black is the colour of my true love's hair...

Whilst we wait (impatiently!) for the 'Venus in Hollywood' video's final edits, Gavin and I thought we might have a little fun and do some filming ourselves.

Partially as a gift to our friend Nico, for whom this is one of her favourite songs. And partially for Gavin to try out some of his new film-making skills (another string in his creative bow).

This new clip is the result! Sweet Tooth perform the traditional song, 'Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair,' live in our studio. One take, no headphones, spill and all... Vocals by Fleurtini. All other instruments and music production by Gavin Hammond (bass and trumpet were overdubbed immediately after in one take). 

Filmed (live), edited and produced by Gavin Hammond. 

For Nico.

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(PS. The song itself is a celtic traditional which has been covered by luminaries such as Nina Simone, Joan Baez, Esther Ofarim and Christy Moore.  We love how it mystically takes on such different qualities depending on the artist singing it, so we've tried to put our own 'Sweet Tooth' stamp on it with this recording. We've decided to give the track away for free as a reward to those who join our mailing list. Do this via this link, or by entering your email address in the text box in the side-bar -->) ♥

london in puddles

You may already be familiar with Gavin's beautifully moody and evocative photography as it's been featured here on our site before.

The London Eye

If not, I'd like to remedy that situation right now, in light of the fact that it would be remiss for our fans not to know about it considering he's received coverage in many of the UK's national press this week! 


His 'London in Puddles' lomography series has been featured in Stylist magazine,  The Telegraph, The Metro, The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard, and The Mirror,  no doubt inspired by the rainy weather we endured over the Queen's Diamond Jubilee holiday (which was wonderful, but VERY wet).


He told the papers: "I stumbled upon my first puddles image by accident. My bicycle had been stolen so I was walking into town along the South Bank for once rather than pedalling past it in a hurry. It began to rain as I approached the London Eye and a large flock of tourists were blocking my way. I hate to be in a crowd so I stared at my feet as I waited for them to pass. And lo! a beautiful reflection of one of the gondolas emerged from a puddle, like a vision from another world, a view of a parallel universe."

A Dickensian high-wire busker in Covent Garden

You can see his entire London set here on his Flickr page, (please get in touch with us via or contact page if you'd like to purchase prints).


Never one to rest on his laurels, Gavin (and film editor Phil G) also just produced this audio/visual clip showcasing his other sets of snaps, alongside a remix of our track 'At Your Leisure,' done by Berlin-based producer and DJ, Deep Child. 


We hope you enjoy its dark and mellow loveliness... 

♫ ♥ ♫ 

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