Antigen Records

Having sat on their arses for a whole month, Sons of Joy finally get around to releasing their long-awaited second album. With their debut from November 2011 now a distant memory, Messrs Merrill and Simpkins approached BBC Radio Suffolk's David Butcher at 8pm with a plan to learn, play, record, digitise and release their second album in 4 hours.

Matthew Simpkins and Daniel Merrill of Sons of Joy were invited along to the BBC Suffolk Introducing show, to chat to Graeme and Richard about their new album. They played four songs live during the show - Keep My Body, Jesus, Old Time Religion and the unreleased Somebody Talking 'Bout Jesus.

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of Songs of Joy, the debut album by Sons of Joy. This is a remarkable CD, recorded in less than four hours in a garden shed, with one microphone and no post-production. It has the immediacy of an Alan Lomax field recording and the earnest intensity of the pre-war gospel pioneers. It truly is music to feed the spirit.

Fiery fiddle duo Sons of Joy release their debut CD Songs of Joy through antigen records on 14 November 2011. They are launching it with a concert in aid of Amnesty International and CO1 at Holy Trinity Church, Colchester CO1 1JR (next to HMV and the library) on Saturday 12 November at 7.30pm. This will be the first opportunity to pick up a copy of their outstanding new album, at a discount price, two days before the official release date!

We are thrilled to announce a very special live concert at Ronnie's Bar, upstairs at PJ McGintys in Ipswich. This may be the last show we promote at McGintys, as the landlord, Veronica Chambers, is leaving at the end of August. She has played a major role supporting bands and promoters in Ipswich over the last 3 years. Her open-minded attitude to music has seen the venue play host to everyone from Ed Sheeran to John Bowers.

Our brand new compilation CD is out now, with 19 tracks by popular recording artists, including John Callaghan, Sons of Joy and The Waxing Captors. It also features exclusive collaborations: Henry Homesweet faces off against chip-tune legend Sabrepulse and These Are End Times perform two tracks with Daniel Merrill of Dead Rat Orchestra.