It's a rare (for me) parody, this - well, a re-write, I suppose, since it's not really meant to be funny...  I originally reworked Flanders & Swann's 'The Slow Train' three years ago, and only performed it once or twice. Well, the recession didn't go away, we aren't out of the woods, and more high street chains are going to the wall. Hands up if ( Read more... )

Well, alright, it's a lyric so far, but you bet I'll be looking for the tune. I'd heard about the panda business, then I read Elizabeth Moon on the subject, and then I followed her link to the Jezebel article, and then my brain went 'ping' at me, which it does periodically. Ranty ranty rant. Ironically, I did write a sweet little song about a red ( Read more... )

...who seems to like my sound. I shall get in touch with him and tell him about the morse code and the bouzouki, and maybe send him some more tracks - some Hearth and the Hive, some Queen of Spindles ( Read more... )

Been too long since I posted here, sorry 'bout that... you know I turn up on FaceBook and Twitter as well these days, right? Well. I've slipped out of the habit of telling you how the gig went here, but just now I'm at the end of the year's gigs and I'm looking sidelong at the things filling up my diary for next year, many of which look like huge ( Read more... )

So that was: write the lyric, post the lyric. Find the tune, record the rough, post the rough. Wake up the next morning to find the Youtube as a gift from a dear friend, post that... and scoot off to achieve first airplay on BBC Radio Wilts. Well, THAT was fun! 'The Steps of St Paul's' has clearly gone a long way and been read, seen and heard by ( Read more... )

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THE STEPS OF PAUL’S

On the eve of the feasts of St Jude and St Simon
The good Christian Reverend Fraser resigned
While democracy stumbles and falls here on the steps of St Pauls.
The whispering gallery’s noisy with rumour
Great Paul’s saying nothing, but fear like a tumour
Is ruling within these fine halls under the dome of St Paul’s

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At the Eight Bells last night Chantelle and I had a lovely evening at this warm and friendly folk club. We had some unexpected friendly faces, always a treat! (Hi, Paul, Sandy & Kim!) The singaround sessions were truly amazing - the quality and the scope of flavour was incredible, from traditional ballads through Dylan, Cleverly Bros, Robb Johnson ( Read more... )

Well, that was a whole bunch of fun! What a gig! We had a ball ( Read more... )