Not an exercise video or diet tip. Last night we headed over to Monkey Chews in Chalk Farm (London) to yet another awesome live gig put on by the brilliant eAR Music. Sadly missed the first act Lisa Mitchell, catching just the last 2 minutes of her set from the corridor but by all accounts she was awesome, you couldn't get in the room there were that many people. Then came the brilliant Greg Holden who played an amazing set but what then followed was mind blowing.
Over from the US was Chloe Temtchine. I'd never heard of her before, most of the people there hadn't by the silent(ish) reaction. She sung for about 40 minutes what I could only describe as a sort of Acoustic, R&B meets Pop meets Soul. She was mindblowingly awesome, not only does she play the guitar, the piano (well keyboard) but managed to sing in 3 languages...don't that type of talent make you sick with envy??? She was nothing short of amazing. Take a look at my youtube channel, I put up a few videos, but check her out she might just blow your mind.
Showing posts with label Greg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greg. Show all posts
Friday, 10 July 2009
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Major breakthrough's and minor miracles
The title of my forthcoming album...I think not!!! You'll never see one of those from me... on the basis that some things are best left to those with real talent.
Anyhoo (I've always wanted to say that out loud and never done it)...I've owned a guitar for 8 months and been trying to teach myself how to play it. I go through frustrating parts where I feel like giving it up but then I have little breakthroughs which make me want to keep working at it.
The first was when I learnt properly how to play my first song, Walkaways (not the official video but I just found this and it's really cool) by Counting Crows from Recovering the Satellites, which is a short song with quite repetitive chords but something I've really struggled with is singing albeit badly with the guitar. I've found the concept of this totally alien to the point I actually almost gave up.
Early in June I was lucky to grab an hour or so with Greg Holden after his gig at Monkey Chews and over a few beers I said to him that I tried to sing and play and simply couldn't and I was so shocked to learn he couldn't either for the first 6 months. It made me feel a little less retarded, even if he was bending the truth to make me feel normal, which is possible.
So wind the clock forward a month and I've been trying to master his song Bar On A. I've got the chorus sorted and I play the bridge from the chorus into the verses brilliantly (IMHO) although I find the chords in the verses quite tricky at the moment. But there I was playing the chorus and all of a sudden bang, I started singing and it worked, to the point I did it again, and again and again....significant breakthrough, even if it's a tiny part of the song....it's still a result.
Anyways that's not a review of anything but my lack of talent, and perhaps a bit self-indulgent but I just felt it needed sharing with the world...oh and no I won't be youtubing or making a CD so please no requests...it would make you very very unwell.
Anyhoo (I've always wanted to say that out loud and never done it)...I've owned a guitar for 8 months and been trying to teach myself how to play it. I go through frustrating parts where I feel like giving it up but then I have little breakthroughs which make me want to keep working at it.
The first was when I learnt properly how to play my first song, Walkaways (not the official video but I just found this and it's really cool) by Counting Crows from Recovering the Satellites, which is a short song with quite repetitive chords but something I've really struggled with is singing albeit badly with the guitar. I've found the concept of this totally alien to the point I actually almost gave up.
Early in June I was lucky to grab an hour or so with Greg Holden after his gig at Monkey Chews and over a few beers I said to him that I tried to sing and play and simply couldn't and I was so shocked to learn he couldn't either for the first 6 months. It made me feel a little less retarded, even if he was bending the truth to make me feel normal, which is possible.
So wind the clock forward a month and I've been trying to master his song Bar On A. I've got the chorus sorted and I play the bridge from the chorus into the verses brilliantly (IMHO) although I find the chords in the verses quite tricky at the moment. But there I was playing the chorus and all of a sudden bang, I started singing and it worked, to the point I did it again, and again and again....significant breakthrough, even if it's a tiny part of the song....it's still a result.
Anyways that's not a review of anything but my lack of talent, and perhaps a bit self-indulgent but I just felt it needed sharing with the world...oh and no I won't be youtubing or making a CD so please no requests...it would make you very very unwell.
Thursday, 2 July 2009
There's something about Holly...
At a couple of recent gigs in London where the brilliant Greg Holden and Julia Nunes were "headlining", I saw the really fun and very talented Lucy Rose (or Holly as she's also now known) play a couple of short sets. I found this video on youtube of a song of hers called Give Me A Sign which is really quite cool. Check out her myspace page too if you like what you see.
Fancy a late night guitar lesson?
Ok so I'm getting a bit more in tune with this whole blogging concept now, so here's a short one tonight before I crash.
If you've found my youtube channel then by now you've realised that I am quite a big fan of the ridiculously talented and still unsigned British artist Greg Holden. If you haven't well go check it out right now...no really go and do it...NOW! Have you done it yet?
So assuming you've either done it or you've followed orders, you'll see exactly who Greg is and what he's all about...anyways...Greg is quite a frequent video poster on youtube and tonight has posted up his first tutorial showing you how to play one of his songs Bar On A.
I've had a go, will need a bit of practice but if you've got a guitar, give it a go. It's a great song by a great musician.
Have a look at this one too. It's Greg and Julia Nunes singing the same song together...works brilliantly.
That's it, simple as that...enjoy!
If you've found my youtube channel then by now you've realised that I am quite a big fan of the ridiculously talented and still unsigned British artist Greg Holden. If you haven't well go check it out right now...no really go and do it...NOW! Have you done it yet?
So assuming you've either done it or you've followed orders, you'll see exactly who Greg is and what he's all about...anyways...Greg is quite a frequent video poster on youtube and tonight has posted up his first tutorial showing you how to play one of his songs Bar On A.
I've had a go, will need a bit of practice but if you've got a guitar, give it a go. It's a great song by a great musician.
Have a look at this one too. It's Greg and Julia Nunes singing the same song together...works brilliantly.
That's it, simple as that...enjoy!
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