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Only Pipe Dreams in the Pipeline

on the WE WERE NEVER BEING BORING COLLECTIVE (ITALY)

Only Pipe Dreams in the Pipeline (released 29th April) is a short and sweet mini-mini-album of 5 folk instrumentals full of the joys of spring. Written by candlelight during Earth Hour 2013 and recorded at home by Ant over the Easter weekend, using only acoustic instruments and based around his ex-mother-in-law's old mandolin.It is a soundtrack to the end of another cold winter and the long awaited welcoming of spring. All songs written by Antony Harding 2013.

02 Only Pipe Dreams In The Pipeline

03 Save Your Last Cup Of Tea For Me (video)

04 The Winter That Stayed Forever

05 Come In Spring (And Wipe Your Feet)

You can contact ANT here: ant@antpop.com

"Quivering with the promise of summer. A feast of frothy folk. Blossoming with ideas, packed with pretty melodies. Enough to put a spring in your step" - SOUNDSXP

"Manages to astonish and surprise. Leaving the listener in breathless anticipation. These are tunes which demand to be listened to in their bare, sparse brilliance" - MARK WHITBY (DANDELION RADIO)

The story so far: It all started way way back in 1997 supporting the wonderful Rhatigan at their residency in the intimate 12 Bar Club in London. My first 2 singles came out in 1999 and the Cures For Broken Hearts CD was warmly welcomed in 2000 released on Fortune & Glory Records. I was also lucky enough to record a solo session for the legendary John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 in 2000. My debut album, A Long Way To Blow A Kiss, was quietly released in 2002 (F&G) and the Floating On The Breeze CD came out on Homesleep Records in Italy in 2003. Sad To See It’s Morning, my first compilation CD, appeared in 2004 also on F&G. For my second album, Footprints Through The Snow (2006), I travelled to sunny Bologna to record for Homesleep. After a break of 3 years These Long Dark Country Roads came out in Spain on Acuarela Discos (2009). My third studio album The Birds Sing Goodnight To You And Me, co recorded with Darren Hayman and featuring all my Hefner chums & some old friends, was released in Italy on We Were Never Being Boring in 2012. Over the years I have toured in England, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and China, where I celebrated my 100th solo performance.*Click on the doodles for links to audio + lyrics + video + interviews + more doodles etc...

Antpop #1 was created (in a flash) by cool Monsieur Romain Lheritier (merci beaucoup) in April 2001 in London, England. Antpop #2  was created (painstakingly slowly) by Mr Antony Harding in July 2004 and has been a work in progress ever since. All lyrics + drawings + music  etc copyright  control Antony Harding 1999 - 2013 (unless otherwise stated).