I have written a small song, 3 verses and a chorus, and am making these lyrics available to anyone who wants them in the hope they will create their own music.  I hope we can start a bit of networking and have a bit of fun.  If you decide to write music to the lyrics please feel free to use the song in anyway you see fit.  I ask for nothing except for a wee mention as lyricist. I and a few others plan to put up our songs on myspace in a week or 2.  I’ll gladly put a link to your site/profile if you want to take part.  Just get in touch via the contact page. So here’s the song:

If I could

Verse 1

I wish I could see the wind

Where it starts and where it ends

We would dance forever friends

If I could see the wind

Chorus

I want to hold you in my hands

I want to hold you in my hands

I want to make them understand

I want to make them understand

Verse 2

I wish I could hold the sun

I’d shine a smile on everyone

Nowhere to hide, Nowhere to run

If I could hold the sun

Chorus

Verse 3

I wish I could summon rain

Breath the scented air again

Lose myself in a state of play

If I could summon rain

Chorus

This is a little later than I wanted to write.  I’ve been oober busy with recording, designing, college, weddings, and rehearsals.  But now that  I have some free time at 01:56am in the morning, I thought I should update my blog.  The Troubadour gig was fantastic.  The venue was the very cool Schlotts Jazz Bar in Berlin.  It’s a proper underground, through back streets venue with a classy look, great staff, and a great soundman.  We arrived, after a great day doing touristy things in Berlin, and the the very cool Mckinley Black.  It was straight to work with the sound check.  I asked for my customary chair as bar stools restrict my foot stamping.  It turned out it wasn’t a problem though.  Mckinley and her team made it very clear they wanted us to be as comfortable as possible and they certainly did.

We met the other musicians that were performing that night.  All of them were very cool and had their own style that, in my opinion, really made the night what it was.

We went for a bite to eat at the ever reliable Subway and came back for our ‘briefing’.  The show was split to let each performer play 2 songs.  After that the audience would vote and place in order who they thought were best from 1-6.  Third place would get to play 1 more song, second 2, and third 3.  When it was my turn to play I was very well introduced and then I played Disco in the Sky and Goodbye EMI.  It went really well and I won the evening.  It was a very flattering experience.  To have an audience like your music is great.

I normally have a thing about competitions as I think they drive a wedge between performers.  But on this occasion, and this really isn’t because I won, everybody was very congratulatory and supportive.  I’m just glad we could get together and enjoy live music.

So Joaquin came 3rd, Kim Nixon Second, and I got to play 3 songs, actually 4 as I got an encore.  We had a great night and are looking forward to visiting Germany for the 4rth time in less than a year.  I’m hoping to do a few more gigs while I’m there and really enjoy the wonderful country that Germany is.

For More information on the Troubadour click here.

The time has finally come! After a very nice trip to Berlin and winning the first round (one of them) of the Troubadour, it became clear that I was the only person there without a CD for sale. So…when I go back in April it was advised to have a wee something to help get gigs or whatever. So The DJ Buddha (Legend, Founder of the AFC, and my manager) and I got to work when I got back on recording a 5 track EP. It’s a taste of what’s to come when we release the an album later in the summer – Circles.

All tracks were recorded in a live setting, as in, we recorded them as if at a gig. So the vocals and guitars went down together. It was great fun. You can have a listen here and if you fancy…follw the links to Soundclick.com and buy it.