We drove through the night to get there…… a wee village in north wales.. slept but a few hours and then up for the first of our 14 hour days. Theo Shaw who was the cameraman on my EPK put together a crew from all round the world to shoot a video for Black Seagull including Steve Teers (Diva Pix) and Cristian Castelnuovo two of the most incredible cameramen and stills photographers. Theo also managed to get hold of two amazing cameras that have only been available for filming for the last 2 months ….. ooooohhhhhhh

For the narrator we climbed barefoot down sheer faces, I sung in the base of waterfalls, in trees, gullies and run through the early morning light. Chin Yere made me the most incredible dress out of white bin bags..

For the second character, the sprite, clothes were changed and more weird and wonderful make up was painted on by Chin. This top was from The House Of Blue Eyes. For this wee nymph we drove up hill and dale to a new forest high on the hills at the magic hour. We shot this section on super 8 as i scampered up trees and danced with the little mirrors that spun off the shards on my top.

The last character, The Black Seagull herself was shot in the scariest of places, as the evening light began to fade away and we were left with the smoke from the embers and the pools of light that gathered at the base of the tall bare trees. I spun and ducked in the darkness. In one of the locations in the background sat three child size newly dug graves….. very very eerie.

We are editing the video now and you will be able to see the finished piece exclusively on the 3rd June at… yup you guess it Cafe De Paris at The Festival Of Libellus..

Tickets are fast running out so if you have yet to purchase yours….. follow this link…. time is running out.
BUY LIBELLUS FESTIVAL TICKETS FROM HERE

On June 3rd 2009 London’s iconic temple of decadence, Café de Paris and Tallulah Rendall, will play host to a night of colourful festival magic, burlesque grandeur, mischievous mayhem, divine dancers, dj’s, fancy dress, beat poets, Andrew Logan of Alternative Miss World, interactive games of mystery and intrigue and much much more all for the launch of Tallulah’s Album LIBELLUS.

Appearing alongside Tallulah on the night are Empress Stah, Fran Landesman, Gwendoline Lamour, Colin Greenwood, Trol 23, Anshelm Guise (Glade Festival), Ben Zaven Crane, fantasy nymphs and fancy dress characters plus insallations and games from Bearded Kitten and Hunga Munga, and more surprises on the night.

Twist your memories of summer festivals and midsummer nights into a mix of delirious adventure and drink it all up in this night wonderland of adventure and surprise. It’s a festival for the senses, the essence of summer freedom distilled into a magical urban oasis, and you’re invited.

To buy your ticket please click on the below link. You can also pre-order a signed limited edition copy of Tallulah’s DEBUT ALBUM/BOOK LIBELLUS

SO here comes the last… thank you to everyone who battled the torrential rain on Monday for the warm glow of the twelve bars.

It was wonderful to have you all there to hear the band in its full rock and roll glory….

However, this coming MONDAY 17TH will be our last residency night and with it comes the return of our final beautiful band mate Jo and her cello..

So come rain or shine get your wee asses there cos it will be the LAST full band show in the UK for awhile… oooo where are we going!! Come find out..

DATE: Monday 17th November
PLACE: 12 Bars club, denmark st, soho next to tottenham court road tube TIME: 8pm
PRICE: only a fiver!!!

You will also be able to buy a sneaky preview of my next ’single’ LAY ME DOWN which will be released on 8th December on Itunes

Until monday have a beautiful week..

xx Tallulah

P.s for those who want a preview of the new album visit the myspace page.

http://www.myspace.com/Tallulahrendall
http://www.Tallulahrendall.com

What an amazing venue I love everything about this place. It is like playing in your own rock living room.

Next one is on 3rd November followed by 10th and 17th.. and with each show comes another character.

Below are photos from Monday night taken by Mark Yeoman.

We have just got back from Berlin, where we were playing with a really old friend of mine and his band www.myspace.com/myriadcreatures

What an amazing city…. I completely fell in love with it and am looking forward to our next mission out there. There is this sense of possibility and creativity there which is incredible and a feeling that time is not been ripped from you. We are now planning our next trip and possible writing batch….

Before all that happens however… there are somethings up ahead. The big one being the Album release…

However next up is my solo support tour with Pete Molinari.  It has been a long while since i played a solo tour and am sure i am going to feel very naked after so many months of band shows..

Below is the tour schedule so if you are around please come along..

23/09/08 THE CLUNY - NEWCASTLE
http://www.ents24.com/web/venue/8800/Newcastle_upon_Tyne/The_Cluny.html

25/09/08 THE CAPTAIN’S REST - GLASGOW
185 Great Western Rd, Glasgow, G4 9EB‎

27/09/08 TRANSFORMER - DUBLIN
https://www.tickets.ie/secure/booking1.aspx?event=35V3T

28/09/08 THE WHISKY - CORK
http://entertainment.ie/venue_information/The-Whisky/39532.htm

29/09/08 THE LOUISIANA - BRISTOL
http://www.thelouisiana.net/

30/09/09 THE PHOENIX ART CENTRE - EXETER
http://www.exeterphoenix.org.uk/september.php

9/10/09 DINGWALLS - CAMDEN, LONDON
http://www.dingwalls.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=107&Itemid=54

Last of all the VIRAL/VINYL idea is still travelling around click here to listen and feel free to send her on..

http://www.tallulahrendall.com/download.php?secret=ae884163b48d0b

xx Tallulah

Unfortunately I am looking for a new booking agent if anyone is interested drop me a line

x Tal

The whole idea behind the VINYL VIRAL release was I was trying to create something beautiful and practical whilst also introduce my Album, LIBELLUS into the world. To me artwork is a really important part of an album and there seems to be something very cold and detached about just releasing a download. You have spent all this time writing and recording, to then not be able to hold what you have created seems very disappointing. There are paintings by Beshlie Mckevlie that accompany each of the songs, they are beautiful and I am really proud of what we have achieved and I wanted people to see it.

However, I realised that record players are few and far between so by adding a download code people would actually be able to listen to it! Once each listener has entered their individual code (that can only be used once) they receive an email crowning them one of the singles ‘Offical Gatekeeper’s’. In the email there is also a download link, which they are asked to forward to as many people as possible thus allowing the song to travel for free around the world… I also thought people might be interested in the small story behind the making of this record, hence the booklet inside the vinyl…

There also seemed to be something genuinely lovely about putting the song in the hands of the people who support you, it seems more magical. That is why when I decided to do merchandise i got friends who make silk camisols to create the tops, I then found a guy who would silk screen one of Beshlie’s Fairy Queens onto the top rather than just bulk ordering t-shirts. The tops are really beautiful and there is somthing exciting about creating the unusal. I think it is addicitve. At the single release at Bush Hall we converted the venue into a Arcadian garden using 15foot paper lanterns of tulips and lillies, we entered lilliput and became pixies performing to the most attentive audience it was wonderful. I like getting lost in my imagination so why not create wierd and wonderful ideas like this?