Helen McCookerybook

Artist Residency – Work In Progress
17 February 2023

Helen McCallum residency at The Community Hub
Earls Court Development Company
January – March 2023

“Essential Workers” (working title)

There will be artist run workshops and an exhibition at the end of March (details to come).

More work in progress in the Art section.

“Beachwalk” single out on 3 Feb 2023
20 January 2023

A-Side: Beachwalk*
B-Side: Home Prison

“… Helen spent a lot of time on her own immersing herself in a variety of books, and ultimately coming up with gorgeous songs like the opener; Beachwalk which is even dreamier and lovely than I would ever have dared hope for.”
Alan Harrison, @RockingMagpie

Digital Release on Gare Du Nord Records (GDN45056), distributed by Kudos Records and available here.

Beachwalk Video on YouTube

*Taken from the new album Drawing on my Dreams, CD and digital downloads available on Bandcamp here.

The Chefs (Helen & James) Interview – Dec 2022
17 January 2023

The Chefs | Interview | “Our positive sound, our harmonies” with Helen McCookerybook & James McCallum
by Klemen Breznikar
It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine
17th January 2023

“It’s really great to have you. Would you like to talk about your background? Where did you grow up and what are some of the early influences for you?

Helen (McCookerybook) McCallum: We grew up in a village in Northumberland (the north-east of England) called Wylam. Our parents were of Scottish and Scottish/American heritage, and had a quirky taste in music: as young children we listened to Ivor Cutler, Tom Lehrer, Fats Waller, and the chart singles that our dad bought regularly: Sandie Shaw, Nancy Sinatra. He was also a fan of Melanie, and Herb Alpert. … continued”

UPCOMING GIG: Helen McCookerybook and James McCallum (The Chefs) Special Gig at the Betsy Trotwood, London, on Wednesday 25th January 2023 – more details and tickets here.