Music Monday: Martin Howard - The Ornithologists Arms

Martin Howard has been putting on the well regarded Acoustic Anarchy nights at Water into Beer in Brockley since 2017, and he often sings a couple of his own songs at the start of the evening. More recently he has also helped launch Deptford Folk nights at the Endeavour bar on Deptford Broadway, and is a familiar face at local open mic nights.  Now he's released an album of his songs, The Ornithologists  Arms, available on digital or CD at bandcamp.

Many years ago Talking Heads released their great 'More Songs about Buildings and Food' album, which The Undertones responded to with 'More Songs about Chocolate and Girls'. Martin's album could be subtitled 'More songs about birds and revolution', particularly the title track where the world is put to right over a pint or two: 'we'll talk of birds on the wing, and the songs of freedom that they sing, and the flight of the peregrines... you can't save the birds without saving the planet, and you can't save the planet under Capital'.