Join Padma's mailing list and receive a free download of 'The Bloke Downstairs'. You can join the list at ReverbNation.






Padma's recent session and interview is now online on the Get Closer website.




Padma is currently back in the UK. He will be performing live on Balcony TV at 7pm on Tuesday 28th April.

The show will also be available in their archive for some time afterwards.

GOT A QUESTION?
On Wednesday (29th April) Padma will be answering questions live on Gigwise.com - check back later for the time.

And next week, Padma heads off to Vancouver, Canada to begin recording his second album. Keep an eye on his blog to see exclusive video of Padma working on the album.






Read an article, written by Padma, at Off-Grid.net.

In the article, entitled 'Secrets of Happiness', Padma discusses his decision to make a yurt, and his experience of living in it.

Remember you can keep up to speed with Padma's activities and reflections by visiting his blog.




Padma will be performing two tracks on The Verb, on Radio 3. The show airs on 23 January at 9.15pm. It will also be available on BBC iPlayer for a week after the show.




Padma will be returning to the UK to record a session for radio 3's 'The Verb' this month. We will post info on when that will be aired as soon as we have it.

While he's here, Padma will be doing a free one-off gig in central Brighton: 21 January at the Western Front (opp. Churchill Square and very close to Brighton station).

The Western Front, Cranbourne Street, Brighton. Tel. 01273 725 656






Have you seen Padma's new blog yet?

Padma is currently living in a yurt in the Spanish Pyrenees. His electricity comes from a solar panel, his water comes from a mountain spring.

Inspired by the ideas behind Henry David Thoreau's "Walden", Padma blogs about his experiences, and keeps us updated in the form of a video blog and an accompanying written blog.

In 1854 Henry David Thoreau went to the woods, built a cabin and contemplated the impact of industrialisation on the lives of humans. The result was his famous book "Walden: Or, Life in the Woods". Now Padma re-visits Thoreau's ideas, and suggests some from his own Buddhist perspective, in an attempt to find radical solutions to the current economic, environmental and spiritual crises. Like Thoreau, he will share his life on the mountain and question the basic values on which our society is built. The result is a new video blog - "Here: Or, Life in the Mountains".




That's right folks. This week Julian Lennon has chosen Song for an Entryphone as his Pick of the Week on Below Zero, a California-based radio show.




Padma will be interviewed on Good Morning Sunday, on radio 2 this Sunday 21 September.

The interview will take place from 8am. You can also "Listen Again' through the BBC website.






'Song for an Entryphone', the second EP from 'Here', will be relased on 15 September.

The EP features three tracks:

• Song for an Entryphone
• Waiting for Dolma (Extended mix)
• Little Boxes

The EP is a digital-only release. You can pre-order it here.

A video featuring an acoustic version of 'Entryphone' is available on Youtube:





Padma will be on 'Good Morning Sunday' this Sunday, 17th August.

He'll be interviewed by Aled Jones, and will no doubt be discussing the album, Buddhism, mountains, brain haemorrhages, upcoming gigs and the future.

Tune in from about 8.30am, or catch up later on the BBC's iPlayer (available in the UK only).




The Just Music Café double album “Acoustic & Beats 01” extends over two separate CD albums the musical boundaries of acoustic guitar into symphonic composition, modern jazz, classically inspired mood music, folksy whimsy, textural ambience and muscular electronica. This beautifully packaged and boxed double album is the first of a series and uniquely features only artists from the Just Music label – including Jon Hopkins, Honeyroot, Future Loop Foundation,Dan Arborise, and many more – whose artist albums are all beautifully illustrated in the accompanying 24 page booklet. Both the Acoustic CD1 and the Beats CD2 are lovingly sequenced and mixed by DJ Ben Mynott to create an exquisite and total Just Music listening experience.

"The mix is further evidence that right now, this label is probably the most on the ball – not just musically but emotionally – on the entire planet" Pete Lawrence (The Big Chill’s founder)




At long last, Padma's debut album 'Here' is available to buy.

You can get it from the Just Music Store, iTunes, Amazon, and various other online stores. Available on CD or to download.

"...the sweet, acoustic vignettes on Here have a refreshing intimacy that recalls early John Martyn or Nick Drake - 4/5" Sunday Express

"Absolutely enchanting – definitely one to watch…" Steve Whitley – Life FM

"Beauty in simplicity… Padma’s voice has warmth and depth" Ben Mynott, Fluidnation






Padma is playing in Harrow at The Mix (in the Junction pub) on Friday night, and in Kentish Town at Soundbites (in the Abbey Tavern) on Sunday night.

Remember - Monday is a bank holiday, which means that Sunday is really Saturday. And what's more, the Soundbites gig is free!

Here is a flyer to whip you up into a frenzy:








Padma updates on his tour:

Well, the tour has begun. I played Acoustic and Beats at the Joogleberry in Brighton and The Rooms at St Leonards last week. Both were lovely venues and excellent nights.

The Joogleberry night was part of the Brighton Fringe festival and was lovely and mellow, with some chilled out beats from Digitonal and gentle instrumental guitar and loops from Leo Abrahams, as well as a set by yours truly, expertly accompanied by the haunting synths and dulcet tones of Becky Nelson.

The Rooms was so mellow that I just kept on playing. I was the only act on the night so there was no time pressures. In the end I was on stage for over an hour.

Next stop is Oxford on Wednesday at the Purple Turtle. Then over to London for the 'handshake' peaceful protest - a line of people spanning London from the Albert Hall, where the Dalai Lama will be speaking, to the Chinese Embassy. We will all shake hands and hope it encourages the Chinese to get in on the act. Come down!

Then a couple of gigs in the London area, then off up north. Hope to see you somewhere along the way.




The show is at the JOOGLEBERRY PLAYHOUSE and features Just Music artists PADMA, LEO ABRAHAMS and DIGITONAL.

Expect the very best in downtempo and acoustic live music, a music-loving crowd and a relaxed and amicable ambience.

Padma
Brighton-based singer-songwriter Padma’s warm voice is the perfect match for his gentle lulling guitar technique

Leo Abrahams
Acclaimed instrumental guitarist who has worked with the likes of KT Tunstall and Brian Eno

Digitonal
Cinematic electronica of epic proportions with classical leanings

DOORS 7.30
£5 on door or advance
Box Office: 01273 709709
Info: 0208 741 6020




The Spacefood & Balloons single launches today. You can buy it from all good digital retailers - iTunes et al.

This is a double A-side (to use an out-moded metaphor from a previous era) with 'Throw My Drugs Away'.

Both tracks are from Padma's forthcoming debut album Here, which will be available in both digital and CD formats from 2nd June.

For a limited time, you can hear both tracks on Padma's myspace.




Yes it's true. Padma is live in session tonight on the Pete Jones show on Radio Reverb.

For the world excluding Brighton, this can be heard on the Radio Reverb website.

For those lucky few who live in Brighton, you can hear it on proper radio at 97.2FM.

And Padma will be giving away five pairs of free tickets to the Acoustic and Beats night at the Joogleberry on 12th May - tune in to claim yours!




You can read an article written by Padma on the Off-Grid.net site.