25 Minutes OYT
A second 2026 Album from Drew is now out, starting with a 6 track edition on Bandcamp, which will be followed soon by an 8 track edition on all major platforms. Many of the tracks have already proved popular in live gigs, so if you have been looking out for them, here they are! Click on the pic to take you to the Bandcamp version, and here's what Drew has to say about it:
“Hey all. As always, I thank you for your support. I’ve written, and recorded a new album. I’ve been working on it for a while. The last one made it into the independent UK Blues Album Charts! Made up on every level.
This may feel short, and there is a longer version (2 covers), that will be shared on all the usual platforms soon.
25 minutes OYT (of your time), is what I’m currently asking from you with regards to this album and my music. The full edition will be more like 35 minutes. It’s a thought process I had when creating it. The evolution in music, where knowing that people can hear an album easily without buying it, means you’re hoping they commit a small piece of their time and their LIFE to hearing your works. Anyway! Genre splicing, thoughtful experimentation, and honest songs for you to hear. And I hope you do :)
Big Love
DN”
Top 40!
Drew's earlier 2026 Album Once More Through The Mind Filter featured in the UK Blues Top 40. Click on the image to find it on the Listen page.
Narrowboat Sessions
Drew and Marie travelled to Wrexham to appear on the Narrowboat Sessions, which is a very cool initiative involving a recording studio on a narrowboat that travels round the country. What a great couple of numbers.
Old Time Train
Thanks to Tom Beaumont for feature a couple of Neirin videos on his YouTube channel, including this one, with Jase North guesting on guitar and drums. From the Blues Night at The Old Angel Inn, Bardney, Lincolnshire. Watch the video on YouTube and you'll see that he's also recorded and shared "Tryna Not Lose My Mind" as well. Big thanks to him, and to all in Bardney for such a good night.
On Tour!
Into Autumn and Drew and Marie put in an awful lot of road miles in a wonderful 14 day, 9 gig tour from the English midlands to the north of Scotland, taking in Newark, Leeds, Keswick, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow and the Isle of Skye, and managing to fit in a bit of sightseeing as well. The photo above is of Portree, on the Isle of Skye.
It's been a busy year for touring. As well as covering a lot of England, Scotland and Wales, Drew followed 2025's trips to Switzerland and the USA with a 2026 gig in Paris, and another in a place he'd always wanted to play: New Orleans. A big thanks to Cafe Negril on the world famous Frenchmen Street for such a warm welcome and the chance to share the stage with some wonderful blues musicians. Best quote of the night:
"Who knew that an English lad would know anything about the blues?"
A real treat for Drew, and another off the bucket list. Thanks to Cafe Negril for clips from the session, and to all the great musicians who made it such a wonderful night.
More touring is in preparation for 2027, with all the usual places (and some new ones) in the UK, European gigs already pencilled in for Denmark, Germany and The Netherlands in the summer, and more international gigs under discussion. We'll keep you posted as details emerge.
BDLenz Trio
Drew met the wonderful BD Lenz while they were both in New Orleans, and when the BDLenz trio was in the UK, they came to Bath and invited Drew to join them on stage. How about this!
Bath Music
As well as all the national and international travels, Drew and Marie love living and working in Bath. Not only gigging regularly in Bath, Bristol and nearby (see upcoming gigs here), Drew also hosts regular live music evenings in different Bath venues. You can see all Drew's regular promotions just by clicking on the image.
Once More Through the Mind Filter
Drew's charting earlier 2026 album is available on all major platforms.
Get it on Bandcamp - click here for the link.
It's a compilation of previously recorded gems, now given a polish with new recordings.
Find out what Drew says in the Neirin Facebook page - you can click anywhere on this post to see it on Facebook.
Only You
Drew and Marie featured in this beautiful video, but not as musicians! It's Young Martyrs video of their track "Only You," and if you watch it you'll see what we mean.
Top Five
In 2026 Drew's "The Good Part" was listed in Indie Music Monthly's top five "must listens" chart. You can listen to it on Spotify by clicking on the chart below.
Interview with the Whisky Rev
So the success of the 2025 album, "Bones," just goes on and on, with tens of thousands of plays on Spotify, from all around the world. Not only that, but the Whisky Rev Blues House on Speysound Radio made it album of the week, and you can see Drew's full interview with the Whisky Rev here. Fascinating stuff about Drew, his influences and the Blues.
Australia
No, despite all Drew's international travelling lately, he wasn't in Australia himself, but his "Summertime Gave Me The Blues" got a spin on the "Blues on the Hill" show in Melbourne, Australia. You can listen through their Facebook page linked here. Drew's number is on just a little after 20 minutes in. The whole show is worth a listen!
Listeners
Check out what Drew says about listeners and success. Click on the Facebook post here to see it on Facebook.
Neirin
Drew now uses "Neirin" as a catch-all name for all his duos, trios, full bands, especially live. Click on the cool "Neirin on Tour" pic to find out more.
Great Reviews!
Click on the pics the two latest in a stream of very nice reviews of Drew's work from Zillions magazine and Glide magazine, this time for "So I Heard," which is on Bones (Part Two) and you can listen to on Spotify by just clicking here.
Coming Home
There are 9 tracks on Drew's summer 2025 album, I'll Keep on Comin Home. The live version of the title track from the album launch is featured above. You can see it in full screen by clicking on the square in the bottom right of the video. There's another video from the album launch below, with clips from two more of the tracks.
A great big thanks to the packed, standing-room only crowd that come to the album launch, to all the band, to Lloyd Edwards working sound and Luke Fleming on video production. What a blast it was!
And here's the earlier promo video of "Mean Mean Man," produced by Luke Fleming.
Here's what Drew said about the album when it was released.
Hey folks. The newest album, is now available on all the major music platforms. It features 9 songs, including our cover of ‘Wait a Minute’ by Seth Walker. Much love noise appreciators 🤍⭐️
Choose your platform from Drew's Listen page.