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The Toy Hearts are pleased to present to you direct from Brooklyn, NY, USA the wonderful Rebecca Pronsky @ The Hare and Hounds this Thursday 28th March 2013. This will be the third in a series of events that THs have been hosting, showcasing select bands from North America live in Kings Heath, Birmingham. As always there will be music from both acts with a collective jam at the end of the show to round off the evening.

With just 11 weeks left before The Toy Hearts move Stateside, the band are keeping busy with a string of UK tour dates across the country this Spring 2013. With shows in Lincolnshire, Exeter, Shropshire, Stoke-On-Trent, Hebden Bridge, Birmingham, Dorset, Coventry, Bath, Cumbria, Nottingham, Basingstoke, Yorkshire, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Leicester and London... DO NOT MISS your last chance to catch one the UKs Top Bluegrass and Western Swing Band's Playing LIVE!

The Toy Hearts are delighted to be returning to BBC Radio Merseyside this Friday 25th January 2013, where they will be catching up with Billy Butler and performing some songs live on air. The focus of the bands' appearance is geared towards promoting their show that evening at Liverpool Acoustic Live @ The Two View Gallery, in addition to discussing The Toy Hearts recent decision to relocate to Austin, Texas this May 2013.

A very warm HELLO from The Toy Hearts HQ! Since our return from Texas we have been keeping busy with five UK shows already under our belt and more dates to see us through the rest of November/December 2012. Be sure to check out our Annual Christmas Special at The Hare and Hounds in Birmingham, and our NYE Hootenanny Show at The All Saints Centre in Lewes (dates and details listed below).

Whilst The Toy Hearts are busy preparing for their upcoming tour of Texas this Autumn 2012, there are still four shows that you can catch them at, before they travel across the pond. Here's a reminder of where and when you can see the band playing material from their critically acclaimed fourth CD 'Whiskey'...

Do Not Miss The Toy Hearts playing live this Autumn 2012!

The Toy Hearts are thrilled to be returning to The Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh to perform at this years 21st Appalachian and Bluegrass Music Festival. There’ll be strumming on the porches of the log cabins, dancing in the cobbled streets and jamming outside the General Store, with a jam-packed schedule the band are very excited to have been invited back to this famous festival.

The Toy Hearts are excited to announce that they have made the second round ballots for the International Bluegrass Music Association's 2012 'Emerging Artist of the Year' Award!

Next Monday 25th June 2012, 'Whiskey' will officially be available to download via internet and purchase from record stores in the UK! With only one week to go, The Toy Hearts are thrilled to be receiving some fantastic reviews from specialist press their fourth studio album. Also out this week, catch The Toy Hearts in the national press with a review in The Daily Mirror on Friday and featured as Album of the Week in The Sunday Mercury.

The Toy Hearts are delighted to announce their next hometown show! Birmingham's favourite Bluegrass Band will be performing plus special guests at The End, Birmingham Ballroom on Friday 14th September 2012. In conjunction with their UK Summer Tour 2012 and the release of the band's fourth studio album 'Whiskey', The Toy Hearts promise an entertaining evening filled with Blazin' Bluegrass and Sultry Swing.

The Toy Hearts are delighted to be in session with Judi Spiers on BBC Radio Devon this Thursday 3rd May 2012

The band will be performing some live tracks from their brand new CD 'Whiskey', in addition to having a chat with Judi about their gigs down south this week and future plans for the year ahead.

Tune in at 11am this Thursday 3rd May to listen to The Toy Hearts on BBC Radio Devon: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7nc

Hello from The Toy Hearts HQ...

We are very excited to launch our new website and the release of our fourth CD 'Whiskey'!

Although the album is not officially released until the end of June, we are selling it EXCLUSIVELY at our live shows and direct from the TOY STORE on our website. In addition to the new record, we also have brand new merchandise including mens and ladies t-shirts, along with our trendy new tote bags... Check it out!