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McCabe’s Guitar Shop, Santa Monica
It just looked like a normal music shop selling an eclectic mix of musical instruments. It was across the road from the hotel on Pico
November 16, 2016
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Improvisation in the Moment
This post was written before the results of the Presidential Election in the USA: I am sitting at the dining room table. It’s late afternoon. Thanks to
November 11, 2016
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Burundi Beat and Treated Trumpet
It would have been the summer of 1980. This is one of those moments I think we all have, when a piece of music becomes
November 4, 2016
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Rough music cuts – a 30 day exercise
#WorkingOutLoud … a note taken from Evernote, which I produced recently. This is one of a series of ideas for developing new material over a
June 13, 2016
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Update: apparently you are never too old to release your first album
On Friday I publicised the release of an album through Bandcamp. It comprised 15 tracks, using spoken word and music. The words come from “Blue:
April 11, 2016
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Am I too old to release my first album?
A really short blog post today just to answer the question. I hope I am not too old, as Wednesday was the day when I
April 8, 2016
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What Colour is 2016?
Can a year be a specific colour? Is this some sort of synaesthetic experiment? Well, not exactly. I have written several posts about BlueWater Books
January 5, 2016
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Who inspires me 7: Brian Eno
It’s been a long time since that first time when I heard the music of Brian Eno and was completely captivated – and there began
June 29, 2015
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Remembering Borders: gone but not forgotten!
I’m taking you back a bit here. More than a decade, I think. It was the opening of a Borders store near where I lived
June 2, 2015
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The Unthanks – Liverpool Philharmonic Halls – 1st March 2015
If I said to you that a performance comprising a string quartet plus a folk band with two sisters singing and clog dancing brought the
March 6, 2015
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