17 December 2020
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I’m entirely misquoting Muhammad Ali (‘float like a butterfly, sting like a bee’) but today is going to be a busy one, so ‘dance like a bee’ is the phrase that came to mind. Yesterday I managed to finish off … Continue reading
16 December 2020
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Today is the day when I close the books on the Christmas music that I’ve been inviting members of my church to contribute to, finish off the mixing and get them all wrapped up as short videos to insert into … Continue reading
13 December 2020
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If you listen to my latest musical release, you might be forgiven for thinking that I’ve been going a little too hard on the Christmas music! I was in the process of adding several contributions from members of my church … Continue reading
11 December 2020
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Christmas is always a busy time for music at church, with a bunch of songs to be dusted off for their yearly or even less frequent outing, extra services and quite frequently a scratch choir to pull together. ‘Twas the … Continue reading
9 December 2020
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, in that I’m getting very busy working on Christmas carols. One in particular has been exercising my mind this morning – Silent Night. It is the result of a 19th century collaboration … Continue reading
1 December 2020
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I’m pleased to say that my copyright claim defence of my version of O Little Town of Bethlehem has been accepted and Soundcloud has restored the file to my collection. It was still a pain but at least it wasn’t … Continue reading
30 November 2020
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I am pretty certain that both the words and Vaughan Williams’ FOREST GREEN tune for the popular carol O Little Town of Bethlehem are safely in the public domain. The words were penned in 1868 and the tune, based on … Continue reading
23 November 2020
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A risk of buying technology is obsolescence. You spend your pennies on the new big thing and it can be a shockingly short time until the manufacturer moves onto the next big thing. You could almost imagine that they are … Continue reading
18 November 2020
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I’m starting to gear up for the Christmas season although the biggest musical event in the church calendar – the carol service – is going to have to be online this year. My plan is to put out recordings of … Continue reading
12 November 2020
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Lemon oil, in the context of guitars, doesn’t have much to do with lemons. There are lemon oils which do, used in aromatherapy and similar applications, and others produced for furniture. The guitar stuff, though, is a mineral oil, perhaps … Continue reading