Ben McElroy

Many thanks to Reece Jeffrey for these ace photos from my last gig By Our Hands for Hello Thor alongside Strangeloop and Boci.
I’m taking a breather from gigging for the first part of this year, but plans in place from June.. If you would like me to come and play for you please do get in touch.

Thanks all- if you feel inspired to write a little Bandcamp review that would be amazing.

ah really? Here’s a few more, hopefully one of them works!

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Thanks again and sure thing. 😀

Also available on vinyl and CD! …and for today 30% off everything with code March26

Ben McElroy

Some BC codes of last years Elkwort album as they went down pretty well last time. 😀

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benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/yum

#bandcampcodes #bandcampfriday #experimentalmmusic #vinyl

Allotment Tapes #3 - We Are All Visitors Here is the next instalment in the series.

March's tape visits Rachel Brooke at the Community Orchard run by STAA.. it's a beautiful space that does loads of really valuable community stuff...
benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/album/allotm...

UK outdoor gig spaces anyone?

(You can tell the sun has come out!)

#gigs #outdoor #venues #folkmusic #diymusic

A Few Tunes with Black Dog Radio #454 (07-02-26) Here’s show #454 from Saturday 07/02/26, in which you’ll hear fine tracks from: Laura Cannell - Ben McElroy - Hamish Hepburn & Jack Houston - Finn Collinson - Ablaye Cissoko, Kiya Tabassian & Consta...

Bit late but thanks to the ever supportive @bdrandy.bsky.social for this-
www.mixcloud.com/blackdogradi...

As part of their 10 year celebrations, whitelabrecs have re-released my first album Bird-Stone (originally out on the label in 2016) on vinyl via @‌elasticstage - who press on demand vinyl.. It looks amazing with an alternate version of the original cover.

Allotment Tapes Digest - Jan/Feb/March We Are All Visitors Here

I've been talking about allotments a lot recently... for anyone who's struggled to keep up here's a digest of the project so far:

open.substack.com/pub/benmcelr...

Allotment Tapes #2 - The Lungs of the City - (with Steven Vitale), by Ben McElroy 4 track album

Allotment Tape 2 pops its head out today… celebrating all things green!

benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/album/allotm...

#bandcamp #allotments #greenspaces #greenparty

Thanks, it’s a lovely review. 😀

Good choice! Hope you enjoy. 😊

Ben McElroy

January's tape will go offline when this one is released on Friday, but if you would like to carry on listening here are some codes:

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benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/yum

Allotment Tapes #2 - The Lungs of the City - (with Steven Vitale) Listening Party Listening party for Allotment Tapes # 2! The second installment of Allotment Tapes visits musician and gardener Steno on the plot he shares with his partner Michelle. They took the plot on a few years ago and, like a lot of the untaken plots at St Anns, was extremely overgrown... ...so a lot of work has gone into making it the space today, with veg patches and fruit trees amongst a lawn and space to jam and hang out! I will be about to chat about the project and whatnot. Hope to see you there, the last one was lovely!

Going Live in 10 mins!

benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/live/allotme...

#bandcamp #listeningparty #allotments #ambient #music

#bandcampcodes #listeningparty #allotments #February #ambient #folk

January's tape will go offline when this one is released on Friday, but if you would like to carry on listening here are some codes:

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benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/yum

Allotment Tapes #2 - The Lungs of the City - (with Steven Vitale) Listening Party from Ben McElroy Listening Party from Ben McElroy.

listening party for Allotment tapes 2 tonight.. 7.30 uk time. Gonna be a banger...

benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/merch/allotm...

Thanks @jodiewood.bsky.social !

Talking mysterious holes that have been appearing on the plot, nocturnal visitors, and the understanding that far from owning these places we only share them with the rest of nature. And of course we found some time for shed-talk...

Join me back down the plot on WEDS 25 FEB at 7.30pm for the Allotment Tapes 2# - LISTENING PARTY. You can take part via Bandcamp, info in all the usual places. Bring a flask and a folding chair...
benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/merch/allotm...

Februarys tape visits the other side of the hunger hills…

Creating a sound archive, why? Tales of collecting and cataloguing sounds in the field and beyond

Had a chat with Mat at Sonic Tapestries about the allotments, field recordings and more…

sonictapestries.substack.com/p/creating-a...

Thanks for the spin @stuartmaconie.bsky.social (And for pronouncing my name right!)… and can’t believe I’d never heard of Agitation Free before!

Ben McElroy -folk based experiments -drone based droning -maker of ‘shivering seabeds of sound’ (The Guardian, no less!)

benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/music

…all pre 2025 merch name your price over at Bandcamp today!

#bandcampfriday #merchtable #vinyl #experimental

As we leave January behind and say hello to February and the slow march back to spring, we also say goodbye to Val’s plot at 326 (for now) and head across the site (still on the hunger hills, somewhere in the hundreds) to meet with musician and gardener Steno...

I’ve been thinking about writing a series about running a cassette label, but I never managed to sit down and shape my thoughts and experience into words. I’ve always wanted to share how I’ve been running the label since 2013.

Allotment Tapes #1 is out today on Bandcamp!

This is the first of a monthly series and this one features artist and gardener Val Turton at her plot/studio 326 Space.

Links in bio, subscribe via Bandcamp for monthly releases and bonus material.

#allotments #gardening #newmusic #bandcamp