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Category: A Blog… of sorts
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Overheard at an Open-Mic
Punter A: “Hey, She’s a really good guitar player! Like the songs too!” Punter B: “Me too…. hey, she’s got CDs for sale here – let’s buy a couple!” Punter A: “Hell, no! Who buys CDs when you can stream this shit for free?” Punter B: “Yeah, you’re right. Punter A: “Wonder who’s playing tomorrow…”
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Many More New Songs (Coming Soon)!
Yes, I’ve been listening through some recorded songs with a view to finally publishing the whole lot of them. Not all together by any means; they have to be auditioned, edited, mixed and generally made presentable. And they will crawl out of that process individually, or at most, a few at a time. And maybe…
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On Stepping Back
I’ve got to be honest: those visitors here who (would like to) follow my bog will have noticed that recently there’s been nothing to follow and may have wandered off in search of some other pied piper. As far as my blog is concerned, it’s simply that my particular mechanical musical activities which would be…
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Going to a gig on Friday – Gustav Mahler (Royal Concertgebouw / Daniele Gatti)
30th August 2013 – Mahler’s 9th Symphony. Part of the Edinburgh International Festival. Why am I so moved to post this here? Well, I’m a fan of both the composer, this particular symphony and this particular orchestra. I hope to be a fan of the conductor, too, but to date I have not heard Daniele…
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Gig Announcement @ Out Of The Bedroom (November 2013)
Edit! Please see change of date below. Sorry for inconvenience! Someone must have read my previous post because I can happily confirm a booking at Out Of The Bedroom on the 2nd November 2013. Address is Kilderkin, 65/67 Canongate, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH8 8BT. First of a few more, I hope, in my now injury-free body! Contact me directly for…
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I really should get out more!
I wrote here and here – and even here – about reasons I couldn’t play and sing. Since the turn of the year I haven’t played or sung “in anger”. But now it’s time to put all that behind be and stride purposefully and confidently once more onto the stage and regale the good people of Edinburgh with my approximate…
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About Musicians and Day-Jobs (again)
Or should that be “Jobs and Part-time Musos”? Which gets in the way of what? What gets in the way of which? Assuming musicianship has primacy, here are a few of my thoughts: Day jobs would be OK if they wouldn’t take all day. My degree of satisfaction with my day job is inversely proportional…
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Happy songs v. sad songs
Someone said on the radio recently that she found happy music depressing and sad music uplifting. “Me too! Me too!”, I yelled at the radio. I’ll go further: when I hear some happy-clappy songs on the car radio I want to open the car door and vomit – or at least wind the window down…
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OK, OK, I admit it! I don’t listen to other acoustic guitar players (much).
Gosh! Shock – horror! Well, that’s the reaction that I get when I have to explain why I haven’t listened to any of the playing of this or that acoustic guitar player. Their names are more often than not very familiar to me having come across them umpteen times on internet forums and other websites…
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Songwriters and guitar players: have you moved with the times or are you frozen in time?
I’m talking about the currency of your original musical output. Some of us, I’m sure, are now writing and playing stuff more or less indistinguishable style-wise from the days when we first strutted our stuff. Others will, I’m equally sure, have adjusted their style – either sub-consciously or deliberately – to the “market” as it…
