Hello again!
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2013 11:50 pm
I haven't posted on this site for quite a while but I've stuck my head in a few times to see what's going on! Good to see a lot of the same names that I remember, and that the site is still going strong- it really is a great resource and a fantastic community
A quick update on me - I'm a big fan of the writer Terry Pratchett, particularly his Discworld series, and for the last few years I've been writing and recording some "Discworld" parodies - covers of well-known songs with the lyrics changed to reference the series. I don't sing on these, but I played all the instruments (or programmed, in the case of the drums). It took me while to get up to speed with Cubase after using CoolEdit for years, but the results are better. Anyone interested can hear an example here; [youtube_id]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nufOg_XKf-A[/youtube_id] (I guess youtube links are allowed?) I was lucky enough to meet Terry and play some songs for him a few years ago, a great experience.
Apart from the Discworld stuff I've really been focused on my acoustic playing and fingerstyle since I was last here. I'm now playing some acoustic folk/blues with a new singer, writing lots of songs together, and getting back out on the live circuit in Dublin. It's great to be playing live again, even if it's only me and a singer as opposed to a band. I'm easing back into it!
Anyway, it's good to be back and I hope I'll have time to contribute to this great community of blues players in some small way. Cheers!