Here is the video presentation of my All Hallows string quartet, which I shared in this afternoon’s bereavement service at ASTAD:
1 November 2020
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24 October 2020
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Today I feel… composed
Next week, our church hosts its annual bereavement service on Sunday afternoon, as do many other churches on All Saints – or All Hallows – Day. It aims to provide a place of comfort and support for those who have … Continue reading
21 October 2020
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Behind the Mask
To add to our precautions in the church worship team, we’re keeping our masks onto sing… which is doable but not ideal. It feels pretty hot – like certain rock clubs I remember – and seems to place some additional … Continue reading
15 October 2020
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YouTube Musicians – David Bruce
David Bruce isn’t a bassist or guitarist but, as his YouTube channel title reminds us, a composer. He covers all sorts of theory foibles and musical esoterica but with a gentle humility and the sum of all those parts is … Continue reading
14 October 2020
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YouTube Musicians – Keith Williams
Some might beg to differ, given the amount of musical equipment I’ve gathered over the years but I wouldn’t really describe myself as a gear head However, I’m endlessly fascinated with Keith William’s Five Watt World YouTube channel, which provides … Continue reading
13 October 2020
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YouTube Musicians – Adam Neely
A long time ago, I wrote a series of posts about my musical influences. Indeed, it was so long ago that I think I was still using Blosxom as my blogging platform and I’ve just had to go back and … Continue reading
11 October 2020
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Don’t Let My Love Grow Cold
This is a song I wanted to in this morning’s service. Originally, the plan was to play it live but I decided that it was kinder to show a video version since we are presently encouraging our congregation not to … Continue reading
8 October 2020
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EVH RIP
The first I heard of the passing of Eddie Van Halen was a notification from Rick Beato’s YouTube channel. Only a day earlier, Rick had released a video imaging what the results might have been if other guitarists had played … Continue reading
2 October 2020
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Double Up
I got to break out the double bass for its first public outing in ages. I think the previous time I played it in front of other people was probably at the ‘Sanctified Blues’ event in Oxford, which I think … Continue reading
29 September 2020
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You Don’t Want Everything
I’ve been pondering the audio quality of the recent church services I’ve captured and put on YouTube. I wondered if part of it was down to having too low a recording level so, today, I not only used the Zoom … Continue reading