OK - I haven't posted in nearly a year, but what better way to start blogging again than to announce a new album that I wrote for, played and sang on.
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201106February
New Caedmon album ‘A Chicken to Hug’
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201018April
Oh bugger!
At the last step in the Dan Armstrong refinish, and everything goes pear-shaped. Just my luck.
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201023March
A brace of Dan Armstrong (London) guitars
My lonely Dan Armstrong guitar finally finds a long lost relative, and although my Dan is the feisty younger sibling they still share the same terrible flaw.
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201003March
Dan Armstrong (London) Refinish
The Dan Armstrong (London) refinish continues, but stripping away the years reveals a couple of worrying littles.
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201015February
Dan Armstrong (London) serial numbers
I've decided to revive my Dan Armstrong (London) guitar. But as I strip away the years of detritus, I’m suddenly puzzled. When was it really made?
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201013February
Caedmon gigs, Edinburgh, May 2010
Yup. I'm gigging again with Caedmon. Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland. 7-8 May 2010
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201013January
Old enough to know better
In an effort to remember what I'm supposed to be playing for Caedmon's Return, I've taken to arranging and recording demos in my own studio. And here's 'Old Enough to Know Better'.
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201009January
Snow Leopard 10.6 and 'connection failed' fix
Any attempt to access my Macbook Pro on a network resulted in the message 'connection failed'. But the Geniuses at the Trafford Centre Apple Store finally fixed it with the tick of single checkbox.
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200928November
You gotta swing both ways
Learning to drum is teaching me the importance of both left hand and right hand in playing musical instruments. And maybe it can change your personality too.
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200906November
Get posting you twit!
From Caedmon songs to Twitter via pedal boards and guitar pickups, a general review and update.