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Show of Hands - 'Hand Held' A Film by Matt Clifford

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In the summer of 2008, close friend and musical collaborater Matt Clifford followed the band around during their festival season to create a fantastic record of the trio as they toured the UK. Footage from Abbottsbury, WOMAD and St Ives is interspersed with interviews and anecdotes. Insightful, atmospheric and humerous. Not to be missed!

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01 hours 34 minutes 04 seconds

A film by Matt Clifford featuring hitherto unseen footage from the Summer and Autumn of 2008.

Languages: English Subtitles: No

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Show of Hands - The famous 2007 'Tour of Topsham'

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1. Episode 1

The DogShow Sessions

minAvailable until 01 Jan 1970

In the Spring of 2022 Steve and Phil teamed up with Madrid based Roots band Track Dogs on a natiowide tour. This show was captured at Exeter Cathedral and Eggbeer farm on Dartmoor.

1. Episode 1

Steve's Mekong diaries part two

minAvailable until 01 Jan 1970

In January 2023 Harmony voyages organised a cruise from Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam to Siem Reep in Cambodia. Each day there was an excursion to farms, villages, workshops and families along the way. During the night Steve and Phil presented a show on board.

In January 2023 Harmony voyages organised a cruise from Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam to Siem Reep in Cambodia. Each day there was an excursion to farms, villages, workshops and families along the way. During the night Steve and Phil presented a show on board.

1. Episode 1

Midwinter Sessions outakes.

minAvailable until 01 Jan 1970

Captured and edited unbeknown to the participants, here are a selection of unfortunate errors and mistakes. Enjoy.

1. Episode 1

Battlefield Dance Floor. The story behind the songs

minAvailable until 01 Jan 1970

The story behind six songs from the Album including 'Lost', 'Battlefield dance Floor', 'Just enough to lose', 'Mother Tongue' and 'Forfarshire'.

1. Episode 1

'Making the Waking'

minAvailable until 01 Jan 1970

With contributions from Seth Lakeman, Miranda Sykes, Martin Simpson, Phil Henry and Hannah Martin, producer and film maker Mark Tucker talks to Steve and Phil about the writing and musical experiences that went into the making of this iconic album.

1. Episode 1

'Our Passage to India'

minAvailable until 01 Jan 1970

Including original video footage Theo Cohrean interviews Steve and Phil about their groundbreaking tour of India. Lots of original music flimed on the road in the sub continent and featuring insights from Johnny Kalsi.

1. Episode 1

The Dartmoor Midwinter sessions

minAvailable until 01 Jan 1970

Steve and Phil and a host of friends sing original and traditional seasonal songs in a medieaval barn on Dartmoor. With James Studholme. Seth and Geoff Lakeman, Chis Hoban, Rob Murch, Miranda Sykes, Jim Causley, Paul Downes and Odette Michell. Thanks to Alistair Scott Lawson at Eggbeer Farm

1. Episode 1

'Hand Held' A Film by Matt Clifford

minAvailable until 01 Jan 1970

In the summer of 2008, close friend and musical collaborater Matt Clifford followed the band around during their festival season to create a fantastic record of the trio as they toured the UK. Footage from Abbottsbury, WOMAD and St Ives is interspersed with interviews and anecdotes. Insightful, atmospheric and humerous. Not to be missed!

1. Episode 1

The famous 2007 'Tour of Topsham'

minAvailable until 01 Jan 1970

In early 2007 as a build up to their 3rd Royal Albert Hall appearance. Show of Hands played five intimate concerts in their home town of Topsham. Including lots of concert footage this 'fly on the wall' documentary follows Steve and Phil on what was to become an annual event in their corner of East Devon.