Summer 2010 has been irrepressibly beautiful. It’s everything we want our summers to be here in New England.  We daydream about these days throughout the hollowest days of winter, where all hope but the premise of a long drive on a warm evening with the windows down is sometimes the only thing that pulls us [...]

The bar’s been set for summer 2010, and it’s started here in spring, one of the most beautiful in memory. As I woke from a nap this afternoon (Sunday, May 16), I realized how difficult it’ll be to top the fun and adventure of the last few days, but as always, I’m willing to give [...]

Here’s the final tour schedule for our Lost Sailor Six-In-Six Tour for this Saturday, May 15. A hearty thanks to Kelly and Jeff for letting us borrow their passenger van! Please feel free to join the caravan at any point: Coffee with Jen and Kev (House Concert) – Rollinsford, NH 10-10:30 AM Aquarius Pools (Small [...]

Event Lost Sailor Records May Day Tour When Saturday, May 1, 2010 12:00pm – w/Eric Ott – All Ages Where May Day Tour – Various Locations (map) Seacoast, NH, USA 03820 First Annual May Day Tour – Five Shows in Five Hours. Other InfoThe first annual Lost Sailor May Day Tour will include five shows [...]

UPDATE: We’ve rescheduled this Saturday’s Lost Sailor Tour to Saturday, May 15 due to an illness (my own). Stay tuned for details. The good news is there is now time for you to jump on board, either as a venue or a participant. If you live in the following towns, sign up now to be included [...]

Recording came to a close last Thursday night at Thundering Sky with good friends Jesse Dold and Courtney Brocks lending sweet harmonies to a number of tracks. The session was incredibly productive and efficient, although those words make it seem robotic when in actuality it felt like swimming with the current. I’m amazed at Jesse’s [...]

This Friday, March 12, I’ll be performing in my hometown at the Elysium Arts Folk Club (Rollinsford, NH). Good friends Courtney Brocks and Jeff “JHawk” Hawkinson will join me to round the night into an event for all-time. The show is alcohol-free and all ages. Details and directions. Update: Eric Ott will not be opening [...]

Event Lost Sailor Night: Martin England & Eric Ott When Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:00pm – w/Eric Ott – All Ages Where Hilton Garden Inn (map) 100 High Street Portsmouth, NH, USA 03801 Incredible cocktail selection. Great place to relax. Get a room! Other InfoI’ll be rolling back into the Hilton Garden Inn after an [...]

Martin England performs at the Hilton Garden Inn, Saturday, February 20, 2010.

Driving home from Thundering Sky at midnight tonight, I dodged goose feather snowflakes in my Element while listening to piano sonatas. It was the perfect backdrop for my mind set, at once born of exhaustion and absolute joy. It’s interesting to me how tough it is to finish. Anything. I wrote about this a few [...]