Foy Vance

It was a genuine and rare pleasure to be sat listening to these two men reminisce on their part in the making of music that changed the world.⁣ ⁣ Watch Part 1 of my conversation with David Hood and Spooner Oldham on my YouTube now at https://youtu.be/koFUGgTSR_s. There’s still more to come from Muscle Shoals.

Here's "Pain Never Hurt Me Like Love" filmed at FAME with Babysweet. Watch the full video at https://youtu.be/h1CR5eFU_AE.

Just saw a twisted paper clip on the ground. Is this an ampersand or a treble clef...

There was something indescribable about being behind the board at FAME. So many legends had sat there before me.

Today I've shared the fourth and final track off From Muscle Shoals before its full release on 28th June. Listen to "Pain Never Hurt Me Like Love" and pre-order the album now at https://atlanti.cr/PNHMLL

T.L. Barrett was know for a few things in his time and not all of them positive, but surely the positivity on his record 'Like a Ship (Without a Sail)' makes up for anything he may have done... He created this live recording after a series of Tuesday night sessions with around 40 young kids from the neighbourhood and some Grade A musicians that just happened to be attendees of the church at that time. I can’t imagine they could have known quite how pure the live recording would turn out though. This is a good record to listen to from top to bottom, especially if you need a soul boost. It’s in my Exploring Soul playlist now. http://spoti.fi/2HNVP6u���

Exercise is important when you're recording...

Backing vocals with a tone you can almost taste.⁣ ⁣ More to come with the full documentary filmed by Babysweet set for release in a few weeks.

The Doctor #RIP

Tickets to THE TOUR are available now at foyvance.com.

This is an acoustic video of "You Get To Me" off my upcoming album From Muscle Shoals filmed by Babysweet. Watch at https://youtu.be/LNobMQDqfCE

‪Thank you Clash Magazine for premiering the “You Get To Me” acoustic video! xFVHQ‬ ‪"'From Muscle Shoals’ is a supple, ocean-deep return, one fuelled by a love for the source material but a determination to express something distinctly personal.”

All presale tickets for Foy Vance: The Tour are now live on foyvance.com (link in story). Get yours with the code BURDEN. See you there! xFVHQ

All presale tickets for Foy Vance: The Tour are now live on foyvance.com. Get yours with the code BURDEN. See you there! xFVHQ

UK and Ireland, get your presale tickets now! Head to foyvance.com and use code BURDEN. All other tickets are on sale at 10AM local time. xFVHQ

When I knew I was setting out to record in FAME Studios I also knew I would want to document it even if only for myself. Enter the trusty Babysweet who has cut together a mini doc on the making of...here’s a clip to tide you over till dinner time

You Get To Me is the third release off my new album ‘From Muscle Shoals’ which is released in full 28th June. Listen at atlanti.cr/YouGetToMe. Also for those of you looking tickets to the tour later this year, use the code BURDEN on Monday.

Introducing Foy Vance The Tour. It’s been a couple of years since last we saw each other and I am looking forward to putting that right by getting back out on the road this year. The presale starts this coming Monday 3 June at 10AM local time. Use the code BURDEN to access. foyvance.com

‪I’ve just shared another new song off From Muscle Shoals called “Sunshine or Rain.” Listen now at https://atlanti.cr/SunshineOrRain���

I once was quoted as saying there are two types of singers in the world.... there is Aretha Franklin and then there’s everyone else⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I know this is quite a statement in a world where Stevie Wonder exists...and Mavis Staples and Donny Hathaway and so on and so forth... but you get the sentiment.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ A true one of a kind⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ She was always a truly unique artist. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ She was gifted with a voice that seemed to make sense of any song she sang. She was a great writer and musician but her ability to articulate a song was unrivalled. She could make a bad song listenable she was that good at delivering! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ She always seemed so open. Vocally I mean. You could never settle when listening to Aretha, at any given point she could lift off and take the melody out of the song’s atmosphere and run it around the stars.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ To this day if I feel low I can put on Aretha’s version of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ from ‘Live at the Fillmore’ and immediately my burden feels halved.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I hope it does the same for you.⁣ ⁣ Listen to the Exploring Soul playlist at the link in my story.

I once was quoted as saying there are two types of singers in the world.... there is Aretha Franklin and then there’s everyone else⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I know this is quite a statement in a world where Stevie Wonder exists...and Mavis Staples and Donny Hathaway and so on and so forth... but you get the sentiment.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ A true one of a kind⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ She was always a truly unique artist. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ She was gifted with a voice that seemed to make sense of any song she sang. She was a great writer and musician but her ability to articulate a song was unrivalled. She could make a bad song listenable she was that good at delivering! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ She always seemed so open. Vocally I mean. You could never settle when listening to Aretha, at any given point she could lift off and take the melody out of the song’s atmosphere and run it around the stars.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ To this day if I feel low I can put on Aretha’s version of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ from ‘Live at the Fillmore’ and immediately my burden feels halved.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I hope it does the same for you.⁣ ⁣ Listen to the Exploring Soul playlist at http://spoti.fi/2HNVP6u.

When I started compiling a playlist to coincide with the release of From Muscle Shoals, I got excited about putting it together. I quickly realised, though, that this playlist was neverending, with so many artists and origins of soul to be explored. So what you see here is merely the first few I picked out. I’ll keep adding to it as time goes on. Listen: https://spoti.fi/2VBfRpC

‪You Love Are My Only (Acoustic)‬ ‪Live from Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals Alabama‬ ‪Watch the full version at https://youtu.be/HOVkBgpSbmQ��� ‪Love‬ ‪Foy‬

You Love Are My Only out now. The first song from Muscle Shoals. atlanti.cr/YLAMO

We recorded a few songs you might have heard before…