New Billy Bragg album 'Tooth & Nail' Due in March

   Billy Bragg will release his first new studio album in five years, Tooth & Nail, on March 19 2013. The 12 track album produced by Joe Henry (Bonnie Raitt, Aaron Neville, Aimee Mann) will be available as a CD Digipack, 180 gram vinyl LP, iTunes with booklet and extra bonus track and a Limited Special Edition Bookpack featuring CD & DVD.

 Below is a video Billy has released speaking about the album and giving you a chance to hear the new single "Handyman Blues" and under that is a link to download the "Handyman Blues" single.
                                                   

Joe Cornelisse-SMM

 Oh BTW here's a picture of me and Billy Bragg taken last summer…just had to throw it in.

Don't Miss Billy Bragg This Sunday Night at the 2012 Mariposa Folk Festival

I don't want to change the world
I'm not looking for a new England
I'm just looking for another girl

The lyrics everyone will be signing along to this Sunday night from Billy Bragg as he takes the stage at the 2012 Mariposa Folk Festival.

The 2012 Mariposa Folk Festival happens on July 6-8, Orillia, Ontario

Featuring: Jann Arden, Billy Bragg, Johnny Clegg, Plants and Animals and many more on nine stages, over three days.

New this year, on site audience camping

Kids 12 and Under Free, and discounts for Youth and Young Adults

Tickets and information at

http://www.mariposafolk.com/

Joe Cornelisse-SSGS

Mariposa Folk Festival Weekend Pass Winners!!

   So I have randomly chosen 3 Winners for the Mariposa Folk Festival Weekend Passes…and they are (Drum role Please)

Quinn Lockman of Orillia

Vikki Lucibello of Barrie and

Debb Sweetgrass of Orillia

I will be contacting you all to arrange pick up or delivery of your prize.

Thanks to everyone that visited the Self Serve Gas Station! Facebook Page and "Liked It"

And don't forget I'll be reporting on this year's festival all weekend long so visit my Facebook Page, the SSGS! Twitter Page and on the Self Serve Gas Station! Blog.

 

The 2012 Mariposa Folk Festival happens on July 6-8, Orillia, Ontario

Featuring: Jann Arden, Billy Bragg, Johnny Clegg, Plants and Animals and many more on nine stages, over three days.

New this year, on site audience camping

Kids 12 and Under Free, and discounts for Youth and Young Adults

Tickets and information at

www.mariposafolk.com

Joe Cornelisse-SSGS

Win 2012 Mariposa Folk Festival Weekend Passes!

     So the kind folks that are organizing and running this year's Mariposa Folk Festival were more than generous when they entrusted me with 3 pairs of Weekend Passes to giveaway to some of my lucky readers. Now my job was to decide how I was going to do it, well in all this heat the last thing I wanted was to make any of you do anything that might resemble work so here's what I'm going to do...

Go to my Self Serve Gas Station! Facebook Page and LIKE IT! and once I reach 400 LIKES I will randomly select from the 400 people who have liked the page 3 lucky winners and giveaway the passes....Easy Peasy

Click on the link below and it will take you to the SSGS Facebook Page.

SELF SERVE GAS STATION!

The 2012 Mariposa Folk Festival happens on July 6-8, Orillia, Ontario

Featuring: Jann Arden, Billy Bragg, Johnny Clegg, Plants and Animals and many more on nine stages, over three days

New this year, on site audience camping

Kids 12 and Under Free, and discounts for Youth and Young Adults

Tickets and information at http://www.mariposafolk.com/

And don't forget to stay tuned to this Blog for everything Mariposa!

Joe Cornelisse-SSGS