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Stranger Blue EP Out 11 April - New Single Out Now
Following the release of our covers of the Gnarls Barkley track Crazy in December and the Sananda Maitraya (Terence Trent D’Arby) song...

Rebecca Downes
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Latest Single Out Now and New Album Later This Year
Our interpretation of the Sananda Maitraya (Terence Trent D’Arby) song Sign Your Name , dropped on all streaming platforms on Friday 21...

Rebecca Downes
Mar 92 min read
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Spring Gigs 2025
I'm really looking forward to the gigs we have coming up next month and in April. On Saturday 15 February we return to the city of...

Rebecca Downes
Jan 191 min read
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New Single Out Today
At the end of what has been a crazy twelve months for me and many of my friends and their families, our distinct, chilled and very...

Rebecca Downes
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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New Single Out Friday 6 December - Crazy (Gnarls Barkley) Cover
As you know, I've had a summer away from gigging, and Steve and I have taken the opportunity to write a lot of new music. We are still...

Rebecca Downes
Nov 15, 20241 min read
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2025 A3 or A4 Photo Calendar Now Available To Order
In the last few years, we've produced a gig photo calendar for which we have a modest, but loyal demand. We haven't done many gigs this...
Rebecca Downes
Nov 13, 20241 min read
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New T Shirts Now On Sale
We have just taken delivery of a new T shirt design, as modelled by yours truly in the pictures below. It features the RD logo on the...
Rebecca Downes
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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Autumn Gigs 2024
We will be back gigging soon, starting on 4 October with a stripped back gig at the lovely Temperance venue in Leamington Spa, then we...
Rebecca Downes
Sep 18, 20241 min read
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Back to the North East and Scotland in April 2024
We will be returning to the North East again on Friday 4 April 2024, this time to the Georgian Theatre in Stockton-upon-Tees for a...
Rebecca Downes
Sep 14, 20241 min read
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King King Christmas Party, Glasgow, 14 December 2024
I'm delighted to say that we've been invited to support the marvellous King King at their (now annual) Xmas Party event in Glasgow on...
Rebecca Downes
Sep 14, 20241 min read
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Carlisle Blues/Rock Festival - 11 to 13 October 2024
As you know, we are taking a break from gigging this summer, returning in October and our first full-band gig will be at the Solid...
Rebecca Downes
Jul 27, 20241 min read
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New YouTube Video - Rattle My Cage Live at Darlington
Our latest live video takes us back to February 2023 and The Forum, Darlington where we filmed Rattle My Cage from The Space Between Us. ...
Rebecca Downes
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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Legacy T Shirts (and a Hoody) Available On Amazon Merch To Order
We get occasional requests for out-of-stock T shirts. These are not at a high enough level to justify a reprint, so we have set them up...
Rebecca Downes
May 31, 20241 min read
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Showcase On Revolution Radio Online - Saturday 11 May 7pm
I am very honoured to have a special show - The First Lady Sings: A Rebecca Downes Showcase - featuring our music on Revolution Radio...
Rebecca Downes
May 9, 20241 min read
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New Video for Night Train from the Stripped Back Album
It's three years to the month since the album Stripped Back dropped. It was very much a product of the lockdown conditions that applied...
Rebecca Downes
Apr 18, 20241 min read
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Full Band Gig at the Somborne Sessions, Hampshire
I am excited to announce that on Saturday 16 November I will be bringing the full band to Kings Somborne, Hampshire for our first...
Rebecca Downes
Apr 17, 20241 min read
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A Gig, a Charity Event, Then a Break - Summer 2024
As announced recently on social media, after everything that has happened in the last six months, I have decided that I need some time...
Rebecca Downes
Apr 14, 20242 min read
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February Gigs
It's been a tough time, but February's shows will go ahead and part of my journey back to some sense of normality will be to do three...
Rebecca Downes
Jan 31, 20241 min read
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Brenda Angela Downes, 29 January 1941 to 21 January 2024
I am heartbroken to tell you that my lovely mother left this world quietly and peacefully yesterday morning. She was diagnosed with...
Rebecca Downes
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Tyneside Americana Blues Festival, Saturday 20 January 2024
Sadly, we’ve had to withdraw from the Tyneside Americana Blues Festival on Saturday 20 January. As many people know, my mother is...
Rebecca Downes
Jan 15, 20241 min read
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