Hiya Panpals! It's been an interesting time since I rejoined Instagram. I posted a very simple video of me dancing to my song Heads, Shoulders, Tentacles and it went nuts! It's had 365k views and 26k likes, from a wide range of people including parents, teachers, silly people, and fans of eldritch horror/monsters/Cthulhu! I don't fully understand why the algorithm picked that one up, but it's been fun! I've been posting a few mini songs there too, and trying to mirror it on my youtube channel for those who are not on Instagram. I can already feel myself getting addicted to Instagram again which was part of the reason I left before, so I'm keeping an eye on that... Wish me luck! 😵💫 If you missed it last newsletter, I recently released an album of silly songs with kids in mind, called Ridiculous Songs for Kids! which I've been getting lovely feedback from. Someone sent me an photo of their kid's top music and I was up there next to Queen, so I guess it's arena tours for me now! New Videos!A lot of teachers on Instagram had been asking for a full dance video of Heads, Shoulders, Tentacles that they could use in their classroom to get the kids moving, so I made one...
Heads, Shoulders, Tentacles video And here's a silly vid for Dog Pound Disco...
Dog Pound Disco video And here's a song (not from the album) based on a true story when a dog ate half of my sandwich and I was absolutely livid...
A Dog Ate Half of My Sandwich video And here are a couple of mini songs: I Asked You To Water My Greenhouse Ridiculous Yoto Cards!My boys have been loving the album so much I got sick of having to play it for them, so I made some Yoto cards so they can play it whenever they want! Maybe you know some kids who would like one too?
Simon holding a spiffy Yoto card
The Yoto card in a Yoto player with a rad pizza graphic There's a limited number available on my Bandcamp, woo! Live ShowsBristol buddies, I'm throwing an album party at The Wardrobe Theatre on 19th September!
Ridiculous Songs for Kids! Album Party poster Tickets are available here, come and party with me! I'm also performing at the following festivals, with more summer shows TBC:
Good Stuff!Here are some things I've been enjoying recently that you might enjoy too!
Bye bye!That's it for now, thanks for reading :) Have you made or seen anything cool lately? Let me know, or just reply and say hi! Love you, |