Doris, Doris and Doris of the band I, Doris host the 9th episode of the Dorising podcast. With guests:

Charley Stone (Salad, Desperate Journalist, all the bands)
Helen McCookerybook (The Chefs, Helen and the Horns)
Jo D’Arc (The Twistettes, Minerva Wakes)
Dorising about songwriting, home recording and music production, and Doris’ new job running an NHS vaccination centre.

With music from I, Doris, Charley Stone, The Chefs, The Twistettes, Helen McCookerybook (live performance), and Nervous Twitch.

dorising.podbean.com/e/the-dorising-podcast-%e2%80%93-episode-9-with-charley-stone-helen-mccookerybook-and-jo-darc/

Gideon Coe BBC Radio 6: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rnc4

From Equal Parts, the debut 6-Track 10″ vinyl (33⅓ rpm) EP by McCookerybook and Rotifer available here (including and also as a digital download): mccookerybookandrotifer.bandcamp.com/releases

Video by Naimad.

Thanks to Ben Howarth for this. Part Two coming in January!

https://pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=26583

“‘Equal Parts’ is the first collaboration between two songwriters, Helen McCookerybook and Robert Rotifer. A six track EP, it has been released digitally on 4th December, and a 10” vinyl will follow just in time for Christmas. A taster came in advance with a (socially-distanced) video for ‘No Man’s Land’, while regular BBC 6 Music listeners have been treated to multiple advance plays on the Gideon Coe show.

It’s a delightful record, combining bright power-pop melodies with folk and country influenced arrangements around two overlapping guitars, Helen’s electric guitar and Robert’s acoustic. It has something for any discerning Pennyblackmusic reader – be you a punk, a folkie or a pop-picker.” … continued