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Blue Monday
As all the big shopping days arrive - Black Friday et al - I'm struggling on Mondays - whether its the onset of winter or another week I'm nor sure but its certainly blue. So - a cheerful tune to kick off the week. Support the show
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Leo & the Zimmerman
One of the more unusual sights this past week was an elderly Bob Dylan meeting the Pope for an audience at the Vatican. An age ravaged Bob in black hoodie and the pope in his pure white gown - quite a picture, Support the show
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Take another one
The CD released this month is called Equal Earth and can be seen on the "support the show" section. Click on the link to see the details. This is a track from that CD Support the show
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Get the Max
Two consecutive pupils - both called Max didn't make their first lesson after the half term break. This was written in the hour of their absence... Support the show
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Happy to be here
November 5 - Guy Fawkes Night in the UK - one of the great annual festivals that is gradually in decline succumbing to the irrelevance of Halloween. Guy Fawkes night "celebrates" ( perhaps commemorates is a better word) something really significant a plot that got quite close to damaging the...
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The Shape of Things
The US mid-terms have generated some extraordinary promises, decisions and attempts to sway voters - its all in someones imagination - I'm not convinced it will result in any positive changes - we'll find out from today onwards Support the show
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The Highwire
The CD released this month is called Equal Earth and can be seen on the "support the show" section. Click on the link to see the details. This is a track from that CD. Support the show
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early morning mist
As we move into November the mist and fog appears and lingers Support the show
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Running out of Space
The CD being released today is called Equal Earth Africa and can be seen on the "support the show" section. Click on the link to see the details. This is a track from that CD. Support the show
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Boelo
The second named storm of the UK winter - arrived on the 24th / 25th October. Support the show
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Wind of Change
Equal Earth is the title of the CD being issued this coming month - it comes out on the 1st November. The details are on the "support the show" section - click on it for details. Here is one of the tracks - "Wind of Change" Support the show
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The Middle Passage
The Middle Passage was the forced transatlantic voyage that carried millions of enslaved Africans to the Americas between roughly 1518 and the mid‑19th century, marked by extreme overcrowding, disease, abuse, and mortality rates often reaching 15–20 percent. The inspiration for this track was the...
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Austen
The first named storm of the Autumn was "Austen" on the 23rd October followed closely by "Boelo" the following day. We're bracing ourselves here for the El Nino effect and strong storms throughout the coming winter.. Support the show
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Tracking Back 2
The piece uses a chord sequence from a recording made in 2002/2003 for a CD called Phases ( It must have sold .....) fill in the blank. Support the show
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Tracking Back 1
This was a piece called Tracking Back 1 - with an idea around a right hand pattern using ( I think) Villa Lobos study no.1. The title Tracking back I've used more than once - as you will see tomorrow for an idea I've used more than once. Support the show
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Tierce de Picardie
From September 2925 - Resolution in Western tonal music theory is the move of a note or chord from dissonance (an unstable sound) to a consonance (a more final or stable sounding one). This is one way of doing it - make a minor triad sound major by raiding the third a semitone. Support the show
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Watching the Clock
Spring forward - Fall back - the clocks go back one hour tonight - that extra hour in bed - tremendous ! Support the show
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Living on Air
The way the fuel prices are going this winters going to be interesting - thanks Donald. Support the show
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Running out of Space
From October 2025 - Running out of Space . A comment on the meglomaniacs who seem to want to consume the world with their "spheres of influence" Support the show
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Call the dogs off
This one speaks for itself ... Support the show
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Out in the open
There are a number of areas in the UK and US that when subject to scrutiny don't stand up too well - In the UK the Reform parties approach to racism is one: The US Trumpian governments approach to the world of Putin is another... Support the show
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Uncertain outcome
The Putin -Trump stitch up confuses and makes uncertain how the winter will be for Ukraine - and many others in Europe and around the world Support the show
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... And we fly away
All the Biblical translations for life expectancy of three score years and ten end the same way - and we fly away. Audio Cross Study Comm Heb Verse (Chapter ▾ Par ▾ Str ▾)New International Version Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but...
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Different Perspective remix
I was listening tonight to a discussion about Trump "scapegoating " President Zelensky whilst simultaneously asking Putin to release oil stocks. The mans actions are at best perplexing Support the show
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Jam Tomorrow
From around the time the UK was changing its leadership - with great promises of hope and new beginnings. We will be waiting for a while I tend to think Support the show
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No time to be angry
From the summer of 2024 - No time to be angry Support the show
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Room to breathe
I don't suffer from claustrophobia - but I know those who do -and that supposedly irrational fear can seem very real when it is happening. Support the show
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Follow it through
I realise that I now am starting to sound like my father - there is real merit in following something through to the bitter end - even if you think its completely wrong. Just the experience of doing something you really dislike reminds you never to go there again.. Support the show
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Catch me if you can
This is the one that didn't get on to the latest release from Guitar Emporium "Mr Jobsworth" - I like it - but it got the chop. Not sure why - although I realised that I get a little carries away with "handclaps" in tunes - I think that must be from listening to so much of Stealers Wheel a long...
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Same old same old (Man at the Bar)
We've all met them - someone who can tell a tale and hold an audience - its quite a skill and, most of the time, great. Support the show
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Shifting sands
This is the Co-pilot results for a Shifting Sands Search: "Shifting sands" refers to both literally moving sand and metaphorically to situations that are constantly changing or unstable. Oh wow! Thats just for starters - here we go ...... Literal Meaning In a literal sense, shifting sands…
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It’s coming back
This is a tune for those days when you want things to be better than they are. Think of one thing that you love doing and imagine "its coming back". Ridiculous - I know - but it sometimes ( not always ..) it helps Support the show
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Layers
The monthly CD release is on "support the show" - click for more details. The release for the month of October came out on the 1st of the month - the CD is called " Mr Jobsworth" . "Layers" is taken from the Mr Jobsworth CD - it was written in 2024. It appeals to the conspiracy theorist in me…
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Running out of charge, Running out of time (Low Battery)
Running out of charge - by this stage of the week I 'm starting to flag - roll on the weekend. Its only Wednesday ! Support the show
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File handover
The monthly CD release is on "support the show" - click for more details. The release for the month of October came out on the 1st of the month - the CD is called " Mr Jobsworth" . "File Handover" is taken from the Mr Jobsworth CD - it was written in 2024. Support the show
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Smouldering - No signs of ignition
I was having a discussion about this today - the difference between smouldering and fire. Smouldering (British English) or smoldering (American English; is the slow, flameless form of combustion, sustained by the heat evolved when oxygen directly attacks the surface of a condensed-phase fuel.[1]...
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The Paper Trail
The monthly CD release is on "support the show" - click for more details. The release for the month of October comes out on the 1st of the month - titled " Mr Jobsworth" . "The Paper Trail" is taken from the Mr Jobsworth CD - from 2024. Support the show
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Reduce the balance
From 2023 when the overdraft on my account was a little unpleasant. Now rectified - until the next time. Support the show
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Time and a half
I think - but feel free to correct me - this is much more prevalent in the US than here. Time and a half is a pay rate of 1.5 times an employee’s regular hourly wage, typically applied to overtime hours worked beyond the standard 40-hour workweek. What Time and a Half Means Time and a half refers...
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My racket
The monthly CD release is on "support the show" - click for more details. The release for the month of October comes out on the 1st of the month - titled " Mr Jobsworth" . "My Racket" is taken from the CD - from 2024. Support the show
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Down Memory Lane
Not a place I often go - although I think I am as sentimental and enjoy reminiscing as much as the next person. Its definitely a nice place to go occasionally - its uncanny how you seem to erase the dodgy bits and retain the good memories - self preservation I suppose. Support the show
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Serving Time
The monthly CD release is on "support the show" - click for more details. The release for the month of October comes out on the 1st of the month - titled " Mr Jobsworth" . Serving Time is taken from the CD - from 2024. Support the show
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Cross Purposes
This piece is written as if at cross purposes - that is If two or more people are at cross purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about different subjects without realising it.. There's an awful lot of it going on. Support the show
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Fantasy World ( On the edge of a Dream)
In the week I wrote this tune Trump promised $5,000 to every US adult if the Republicans won the mid-terms. It was also predicted elswhere that there was a greater than 10% chance that AI could be wipe out the human race in 10 years. Cheerful stuff. This tune was written about those moments…
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Conspiracy Man
From September 2023 - a re-mix of a tune written about " Conspiracy " theories. They really are interesting and ( the best ones) appeal to everyones slightly personalised view of the world. I think the difficulty arises when you stop checking them out and start believing .. Support the show
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Take cover hide your children
This was first written in response to the attacks on Gaza. I make no pretence to understand the complexities of the Middle East chaos, but the primarily young settlers who are attacking Palestinian families in their homes on the West Bank seems hard to comprehend. Support the show
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Single Girl
Like lots of school age bands we used others songs to start our own attempts. I've re-recorded this version as I remember it - sitting on the piano in the drama room . The lyrics are taken from “Single Girl, Married Girl” - a 1928 folk song by the Carter Family highlighting the contrasting lives…
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Indecision
A mark of indecision is the inability to make a choice - continually putting it off - as if that is a reason and a decision in itself . I'm quite good at indecision Support the show
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Wild Geese
The lead bird rotates periodically, sharing the burden of fighting against the wind. What time of year do geese typically migrate from the UK? The timing of migration varies depending on the species, but generally, geese begin to leave the UK in the autumn (September-November) and return in the...
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Take a turn
From a collection of tunes "West Coast Wannabe" from 2024 - I hope it will be released as part of the Guitar Emporium CD collection next year. CD's are on their way back - is that right ? Support the show