29 February 2020
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This afternoon was the technical rehearsal for next week’s panto. It was more about getting lighting and sound FX sorted so wasn’t essential that I was there but it was useful to see things shaping up. I think there’s still … Continue reading
28 February 2020
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Jane got a Hairy Bikers recipe book (Hairy Dieters Book 3: Good Eating) out of the library last week and today we tried their Spicy Moroccan Soup. It was a bit hotter than I expected although, to be fair, my … Continue reading
27 February 2020
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Do you know what? I think I’ve finished my RPM 2020 challenge on time and with the full complement of required music. If you check the RPM website, you’ll see that they require at least 10 tracks or 35 minutes … Continue reading
26 February 2020
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If yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, that means today is Ash Wednesday, the start of the Christian season of Lent. What is Lent? The simplest answer is that it is the forty days between today and Easter (excluding Sundays – otherwise … Continue reading
25 February 2020
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Today is Shrove Tuesday, which means pancakes are on the menu. In fact, Jane and I had ours for breakfast this morning. Jane did the making this year but I contributed by eating heartily with my favourite accompaniment of sugar … Continue reading
24 February 2020
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Having done ‘duo’ versions of Ramble for my RPM 2020 project, with banjos and then bouzouki and mandolin, I had a go at playing all four tracks together. With a bit of additional panning, it sounded quite good; having had … Continue reading
23 February 2020
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After I’d done the banjo version of Ramble for my RPM 2020 project, I decided to try it on bouzouki. For some reason, I’d remembered that the bouzouki was tuned in a similar way to the banjo (aDGBD in this … Continue reading
22 February 2020
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I got another three tracks for my RPM 2020 project done yesterday. If you remember the Ramble track that I posted last weekend, performed on a resonator guitar, I mentioned that I had plans to try it on different instruments. … Continue reading
21 February 2020
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This could be called the most considered piece of my RPM2020 collection so far, in that I didn’t record and release it on the same day. Initially, I set up a ‘drummer’ in Logic Pro X and then improvised over … Continue reading
20 February 2020
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Today’s date is another one of those notable ones, brought to you by the digits 2 and 0: 2020-02-20 Not quite as good as the palindromic one from near the start of the month but still worth a quick flag … Continue reading