Towards the end of last year, we shared the news of ‘Unknown Waters’ (out on 11 February 2022), the new covers album from Megson featuring nine songs written by their favourite north eastern songwriters. Order it here.
A ‘Covers Album’ has been on our to do list for several years now and when we finally sat down to put a list together of tracks to include, it became evident that we wanted to put together more than just a selection of songs. We are often drawn to themes when it comes to creating new albums and once we started to choose which songs to cover it seemed obvious that an album of songs from our favourite north eastern songwriters was the path to follow.
Alongside songs by Alan Hull, Jez Lowe, Richard Grainger and Vin Garbutt are covers of songs by Matt Chipchase & Young Rebel Set and Chris Rea (see the full tracklisting below). Today they have shared the accompanying video to Chris’ Road to Hell.
There is something about leaving your home town that gives you a different perspective on it. Teesside, as well as other areas in the North East, often gets stuck with bad press about it being a deprived area. But we find there is no more inspiring a drive than up the A19 and past the Cleveland Hills to arrive in our birth land. Like many people we thought Chris Rea, from Middlesbrough, wrote this song about driving up the A19 to Teesside and encountering the industry that awaits on the Tees but it turns out it was actually written on the M4 .
Don’t miss their upcoming tour that kicks off at the end of this week, see dates below.
Unknown Waters Tracklisting
1. One Law – written by Matt Chipchase & Young Rebel Set
2. Judas Bus – written by Jez Lowe
3. Marshall Riley’s Army – written by Alan Hull
4. Road To Hell (Part 2) – written by Chris Rea
5. Land & Sea – written by Richard Grainger
6. The Silent Boatman – written by Ruth Copeland
7. Rain – written by Martin Stephenson
8. Not For The First Time – written by Vin Garbutt
9. Ring Of Iron – written by Graeme Miles
BONUS TRACK: Through The Winter – by Megson
THE UNKNOWN WATERS TOUR 2022
05 FEB – STOKESLEY, N YORKS – Stokelsey Songfest
25 FEB – RETFORD, NOTTS – Ordsall Parish Hall
26 FEB – RUSKINGTON, LINCS – Digby Memorial Hall
08 APR – HELMSLEY – Arts Centre
10 APR – HITCHIN – The Cricket Pavilion
23 APR – ASCOTT-U-WYCHWOOD – Tiddy Hall
29 APR – MARLBOROUGH – Towh Hall
30 APR – RAUNDS – Raunds Music Festival
14 MAY – BOURNEMOUTH – Bournemouth Folk Club
21 MAY – KINGS SOMBORNE – Somborne Sessions
18 JUN – MALTBY, S YORKS. – The Wesley Centre
Tickets: https://www.megsonmusic.co.uk/events/