On the 2nd April we went to Resonance FM, an excellent London-based community radio station, where we did life performances of 'Diana' and 'Song to Comus'. A podcast, which also has the interview we did afterwards, can be downloaded at: www.dexterbentley.com/audio/hellogoodbye/20110402_HG_Comus_Jack_Allett_.mp3
In the evening we played a sold-out gig at The Borderline, opposite Foyles bookshop in the Charing Cross Road. Stills from the gig can be seen at: www.flickr.com/photos/seank/sets/72157626310923375/ (thanks to Sean for these), and an audience member has posted a couple of videos as well: 'Diana' at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVTm5UOZwO0 and 'The Herald" at www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhu4o1Susl4
Thanks to everyone who was there for making it a great evening for all of us, and a big thank you to everyone running the place; a friendlier, more helpful bunch of people would be hard to imagine.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Comus In Holland
Thanks to all of you who came to see us in the Midi theatre at Roadburn. Great to play to a full house, but we are very sorry that some people could not get in to the 600 capacity auditorium - let's hope we get the chance to come back to Holland again in the near future.
It was a thoroughly well organised event despite the unprecedented travel chaos, and we send our sincere thanks to Walter and the rest of the organisers and crew.
It was a thoroughly well organised event despite the unprecedented travel chaos, and we send our sincere thanks to Walter and the rest of the organisers and crew.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
British Film Institute release ' Permissive' with Comus soundtrack and bit-parts.
Hello everyone and a very Happy New Year.
I have a bit of good news to start 2010, and that is that the British Film Institute. no less, are releasing a film called 'Permissive' for which Comus did the soundtrack, way back in 1970. This was directed by Canadian Lindsay Shonteff, and is a fascinating slice of pretty near to the truth life of musicians and youth of the time. We can vouch for it - we were there. As well as the soundtrack, the band appear in a scene in the film, playing at a party, and there is even a shot of Roger and myself in what could almost be described as a 'bit part'! Personally, I think the soundtrack works really well, especially in the girls' fight scene. The release date is 25th January, and it will be available on DVD and Blu Ray at approximately £18 and £23 respectively. We'll give you details of where to purchase it nearer the time.
Yet another piece of news is that we plan to do a bit of recording soon - some new stuff, and although things move slowly with Comus, we will keep you posted.
Bobbie
I have a bit of good news to start 2010, and that is that the British Film Institute. no less, are releasing a film called 'Permissive' for which Comus did the soundtrack, way back in 1970. This was directed by Canadian Lindsay Shonteff, and is a fascinating slice of pretty near to the truth life of musicians and youth of the time. We can vouch for it - we were there. As well as the soundtrack, the band appear in a scene in the film, playing at a party, and there is even a shot of Roger and myself in what could almost be described as a 'bit part'! Personally, I think the soundtrack works really well, especially in the girls' fight scene. The release date is 25th January, and it will be available on DVD and Blu Ray at approximately £18 and £23 respectively. We'll give you details of where to purchase it nearer the time.
Yet another piece of news is that we plan to do a bit of recording soon - some new stuff, and although things move slowly with Comus, we will keep you posted.
Bobbie
Saturday, December 19, 2009
To Our American Friends
We often get asked why we have not come to the U.S. since our reformation, and when we intend to make the trip, so this is just to let you all know where we stand on this issue at the moment.
You might be aware that we are self-funded and have limited resources. After 35 years of “separation” we all live far apart, not all of us even in the same country, and all the money that we earn from selling merchandise is ploughed back into funding rehearsals. To fund a working trip to The States we would first need visas, and it actually costs several thousand dollars just to prepare the huge volume of paperwork required to apply as performing musicians. Even after this complicated procedure is completed it does not guarantee our entry, as the U.S. authorities have it in their right to disqualify Comus as not being “culturally significant” enough to perform to the American public. That includes our many fans! Add the cost of air-fares for at least 7 people and we would already need several gigs to cover our expenses alone. As it stands U.S. promoters would have to be convinced that we would draw enough of an audience to make even a modest fee affordable. Another option is touring with a currently more high-profile band, possibly as part of a package, but unless we can find the resources to play in the U.S. it is just not financially viable at the moment. Presently our priority is to write and record new material - a process that is well underway. When that proves successful then we will look forward to realising expectations and traveling further afield to perform.
We thank you for your patience,
Comus
You might be aware that we are self-funded and have limited resources. After 35 years of “separation” we all live far apart, not all of us even in the same country, and all the money that we earn from selling merchandise is ploughed back into funding rehearsals. To fund a working trip to The States we would first need visas, and it actually costs several thousand dollars just to prepare the huge volume of paperwork required to apply as performing musicians. Even after this complicated procedure is completed it does not guarantee our entry, as the U.S. authorities have it in their right to disqualify Comus as not being “culturally significant” enough to perform to the American public. That includes our many fans! Add the cost of air-fares for at least 7 people and we would already need several gigs to cover our expenses alone. As it stands U.S. promoters would have to be convinced that we would draw enough of an audience to make even a modest fee affordable. Another option is touring with a currently more high-profile band, possibly as part of a package, but unless we can find the resources to play in the U.S. it is just not financially viable at the moment. Presently our priority is to write and record new material - a process that is well underway. When that proves successful then we will look forward to realising expectations and traveling further afield to perform.
We thank you for your patience,
Comus
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Bobbie's New Website
Many of you will be interested to know that Bobbie Watson now has her very own myspace site,where you can see what else she get's up to when she is not doing Comus stuff.
Monday, October 19, 2009
October 30th.
Recent visitors to our News page will have noticed that tickets are now available for the above gig/launch party. We have now been told that there is a promotional code that you can use on the ticketweb site to obtain tickets at the discount rate of £17.50. Click the graphic above to take you to ticketweb, and enter AA30XCF2 in the box marked "Promotional code".
Friday, September 25, 2009
You will notice something a bit odd about the video on this link - it's Roger, BUT IT IS NOT COMUS! We don't perform this song these days. It is off the second, less celebrated, album. So Roger got together with the Swedish band Piu for a one-off performance last December, and this is the result A good performance. and worth a look.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Roger Wootton Interview
Go to THIS LINK for a rare interview with Roger Wootton where he answers questions on all things Comus.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
We are pleased to announce that we will 
be performing at the THE ROADBURN FESTIVAL which takes place from 16 to 18 April 2010 in Tilburg, Holland. We spent a lot of time in The Netherlands way back in the early seventies, so this is yet another "First time for 35 years" gig - a phrase which is becoming all too familiar! Please go to the above link for all the details.
be performing at the THE ROADBURN FESTIVAL which takes place from 16 to 18 April 2010 in Tilburg, Holland. We spent a lot of time in The Netherlands way back in the early seventies, so this is yet another "First time for 35 years" gig - a phrase which is becoming all too familiar! Please go to the above link for all the details.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
The Melloboat DVD and regions
We did a lot of research (and heartsearching!) with regard to region formatting before releasing the Melloboat DVD. Ideally, we would have liked to have put out different versions for the different regions, but that would have made the cost prohibitive. So we took industry advice and settled on Region '0' (playable in all regions).
This format is apparently going to be used more and more frequently from now on, but, unfortunately, some people in the USA may experience problems with some older DVD players. We are told that the discs play fine in computers and laptops.
We apologise if you experience any problems with playback, and we will refund you the full cost of the DVD should you choose to return it to us.
We did our best!
Comus
This format is apparently going to be used more and more frequently from now on, but, unfortunately, some people in the USA may experience problems with some older DVD players. We are told that the discs play fine in computers and laptops.
We apologise if you experience any problems with playback, and we will refund you the full cost of the DVD should you choose to return it to us.
We did our best!
Comus
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