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Hi, thanks for your interest. Oriole will have a new album and tour sometime this year. You can hear some of our new music on the video clips above.

As a group we haven't played quite so much recently because I have been living in Andelucia for the last three years but now I'm back in London so you'll be seeing us around again. Of course there have been plenty of new developments from members of the band. A new Polar Bear album, new Ingrid Laubrock(now living in New York) projects, a Ben Davis mercury nomination (maybe that makes us one of the few band to have two mercury nominated artists, are there others?). Adriano Adewales' new group, Nick Ramm has been playing with Tom Jones and Cinematic Orchestra, Ruth Goller with Acoustic Ladyland

Myself? Well apart from relaxing on the beach, I've been learning some spanish and playing with some great musician. I've also been writing and recording music for television with Joe Leach from the Cowshed Studio in London. I'm very proud of it, its good music in a fun, sixties lounge/funk kind of way. We think its going to be the best and perhaps the silliest library music album of all time.

I've just put online my own website, mainly for teaching purposes at the moment so if you know of anyone who is interested in learning guitar or composition send them here: jonnyphillips.com/index.php/lessons There is now an also an Oriole facebook - Facebook.com/orioleole, be our friend leave comments, get news etc. The mailing list will be in use again soon and our myspace is still there at www.myspace.com/oriole2.

Thanks for visiting