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Singer-songwriter Stephen Fretwell returns: ‘I took a leap that cost me my marriage’

Riding high, the musician left music to concentrate on his young family. So what led him to sacrifice his marriage and resume his career 15 years later?

I n 2018, Stephen Fretwell was sitting in a class at the college where he had enrolled to do an A-level crammer course when a notification popped up on his phone. It was a link to a Pitchfork story about Arctic Monkeys recording a version of a track from his 2005 album Magpie. Fretwell watched in quiet astonishment as some of his classmates, almost half his age, opened the same news story on their phones and began openly discussing this unknown singer-songwriter that their favourite band had covered.

Fretwell stayed quiet. His new album, Busy Guy, is out this week but, at that point, he didn’t feel like much of a singer-songwriter at all. Magpie reached the Top 30 and he was called up to support Oasis, Elbow, Keane and others, but 2007’s Man on the Roof was followed by an extended period of musical inactivity. Years went by where he didn’t pick up a guitar, his life instead centred on being a stay-at-home dad to his two sons in Brighton. Fans wondered where he had gone, imagining some mythical rock’n’roll recluse. Not exactly: prior to redoing his A-levels with the intention of going to university and studying law, he was washing pots in his local Wetherspoons.

“When my kids were born, that changed everything,” says the amicable 39-year-old, sipping a pint at a cafe in London’s Regent’s Park on a sunny June afternoon. “I think it was assumed that I was being a bit difficult and enjoying the idea that I would be like a Searching for Sugarman -type character.” The truth is that Fretwell, who was diagnosed with ADHD two years ago, was uncertain if he could juggle being a new father and a songwriter at the same time. “I was safeguarding things that matter, because I knew I would get both things wrong,” he says. “And, with the children, there’s no way I’d have allowed myself to get that wrong.”

The news that Arctic Monkeys had covered Untitled wasn’t a surprise for Fretwell. He had found out a week before through his exasperated manager, who also represents the Sheffield band and had stuck with Fretwell throughout his dormant years. “He called me up and said: ‘What the hell are you doing, Stephen? Are you ever going to do some music again? Alex recorded one of your songs, imagine how many songs he could have chosen from on the planet?’”

Finally, something was sparked. Fretwell put his plans for a law degree to one side and got back in touch with his younger self, the driven lad from Scunthorpe who had a knack for turning mundane, everyday tales into delicate ballads. The sardonically titled Busy Guy is a beautifully stripped-down acoustic record that recaptures what made him special in the first place, now with added mid-life poignancy. It underlines his appeal to indie rock frontmen with a taste for poetic turns of phrase. As well as Alex Turner, for whom he has played bass in the Last Shadow Puppets, Fretwell also has devoted fans in Courteeners’ Liam Fray and Elbow’s Guy Garvey. James Corden was so enamoured with his music that he used one of his songs, Run, over the closing credits of Gavin & Stacey.

Fretwell’s artistic re-emergence has come at a price, however. “I realised I was gonna have to take a leap that would probably cost me my marriage,” he says. “And it did. I knew that if I was going to go hell for leather to make an album that would end up being good enough, it wasn’t going to happen overnight and I knew my wife would not be able to handle the uncertainty of whether it was going to come off or not.”

At a couples therapy session, his perceived foolishness was laid down for him by a marriage counsellor. “The therapist said: ‘This relationship is over. You say you’re going to become a musician, at your age, when you’ve not done it in all this time!’ My wife was clearly terrified about who she’d married, like: ‘Is this guy insane?’”

The therapist suggested Fretwell live in London on weekdays to write music and return to his wife at weekends. He moved into a flat-share in Highgate but, as the songs for Busy Guy came flooding out, the couple’s marriage crumbled under the strain. “I always knew I would be better off putting all my efforts into the kids than attempting to provide financially,” Fretwell says, his voice tailing off. “It was a really hard thing for my wife to go through. I suppose it looked, understandably, to her, that all of a sudden, I just decided that I’d ponce off to a music studio all day. We’ve not got any money. So I’d be going home and say, you know, ‘I’ve been offered a publishing deal for 20 grand, but my manager says I shouldn’t take it’. You know, the stresses that that puts on a family.”

We finish our drinks and Fretwell says he fancies a stroll in the sun and will walk me to the tube station. I ask what his ex-wife thinks of the record. “I think some part of me imagined that she’d hear it and go: ‘Come here, you silly sod!’” But that didn’t happen. She wants it to be a success, he says, but there is no reunion on the cards. “It was stupid … a lot of it was very, very stupid of me.” We part, and Fretwell wanders off into the balmy early evening, a singer-songwriter again.

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Stephen Fretwell announces UK tour for November

In support of his upcoming new album 'Busy Guy'

Stephen Fretwell has announced details of a UK tour for November.

The tour announcement comes ahead of the release next week of the singer/songwriter’s new album ‘Busy Guy’ , which is set for release on July 16 via Speedy Wunderground.

Fretwell will embark on a six-date UK headline tour in November in support of ‘Busy Guy’, kicking off with a live date at the Thekla in Bristol on November 2.

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The tour will then call in Birmingham, London, Leeds and Manchester before concluding at Òran Mór in Glasgow on November 9.

You can see Stephen Fretwell’s November UK tour schedule below.

November 2 – Thekla, Bristol 3 – Glee Club, Birmingham 5 – Omeara, London 7 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 8 – Gorilla, Manchester 9 – Òran Mór, Glasgow

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Tickets for Fretwell’s November UK tour go on sale tomorrow (July 9) at 10am from here .

Speaking about ‘Busy Guy’ – his first new solo album since 2007’s ‘Man On The Roof’ – Fretwell recently explained how he headed into Soho’s Dean Street Studios with producer and Speedy Wunderground boss Dan Carey to record the album.

“I was so fired up I just rattled off the songs,” Fretwell said of the recording process.

The album title, Fretwell explained, was Carey’s idea: “Years ago, Dan asked why I always carried a copy of The Guardian , a notebook and a pen when all I did was go to the pub.

“I said: ‘If you go to the pub at 11am with a newspaper, a notebook and pen, you look like a busy guy rather than a pisshead’. It became a joke between us. The joke too is that I didn’t do any music for years.’”

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Stephen Fretwell announces 2022 UK and Ireland tour

The 12-date february/march tour will kick off in belfast and round up in london.

By Hollie Geraghty

Stephen Fretwell has announced the dates for a UK and Ireland tour in 2022.

The 12-date tour will kick off in Belfast on February 24 and finish up at London’s Grand Junction on March 11.

The singer-songwriter will also perform in Limerick, Dublin, Brighton, Cambridge, Cardiff, Hull, Liverpool, Newcastle, York and Hebden Bridge.

I’m setting off on tour again in February and March next year! Tickets are on sale on Thursday, hope to see you all there. pic.twitter.com/70BAoDhas0 — Stephen Fretwell (@stephenfretwell) November 29, 2021

Earlier this month Fretwell rounded up a UK tour in Glasgow supporting his comeback album ‘Busy Guy’.

Returning with his first album in 13 years, he also released the single ‘Oval’ in March.

“I think it is a song about marriage, the actuality of it, the responsibility of it, and the gamble,” he said of the track (via NME ). “When my girlfriend was pregnant with our first son, we moved to a flat near the Oval in London. As our marriage fell apart a few years ago, it was this simple song that was the only thing I had to stick in the ground and push on with making some new music.”

Tickets for the 2022 tour go on sale at 10am GMT this Thursday (December 2), and can be purchased here.

Find the full 2022 tour schedule below.

24 – Voodoo, Belfast 25 – Dolans, Limerick 26 – Whelans, Dublin 28 – Komedia, Brighton

1 – Portland Arms, Cambridge 3 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff 4 – Social, Hull 5 – Arts Club, Liverpool 7 – The Cluny, Newcastle 8 – The Crescent, York 9 – The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge 11 – Grand Junction, London

Fretwell is known for writing ‘Run’, the theme song for ‘Gavin & Stacey’, but recently explained that he initially turned down the request.

“I was like, ‘No, no, I don’t wanna do that’,” he said in an interview with the BBC in July. 

“Then about two months later it [Gavin & Stacey] came out and it had the song on it. I saw [publisher friend] Joe a few nights later and I said to him, ‘Hey that song is on that show’ and he said, ‘Yeah, it’s great isn’t it?’

“I was like, ‘I told you not to put that on that show’. And he was like, ‘No, you said you wanted it on’, and he was smirking at me,” Fretwell added. “And… it’s the best thing anyone’s ever done for me.”

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Stephen Fretwell’s long-awaited third album, Busy Guy , was released recently. Described by Fretwell himself as “a song cycle of sorts,” Busy Guy examine the seasons of a life, exploring fatherhood, grief and rebirth, with Fretwell’s trademark eloquence and wit.

Fretwell, now 39, grew up in Scunthorpe but cut his musical teeth in Manchester in the early noughties, playing in the bars and clubs of the legendary Northern Quarter. In the years before that, as a teenager, he visited his cousin who lived in Vienna. On these trips, he’d stay up late with his cousin’s wife and she would play him her record collection (“the Nicks [Cave and Drake], Morrison and Morrissey – who I presumed were related,” he laughs) and talk about her interior life. This experience, witnessing music and lyrics being used to process thoughts and feelings, informed his approach to songwriting, giving his early work a maturity beyond its years.

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Stephen Fretwell plots tour of UK and Ireland for 2022

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The singer-songwriter will hit Liverpool, Newcastle, London and more next spring

Stephen Fretwell has announced a tour of the UK and Ireland in February and March next year. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10am on Thursday 2 December.

The tour comes partly in support of Fretwell's comeback album Busy Guy , which was championed by Guy Garvey on BBC 6 Music and featured in an album of the year list by MOJO magazine.

Beginning in Belfast on Thursday 24 February, the tour will see Fretwell perform in most major cities in Ireland, Wales and England, including Dublin, Cambridge, Cardiff, Hull, Liverpool and London.

Stephen Fretwell's 2022 UK tour dates: Thursday 24 February – Voodoo, Belfast Friday 25 February – Dolans, Limerick Saturday 26 February – Whelans, Dublin Monday 28 February – Brighton, Komedia Tuesday 1 March – Portland Arms, Cambridge Thursday 3 March – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff Friday 4 March – Social, Hull Saturday 5 March – Arts Club, Liverpool Monday 7 March – The Cluny, Newcastle Tuesday 8 March – The Crescent, York Wednesday 9 March – The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge Friday 11 March – Grand Junction, London

Tickets for Stephen Fretwell's tour of the UK and Ireland go on sale at 10am on Thursday 2 December.

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With its 20 towers and high walls, the Kremlin rises imposingly over Red Square. This world-famous fortress with its area of ​​28 hectares is home to over 800 years of Russian history. Described as the eighth wonder of the world, this historic fortress complex is the principal symbol of Russia that sits on the banks of the Moscow River. Today the Kremlin still harbors numerous secrets and has palaces and cathedrals, surrounded by Kremlin Wall. The current wall was constructed between the 15 th  and 16 th  centuries, but the original wall was made of wood around the year 1147. The Kremlin Wall became an important symbol of Moscow’s importance in the Russian Empire. This top tourist destination attracts millions of people every year and there are various sights to see. With my Kremlin tour, you will see the oldest square in the city in the heart of the Kremlin, the once largest cannon in the world and the scene of numerous dramas – from Ivan the Terrible and Napoleon to Stalin. You cannot miss this unique experience.

An advance booking and prepayment for tickets are required.

Time: by arrangement, daily (closed on Thursday) Duration: 2 hours Price on request Students and children: on request Language: English Included in the price: Kremlin tickets / the guided tour

Moscow pub crawl – Friday / Saturday

Experience the real nightlife of Moscow with my Moscow Pub Crawl and enjoy 4 pubs/bars plus 4 welcome shot drinks. Move from one bar to another and get to know travelers from around the world as well as the locals. Play fun adventure games and contests in addition to getting perks in the bars. Between the bars, move from one place to another on foot. The routes are organized as such that you will walk no more than 10 minutes between the bars. Visit the most exciting events, parties, concerts, and dance in the bars. Moscow Pub Crawl is a tour that you will never forget.

This tour runs every Friday and Saturday evening at 8 PM and you need to bring along your passport or an ID card, comfortable shoes, and wear smart casual clothes.

An advance booking and a small prepayment are required!

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 4 hours Price on request Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour, 4 shot drinks

1.5-hour boat trip on the Moskva River.

Taking a boat tour in Moscow on the Moskva River is a very pleasant experience. It allows you to know the city from a totally different perspective and admire the beautiful bridges. In this 1.5-hour river trip, you will sail past many beautiful sites in Moscow, so you can take the best photos to commemorate this day. The ship makes several stops on the way. The trip starts from the Ustinskiy Bridge near Sarjadje Park and ends at the Kiev train station.

On this Boat Trip, you can see sights such as: the former Imperial Education House, Sarjadje Park, the “flowing”, “floating” bridge, the most beautiful view of the Kremlin, the Great Stone Bridge, the legendary House on the Quay, the Christ the Savior Cathedral , the monument to Peter the Great on the ship, the central sports arena Luzhniki, the Sparrow Hills, 240 meters high Lomonosov University, the numerous architecturally spectacular skyscrapers of Moscow-City, the Novodevichy Convent, the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs etc.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 1.5 hours Price on request Language: English

A military tour – riding on tanks in Stupino (Moscow region)

Russian Military is one of the largest military forces in the world formed in 1992. With my Military Tour experience what it likes to be in the Russian military, shooting guns, ride the Tank T-34 and various models of German tanks from the Second World War, as well as armored personnel carriers and vehicles. You will also shoot from the AK-47 and another combat weapon.

The tour will begin with your private tour guide Moscow in a Soviet army van accompanied with some tasty snacks and tea for a tasty start. Upon arriving, you will have to put on the army safety clothing and climb the Russian armored vehicles. The tour will take you on the noisy, smoky tank, driving through mud roads. All participants will get the chance to drive the tank which is coordinated by the Russian military.

Time: by arrangement, daily Price on request Language: English

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Welcome to Russia! My name is Alexander, I was born in Moscow and I'm a passionate tour guide. I want to share my passion for Russia and my hometown with you. On my website you will find useful information to make your individual trip to Russia as interesting as possible.

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Aerosmith Unveils Rescheduled Farewell Tour Dates Following Steven Tyler’s Vocal Cord Injury

The band had originally been slated to perform a string of shows in late 2023.

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Aerosmith is back in business. After taking an unexpected break from the Peace Out farewell tour due to Steven Tyler ‘s vocal cord injury in 2023, the band has unveiled a slew of new rescheduled dates slated for this fall and winter.

11 Times Bands Replaced One of Their Own: Notable & Notorious Departures

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The news comes more than six months after Aerosmith announced that the remainder of the previously scheduled Peace Out shows were to be postponed indefinitely due to Tyler’s injury, which the band had discovered was “more serious than initially thought.”

“I am heartbroken to not be out there with Aerosmith, my brothers and the incredible Black Crowes, rocking with the best fans in the world,” the frontman wrote in a statement at the time. “I promise we will be back as soon as we can.”

“His doctor has confirmed that in addition to the damage to his vocal cords, he fractured his larynx which requires ongoing care,” the band revealed in a separate statement. “He is receiving the best medical treatment available to ensure his recovery is swift, but given the nature of a fracture, he is being told patience is essential.”

See Aerosmith’s announcement and new tour dates below.

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