8 August 2026
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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
8 July 2026
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I wonder if the voices of the bandits in the 1981 film Time Bandits were altered in the mixing or if they are just naturally a little bit higher in pitch because of shorter vocal cords? The latter is probably … Continue reading
6 July 2026
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It looks like I’ve got another musical weekend coming up – an open mic in Hathern on Friday, a singaround in Thorpe Acre on Saturday and then (after church in the morning and probably listening to Loughborough Concert Band at … Continue reading
4 July 2026
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When I set off from Loughborough this morning, it was warm and sunny and I was mainly concerned about overheating at the Chatsworth gig. I even put on some sun-cream but I didn’t think about packing a waterproof coat. It … Continue reading