**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022** Song number 1 Written Sunday 6th February 2022 **** OK, this is a bit of a departure for me - posting songwriting demos. This is a one mic recording made this morning in the living room, touch of reverbs…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022** Song number 4 Written Wednesday 9th February 2022 **** Here we go again... I didn't think there was anything left in the tank, but here we are. Ready for a lie-down now! **** **Ifs Buts And Maybes…

**Song-writing Demo for FAWM 2022** Song number 3 Written Tuesday 8th February 2022 **** So, here's today's little ditty. (I don't know whether folks outside the UK would know what a Chelsea Bun is. I love them, they are extremely yum…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) And here's another song from 1994, with a sparkling new "Andrew Russe Band" arrangement fresh from the broom-cupboard. Like most of my songs, it was written with an acoustic guitar, a pen, and an A4 pad. The ones…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) And this is the last of the little threesome of In Your Hands, Little Thing, and this one, When I Try To Be Me. It's in the key of 4th fret and was written just over a month later than the other two, on 19th March…

(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…

This is a remix of this song. It was recorded in 2010, and I was in a hurry to post it elsewhere because I'm so fond of the song itself. But I've always hated the old mix - I lost the essence of the guitars and choirs during mastering because…

Here we go. This one started out one morning several weeks ago when the sun was still shining... If it's as wet and dark as it is here, just close your eyes, I'm sure you can imagine it if you try hard enough... Lollies, chips, and beer…

Here we go, a tender little rocker from the broom-cupboard... A tale of regrets and wotnots. For/to RL **** **Tiffany's Estate - A A J Russe** I wish I still had my position there A steady job on Tiffany's estate Each and every…

I've posted this "Naked" version because Mrs Russe wanted me to... :-) It wasn't "finished" in my mind - there was a certain amount of "orchestration" to come. But I ended up liking the starkness of this version. The original intention…