The Diaries
The Diaries are an original acoustic duo from England and Sweden, based in Camden Town, London.
We play explosive and hugely catchy rockpop with a punk attitude and an 80s vibe.
With The NOW Hustle we have twice toured Europe, played across Ireland, and are now playing in London and beyond as we begin to promote and sell our debut book Music, Love and Impossibilities.
The concept is to turn up at random bars and ask to play there and then. A ten to fifteen minute set and we’re on to the next one.
Our record is five shows in a day. In Antwerp we arrived early afternoon knowing nobody, with absolutely nothing organised. We simply hit the street. By the end of the day we’d played three shows and had five booked for the next day.
As well as our upcoming debut album, HEᒐ, we’re already well on our way with albums two and three completely written. With this and enough material for two or three more books, we’re going to just keep putting stuff out and keep hitting the road.
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The Diaries
The Diaries, Music, Love and Impossibilities
Maja’s life in Stockholm is falling apart. A newly discovered passion for music has blown apart the final cracks in a fragile marriage.
Mark is an experienced professional musician living in lockdown London and on furlough from his bar job. When Maja comes across his online musical diary, she reads it then gets in touch. From there Mark becomes her online music tutor and mentor. He has no idea of the turmoil in her life.
With nowhere to turn, Maja confides in Mark who says, ‘You could come here.’
Exactly one week later they meet for the first time at Heathrow Airport. Before they arrive at Mark’s house in north London they are an item.
However, Brexit means Maja can’t stay in England long term and Mark can’t live and work in Europe. There are also worldwide travel restrictions due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Surveying all this, they decide to become professionally touring songwriters and performers. Oh stop. That’s impossible.
Isn’t it?
