Dave Keir

acoustic fingerstyle guitar & songs

Category: A Blog… of sorts

  • The Blurring of the Lines (Day-Jobs and Night-Waves)

    Last week during a conference call at work (my day-job) a colleague on the other side of the line gaily quipped about having visited my (this) website and made a friendly remark about what he heard, music-wise. Some of my colleagues on my side of the conference call looked at me – and each other…

  • “Roots” and “World” Music

    I feel safe talking about this because I have spent many years puzzling my way through playing in folk clubs even though I’d be hard pressed to find a folk song in my repertoire, notwithstanding my early labours arranging solo fiddle tunes for guitar. Back to the point: I’m puzzled about those other terms. What…

  • The Performing Arts

    What does “The Performing Arts” mean? Does is mean “the arts of performing”, or “the arts that are performed”? Or is it that the inference is that Performing is an Art? Suppose I suggest that performing is a craft as distinct from an art. “Nonsense!”, you might say, “Where would music be if it were…

  • From “Out Of The Bedroom” a couple of weeks back

    Courtesy of my good pal Roisin Russell

  • Good Grief! Happy New Year, Everybody!

    I hope 2012 is productive for you. And healthy. And prosperous. And lucky. But most of all… happy! Or lucky… no, happy. Lucky. Happy. Both!  🙂

  • Good Grief! Want to see a CD?

  • Red John

    For your enjoyment:

  • Roland Barrett – No Enemies No Friends

    I’m always delighted to share something nice produced by a fan (and therefore – a friend) and Roland has been a friend of mine for a few years. He has produced a very, very nice video and recording of his No Enemies No Friends which I’m pleased to share here. I’m particularly impressed by the…

  • The Listening Room

    Took the guitar out for a breath of fresh air this evening. Played a couple of songs in The Listening Room at The Blue Blazer in Edinburgh. Not been there before. Had a lot of fun – really friendly people! Headline act was Calum Carlyle whom I hugely enjoyed. We swapped a couple of CDs. After the recent…

  • Edinburgh from our place

    Or, in truth, just a 30 minute uphill stroll from our house. In the middle distance you can pick out the inevitable castle and Arthur’s Seat pokes above everything on the right. I took the piccie the day before yesterday. You couldn’t see this today, though. Thunder storms bringing the curtains down once again on Scotland.