16 December 2019
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I remember Steve Lawson‘s album Ten Years On (2010), which was released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his first solo bass album. That first album was And Nothing But the Bass (2000), which collected together recordings from several of … Continue reading
12 December 2019
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I’ve been suffering with a bit of a cold over the last few days but still wanted to perform at Loughborough Acoustic Club. I kicked off on bass, with Kev supporting me on guitar, and played a medley of a … Continue reading
9 December 2019
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I did take the ukulele to the Quorn folk session last night and a good one it was too. Lots of good music to listen to, an open invitation to join (I can’t remember if anyone exercised the option to … Continue reading
8 December 2019
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Tonight I’m heading to Quorn, a village south of Loughborough, for Folk in Quorn, a folk music session at The Blacksmiths Arms pub. I’d been pondering what instrument to take but, after this afternoon’s practise time, I think I’m going … Continue reading
1 December 2019
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Today saw the first rehearsal for Thorpe Acre Church’s Christmas choir, aiming to support the carol service on 22 December (6:30pm). I’d whittled my selection of initial pieces down to three and it felt a bit nerve wracking in the … Continue reading
27 November 2019
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My main take away from tonight’s music practise is that I need to spend a bit more time working on getting output levels consistent from patch to patch on my Helix LT and from model to model on my Variax … Continue reading
23 November 2019
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Oh boy… I’m not sure why I can’t embed this video but it is Donald Trump, as if heard through the ears of Frank Zappa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhht-ewLFA0
14 November 2019
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One of the songs I’m planning to use at ASTAD on Sunday is Break Every Chain (There is Power in the Name of Jesus) by Will Reagan. Lyrically, it is pretty simple – both verses are repeated lines, ending with … Continue reading
12 November 2019
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Today’s main task has been working on Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus, a classic early 20th century hymn that I’m planning to include in my worship leading debut at Thorpe Acre this week. The main challenge with such pieces is … Continue reading
9 November 2019
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One of the tasks I’ve been working on this week is adapting the website I developed to support the worship team at St Clement’s – refactoring it, to use the technical term – in order to bring the same things … Continue reading