision in Cern early next year that could shed light on the mysterious 'Higgs Boson' thus providing new insight into the very substance of substance. The title track dances a strange route from the opening bars, featuring the whirr of a slightly loose overhead cambelt on an ageing Toyota engine, via a lumbering, hemiolic carthorse travelling at Superluminal speeds, to a blackbird in full song in a Shoreham garden.

The album was begun in the summer of 2006 and completed in October of this year. It features the playing of Tom Arnold, Philippe Barnes, Dirk Campbell, Malcolm Mortimore, Frank Semus, Jez Wiles and Richard Durrant with John himself on keyboards and voice. John appears as a sort of narrator and only sings on ocassional tracks. Perhaps the most noteworthy of these lead vocals is responsible for the life affirming sanguinity of 'Daadeedum'.

To hear an abridged mix of the entire album click here. To buy a copy of the album click here. to buy downloads of each track click here.

The album is currently only available from this site or from live shows until its national release in the spring of 2008. Watch this site for details.

Richard will be playing two special, candlelit guitar recitals in Sussex this year.

The first will be on Friday December 7th in the beautiful village of Wilmington. St Mary's Church is at the top of the village, next door to the 11th century Priory where Richard used to live and very close to the mysterious "Long Man" of Wilmington.

The following day's concert is at the other end of the county in the town of Midhurst.

Both concerts, starting at 7.30pm, will include suitably seasonal music to match the candlelit atmosphere of these wonderful buildings. Click Here to buy tickets