Had planned to go into Edinburgh to see the Marillos last night as after meeting Steve, H and Pete at the Prog Awards we’d arranged to catch up proper when they got into town. Frank was in for a one on one with Steve in order to throw in guitar ideas on some of the tracks. It was the first … Read More
Prog Rock and Making Time
OK – back on line after a week destressing. As you saw I spent last weekend in Karlsruhe visiting my girlfriend and her family just chilling out and away from the writing which to be honest started to overwhelm me a bit. Snarling bears are not good to be around and don’t come up with good lyrics 🙂 Flew back … Read More
Going Places
Been lurgied for 2 days now. Exhausted and light headed and taking naps.Not stopped me working although not as attentive as I could be. Managed to get “All About Time” into a band workable shape and now the lyricist has to join the dots to have it ready for Leamington Spa debut. 12 working titles on the board now including … Read More
Crucifix Corner
In the cornfields speckled poppies glow in a twilight, moving shadows, From the High Wood the reaper walks, a harvest to be gathered, The skylark’s solo fateful cry, the hares alert now scattered, The pheasant raised by beating drums in a field prepared for battle. The orders raised at crack of dawn, the regiment made ready then stood the day … Read More
The High Wood
A haze of a weekend after working with Foss the previous 4 days and mapping out a new song “The High Wood” based on the story of battles and events around WW1. It’s quite an epic and sometimes I get the nerves jangling when I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew with this. It already has 5 … Read More
Nailing Smoke
Finally nailed smoke and have practically every day until the 23rd October marked on the curve of the cunning plan! A few wild variables will be thrown in I am sure and there will be some overloads and system failures along the way. Quite scary but exciting and I just hope I have a finished album to flip the “blood … Read More
The Berry Olympics
Picked first blueberries and raspberries out the fruit cage today. BB’s are 3 times the size of the Tesco’s offerings. Now porridge for breakfast with said fruit and honey. Parents popped up for coffee this morning and we engaged in a bartering play. They brought an Anderson’s mince pie to the table and I filled a bag of mixed lettuces … Read More
Dissolving headlights
The dented Scalextric car that is my life sometimes, escaped the slot it races round in and I went thumping off the skirting boards Thursday. Maybe something to do with being left too long in the house on my own with nothing on my mind but the meanderings of lyrics which meant thinking about things I try not to engage … Read More