Another thumbs up from me for a Scary Pockets video: This is a great example of taking a song that has been done to death and spinning it off into an entirely different place. My favourite kind of cover!
17 January 2023
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15 January 2023
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Out with the Big Fiddle
Recently there has been a fortnightly Saturday afternoon sing-around session at the local hostelry, The Plough Inn. Up until yesterday, I’d manage to miss all of them because of clashes in my diary but I was free at last so … Continue reading
8 January 2023
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Back to the Bands
First rehearsal for CSWO this evening… hopefully a chance to check the pieces I rewrote from tuba to electric bass (ie. moved an octave up).
3 January 2023
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Trying the Blue Box
Our mixer desk at church has seen well over 20 years of service and has been increasingly losing functions. We’ve put up with intermittent signal on the headphones and a lack of pre-fade listen metering on a good chunk of … Continue reading
2 January 2023
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Haze in the Pockets
It is only 2 January and, already, I think I might have seen my favourite Scary Pockets video of the year: This is the kind of thing I really love from the band – a cover of a song I … Continue reading
24 December 2022
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Merry Carolling
Here’s a photo from the carol session I posted about earlier this week: Yes, I’m not properly supporting the little finger in this shot but, if you look closely, I’m actually playing the open A string at this moment so … Continue reading
20 December 2022
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DB Carols
It was off to the Plough Inn in Thorpe Acre tonight for a spot of carolling, along with my double bass and a couple of other musicians. It wasn’t entirely clear how it was going to run so we turned … Continue reading
19 December 2022
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Last Concert (of 2022)
I’ve done what is probably my last official concert of the year with CSWO at the mayor’s carol service, held at All Saints with Holy Trinity. We did some tunes before the service, played for many of the carols and … Continue reading
16 December 2022
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Charnwood Concert Band – 16 December 2022
It’s Christmas gig time tonight with Charnwood Concert Band at Thorpe Acre church. That means I get to do double duty – as worship pastor of the church, welcoming the band in and making sure they have everything they need … Continue reading
13 December 2022
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Extra notes needed
For the end of term rehearsal for Charnwood Training Band, we had a go at some familiar pieces and then a selection of less used items in the pad. Some of them were okay but other posed a problem for … Continue reading