Friday February 10, 2012

Competition Announcement

7 February 2012 // competition

And the winner of the signed, limited edition, hand printed photograph of The Smiths, taken in 1984 by Tommy Sheehan is…..Mr Daniel Neilson of Eastbourne. Congratulations to Daniel and thanks to all who entered. The question was, ‘Which now defunct British weekly music paper was Tom affiliated to for the last two decades of its [...]

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Ross Raisin Competition Winners

4 February 2012 // competition

Congratulations to Caught by the River readers, Cate Mowat, Ian Patel and Jon Davies. You are now the owners of a copy of Ross Raisin’s latest book, the very excellent, Waterline. Ross’s first book was indeed called, God’s Own Country. Thanks to everyone who entered.

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Win This Print

31 January 2012 // competition //Photography

The Smiths, just before taking the stage at Reading Uni Feb 1984. Taken by the legendary lensman, Tommy Sheehan. As the result of a bit of banter in the Dog & Duck last week, a deal has been struck whereby in return for us giving Tommy’s new edition of Smiths Collectors Prints a plug, he, [...]

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First Aid Kit Competition Winners

27 January 2012 // competition //Music

The First Aid Kit competition on last weeks newsletter proved to be incredibly popular. In fact, the words Third Man Records (the correct answer btw) were still being cleared from the in-box this morning. The names of the winners have now been picked from the deerstalker and we can announce that copies of, The Lion’s [...]

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Competition Result

4 August 2011 // competition

On last week’s newsletter we asked ‘What is the common link between these two men?’ The answer we were looking for is that the guy on the left (Jimi Goodwin) co-wrote the song ‘Caught by the River’ and the man on the right (Chris Yates) is the patron saint of Caught by the River. Thanks [...]

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Competition Result

29 June 2011 // competition

Thanks to everyone who entered the competition in last weeks newsletter. The correct answer to the question was, October 21st. The lucky winner of a pair of tickets to the Apple Cart festival is Clive Shaw. Congratulations. It looks set to be a brilliant day out. Caught by the River djs will be in attendance [...]

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Caitlin Rose Competition

19 June 2011 // competition //Music

Thanks to everyone who entered last week’s Caitlin Rose competition. The answer is Own Side Now and the lucky winner is Mr Alan Lloyd. A pair of tickets for Caitlin’s show at London’s Scala next Tuesday are yours. The promoter will be contacting you directly with the details. We recommend you get there early Alan, [...]

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Competition Result

25 May 2011 // competition

Thanks to everyone who entered Sunday’s competition. The lucky winner of a pair of weekend tickets to this year’s Truck festival is Kathy Magee. Congratulations. It looks sure to be a brilliant weekend. It was of course, Saint Etienne who released, ‘A Glimpse Of Stocking’ for Christmas 2010.

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Competition Time

22 May 2011 // competition

Truck Festival, now in it’s 14th year, takes place July 22nd-24th at Hill Farm, Steventon in the Oxfordshire countryside.

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Competition Result

18 May 2011 // competition

Thanks to everyone who entered Sunday’s competition. The three people lucky enough to win copies of the new Fleet Foxes album, ‘Helplessness Blues’ are: Emily McKinley, Iain Stewart and Ian Rowe. Congratulations. Your choice of CD or Vinyl will be in the post shortly.

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