With contributions from Peter and Tony Scherr in New York and mastering by Scott Hull whose credits include John Mayer, and David Bowie. Maybe there is a castaway in us all, the free wheeling spirit that wants to cut loose and go where the breeze of life takes them. This song is about one such person, a woman whose strength and determination took her on a diferent path - her own. Fellow castaways are encouraged to subscribe for updates and releases. From the album 'How to Smile Upside Down' by Gary Hurlstone available from all the normal suspects + Bandcamp where it can be obtained in full technicolour sound as a WAV. www.garyhurlstonemusic.com

Indie singer songwriter, Gary Hurlstone with support from Richard Bamping (Cello) - Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra - and producer, Peter Scherr who also adds double bass. A short melancholic walk through the raindrops of a changing world. Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisc in New York and available from all the normal suspects. Subscribe for regular updates and releases www.garyhurlstonemusic.com 'How to Smile Upside Down' will be released at the end of September 2020. Please head off to Bandcamp garyhurlstoneakasmilingknives1.bandcamp.com for up to date news.

Recorded in the UK, New York and Canada with guests Peter Scherr and Robbin Harris (Double bass and brushes) this is the tale of ... You will get the plot in a sort of, been there, done that sort of way. From the album 'How to Smile Upside Down' with contributions from Todd Caldwell, (Crosby, Stills, Nash, Jackson Browne) Tony Scherr, (Norah Jones, Iron and Wine) and Richard Bamping, (Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra) all under the creatively sonic ears of producer, Peter Scherr. Mastering: Scott Hull Masterdisk New York. Available from the normal suspects + Bandcamp https://garyhurlstoneakasmilingknives1.bandcamp.com/releases where it is in high quality WAV format + bonus stuff For more information: www.garyhurlstonemusic.com and please SUBSCRIBE to give your support and get updates. Thanks.

Alt folk song, Smile: The Ballad of Dave and Jean (Young Idea Goes West) the love affair between iconic photographer, David Bailey and model, Jean Shrimpton set against a backdrop of 1962 New York and the world of modelling and photography. From the album 'How to Smile Upside Down' with contributions from Todd Caldwell, (Crosby, Stills, Nash, Jackson Browne) Tony Scherr, (Norah Jones, Iron and Wine) and Richard Bamping, (Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra) all under the creatively sonic ears of producer, Peter Scherr. Mastering: Scott Hull Masterdisk New York. Available from the normal suspects + Bandcamp https://garyhurlstoneakasmilingknives1.bandcamp.com/releases where it is in high quality WAV format + bonus stuff For more information: www.garyhurlstonemusic.com and please SUBSCRIBE to give your support. Thanks.

This song was inspired by the story of Eleanor of Castile. (An Eleanor Cross was erected at Charing in her memory.)

'Walking through Walls' is a song inspired by people that have influenced my life. During Christmas Day 1914, shortly after the outbreak of WW1, French, German and British troops were engaged in a very different kind of battle: an unofficial ceasfire agreed in order to play football. From the album 'How to Smile Upside Down' with contributions from Todd Caldwell, (Crosby, Stills, Nash, Jackson Browne) Tony Scherr, (Norah Jones, Iron and Wine) Jamie Parkes (violin) and Richard Bamping, (Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra) all under the creatively sonic ears of producer, Peter Scherr. Mastering: Scott Hull Masterdisk New York. Available from the normal suspects + Bandcamp https://garyhurlstoneakasmilingknives1.bandcamp.com/releases where it is in high quality WAV format + bonus stuff For more information: www.garyhurlstonemusic.com and please SUBSCRIBE to give your support. Thanks.

A song about indecision - a woman torn between making a commitment to the man she loves whilst trying to deal with the fear she carries about losing her freedom. I guess this choice faces many of us. From the album 'How to Smile Upside Down' available from the normal suspects + Bandcamp https://garyhurlstoneakasmilingknives1.bandcamp.com/releases where it is in high quality WAV format + bonus stuff For more information: www.garyhurlstonemusic.com and please SUBSCRIBE to give your support.

Smiling Knives performing at the Zhuhai Music Festival Jan 2015

Original extraterrestrial Alt Folk performed by Thee Idioms. Beaming up the video was David Barrs, capturing a live touchdown in Stafford (Feb 2017) Please subscribe for updates.