Bill MacKay and Nathan Bowles - Keys Tough Love Released 27th August 2021

Released 27th August 2021

working remotely from his studio liaising with Tim (his Topanga Canyon neighbour) liaising with Jim in a daisy chain

With many ideas for new songs stored on his phone

The band reconvened at Weller’s Black Barn studio in Surrey when restrictions were lifted to finish the work with the shape of the album becoming clear to all

Preparing for the show involved a correspondence exchanging lots of provisional ideas

Bill MacKay and Nathan Bowles - Keys Tough Love Released 27th August 2021Released 9th April 2021. "Bill MacKay and Nathan Bowles debut is well titled: keys are what they play and keys unlock things too. Their trad bonafides are balanced with inquisitive playing that adds surprise as a formal songwriting and arranging tool. Spirited 21st Century folk music made of equal parts bluegrass, classical, country, gospel and improv. Keys is, on first blush, a collection of guitar and banjo duets but from the opening moment, it is