I was pleased to find this evening that I can still remember which end of a tuba to blow down to get a note for this evening’s rehearsal. Probably time to get back to more regular brass practise!
1 September 2026
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31 August 2026
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Shaking It Off
Term starts tomorrow for the training band (and concert band). One of the pieces we’ll be looking it is brand new to us, a Michael Brown arrangement of Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off. I’ve heard the original is moderately well … Continue reading
28 August 2026
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Songs I Didn’t Play
Tonight I had planned to go to the Open Mic at the Hathern Club but, by the time I’d finished working in the garden, catching up with something that had come up at work and then thinking about dinner, my … Continue reading
8 August 2026
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Singaround Songs – 8 August 2026
Today’s sing around was in Mo’s back garden – a nice place to be in the hot weather but you do have to think of songs that you can project in a space without reflective surfaces. Jane was out with … Continue reading
6 August 2026
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KU Scratch Choir
This week I have been taking part in the Keswick Unconventional Scratch Choir. We have been rehearsing each weekday afternoon and learning songs by ear rather than singing from a page of dots. For someone like me, who is used … Continue reading
29 July 2026
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Manifesto
Manifesto is Steve Lawson’s latest album, currently available to those who subscribe to his output on Bandcamp and due for general release in a few days. I wonder what the Steve Lawson who stepped out at the Troubadour with Nothing … Continue reading
19 July 2026
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Harmonics
This evening I’ve had a rehearsal for an event coming up in September and then I’ve been exploring and explaining harmonics for a post in the forums of the scottsbasslessons.com site. For anyone who isn’t familiar with the theory of … Continue reading
17 July 2026
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Hathern Open Mic – July 2026
Since around the start of this year, the Hathern Club has been hosting regular open mic evenings but I keep on finding they are on evenings when I have other things on. Finally I was able to make it along … Continue reading
12 July 2026
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Short-notice Gig
I had another Panamas gig this evening (double bass and guitar with a selection of jazz / latin flavoured songs). This one was fairly short notice and down at the Kilo wine bar in Quorn again. Our next official booking … Continue reading
11 July 2026
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Sing-around Songs – 11 July 2026
I took my five string electric bass to the sing-around today and led on three songs. I started with a cover of Holding Out for a Hero by the late Bonnie Tyler (who passed away this week). I found that … Continue reading