Mumford pal Meins releases single, tours

Friend of Mumford and Sons, Derek Meins, is to release his track ‘Oh! You Pretty Woman’ on 13th October. The single, which features Mumford and Sons as a backing band, will be available as a download only, and can be heard on Meins’ myspace here.

The track, which is a cover of 1930s western swing outfit Milton Brown and his Musical Brownies, was  orifnally released on Meins’ mini-album The Famous Poet. Derek describes it as a “Punch-drunk hoedown sing-along.”

Meins will be playing this week with a live band.

8th October – Old Blue Last, London

9th October – Komedia, Brighton

Words: Lynn Roberts