Martin Craig wrote the bikers' anthem 'Rockin' At The Ace Cafe' about the legendary North London haunt in 1973. 'Mile After Mile' is a stripped-down solo acous
'Mile After Mile' is a 16-track acoustic solo album of English Road Songs by Martin Craig, whose 1973 single 'Rockin' at the Ace Café' helped to spark interest in the re-opening of the legendary 50s and 60s British biker haunt in North London.
Martin says,
"MILE AFTER MILE is a stripped-down, solo acoustic collection of 16 of my songs. Some of the tracks draw on my experiences of running a 13-year music & songwriting group in a high security prison and leading a long-term community development project in one of the UK's most deprived and high-crime areas."
"During the 14 years I worked with the neighbourhood project, my family and I were on the receiving end of death threats, wrecked cars, ram raids, arson attacks and a burgled home, all carried out by criminals who wanted to take control of the troubled community away from the people who lived there. The area suffered large-scale rioting in the 1990s."
"Writing and playing music has long been my way of dealing with the personal impact of incidents such as these, and my song 'Contract Killer' which opens MILE AFTER MILE is a literal description of real-life situations, sung from the point of view of a local hit-man."
"I am promoting MILE AFTER MILE with live shows, radio performances and interviews. Check my web-site for further details."
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