An important element of the Ash Mandrake Package is the visual studio work. Many people who see him live don’t know about this. In 2013, Ash teamed up with the portrait artist Krystyna Fitzgerald Morris. Some of the results chosen … Continue reading →

Double necked ukulele The double necked uke is a piece of mischief wrought for the character Magpie The Jesterly Corvid. it consists of a piccolo ukulele attatched to a baritone ukulele – The little and large of the uke family. … Continue reading →

The first review out of the hat is by Dave Franklin of Green man Music. I’d say it’s mostly descriptive and is favourable. Here are the first two paragraphs: Having seen Ash Mandrake play as a solo act a couple … Continue reading →

Couple of days ago, I had my new collection of hats photographed in Blackburn by Matt Ainsworth. It was a massive job. We didn’t manage to work with all the new ones. There are some that I haven’t used on … Continue reading →

I’ve been working on this album for more than three years (it’s been transferred between computers a few times) I’m working on rich vocal textures – Massive choral arrangements, tightly worked and different to what I do live; but still … Continue reading →