Foolishness - A A J Russe Written 3rd January 1988 Recorded 1st March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** While writing and recording songs for FAWM 2022 I discovered that I can create acoustic demos of nearly any song I've ever written…

So I was locked in the broom-cupboard, checking out some old songs that need recording. I'd just picked one and then suddenly this thing came out of nowehere. It started with one of those guitarist doodles that other musicians love so much…

**** Jan 17 2015 - Remixed. I was always kinda disappointed with what the original mix sounded like. Listening to it the other day I realised what it is - I'd mixed the vocals too loud. This reduced the "stereo" and killed off a lot of the life…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022** Song number 7 Written Saturday 12th February 2022 **** This one was easy to write but hard work singing and recording. I'm fairly certain this one is high on the list of "arrange me later" - I kept…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022** Song number 6 Written Friday 11th February 2022 **** I was meant to be resting and chilling. In fact, I was resting and chilling. But then I got a message from Lala saying she was listening to the…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) OK, let's delve once more into the magical shoebox of unused songs... I've already recorded several that were written in 1994 (Sleeping with the Ghost, Elizabeth's Room, With Mum Again, If You Knew, A Hundred and…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) Now here's a bit of an oldie - the second song I ever wrote. In... 1978! I think I played it once, or maybe twice, at school assemblies. My musical peers and colleagues back then dismissed it as corny/rancid pop music…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) And here is the first reply to In Your Hands. I say "first" because I've found another one, When I Try To Be Me, that Mrs R says I have to do too... but that's unlikely to be the next one I post because I'm working…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) So I got me a new geetar the other week. Named her Lala, obviously. Seemed kind of appropriate - she wears a faded gold dress and is full of chunes and mischiefs. This is our first effort together. It was meant…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) I've been missing in action for ages - apologies to all, I'm about to start listening again too. For ages, I'd been considering a move away from my trusty Boss BR1600 on which I've recorded and mixed nearly everything…