If you’ve read my book Goa: A Lesson In Life (what are you waiting for?!), you may be interested to know that the beginnings of my album This is Who I Am were formed in that tiny room and out on the terrace of AnjunaPalms: Goa, with the tracks Over There and Happy Home making it onto the final […]
The Soundtrack to “Goa : A Lesson in Life” Read Post »
Have you ever wondered which apps, software and technology would be best to use in order to best develop your guitar playing techniques and support your practice time? A few years ago, I began to record my thoughts on this topic as the basis of a useful article for others. It is very easy to
Guitar: Apps, Technology and Practice Read Post »
First of all, a huge thanks to an exceptionally talented musician and writer; Thompson Crowley for his piece on songwriting How I Learnt to Write Good Songs. Please visit his blog which is a fascinating account of his musical journey through life, and also contains some great music. Next up is the equally talented Jen Msumba with her heartwarming live
Guest Bloggers – Thank You! Read Post »
Tune in, Tone up! A fortnightly recording of Dan Davies giving Gary Shilladay advanced guitar lessons with loads of pace, ideas, advice and guitar talk. It’s available on SoundCloud, iTunes and Stitcher and topics include how to improvise over 12 bar blues progressions, some neoclassical shredding ideas, country guitar playing techniques, funk rhythm playing and
Tune in, Tone up! Free Guitar Lessons Podcast Read Post »
By Jen Msumba This is a song I wrote late one night when I couldn’t sleep. It came to me all at once. Soon after a rough patch in my life. But I tend to always find the bright side of things, no matter what life throws at me. And that..is the beauty in between.
When You Were Born- Jen Msumba (Original) Read Post »
All my tracks are now available to stream for free on SoundCloud! This includes my debut album “This is Who I Am” as we’ll as a few extra “Harson Robkus” tracks, which is a collaboration with Dave Robson. Thanks for Listening.
Stream my music for free on SoundCloud now! Read Post »
I recently took part in a songwriting competition where I was introduced to the multi-talented Jambrains for the first time with his beautiful “The Harder we Hit”. Please check out his first ever album 900 Days for this, and many more fantastic tracks from a range of genres, which showcase his skills to the full.
Introducing Jambrains….. Read Post »
A BIG thank you to each and every one of you for supporting my blog! I’ll have lots more more Original Music, Songwriting, Production & Performance Articles, Music Gear Reviews, and Travel Writing of all sorts for you soon and into the New Year and beyond. Thanks for reading, listening and watching!
Review of the Cornford Roadhouse 30 – A 30 watt, all-valve (2x 6l6, 3x 12AX7) 1×12 guitar combo amplifier, made in the U.K. My first boutique guitar amplifier? Not quite, the Cornford Roadhouse series was essentially Cornford’s “Budget” PCB range. I say ‘was’ because Cornford Amplification sadly ceased trading mid-2013, with its chief designer Martin
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