Grand Northern Ukulele Festival 2023
Three days inside the Grand Northern Ukulele festival
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Joyful, jangly guitar solos that happen after or during key changes (1978-81)
Great songwriting + Keychange + Guitar solo = jangly ear candy
Tyrone and Lesley’s ‘String’: together in the studio
This is about recording Tyrone and Lesley’s new album ‘String’. get the full story on Pozible https://www.pozible.com/project/tyrone-and-lesleys-new-album-string
Words about Have No Words
These fragments are from a studio diary I kept while we recorded Tyrone and Lesley Have No Words, an (almost) instrumental EP by my beloved ukulele and double bass duo. The project was recorded between June and September 2020. The full version of this diary was shared with the supporters of the crowdfunding campaign that enabled its release.
Tyrone and Lesley Have No Words: Song by Song
seven seven word captions for seven miniatures
Songwriting Part 8: Released by Lockdown
I’ve spent a bit of ‘lockdown’ writing songs. Amongst all my other work I resolved to draft a lyric, a piece of music a day, and was frequently able to […]
Ukulele keeps a Diary: Sox Creative Development
I’ve been working on a creative development for a new show, – SOX – which combines looped music, performance, puppetry, projection and participation. I borrowed a ukulele from a friend […]
Musical Maquettes: composing for a theatrical Creative Development
I’ve started work on some compositions for a new show that’s about to enter a short creative development. It’s based in a treatment by a writer/performer, and he’s found resources […]
Grand Northern Ukulele Festival 2017
The UK’s award-winning Grand Northern Ukulele Festival, with its 50 acts and much more besides, is rightly considered the gold standard in ukulele festivals. I was there to play, but […]
Australian Songs with Solos played on Nylon-String Guitars
Australian songs with great nylon string guitar solos
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