OK it's the morning after the party at the China Quay, and our hero is waking up. What has happened? Influenced by about 6 different doowop tunes (great for hangovers!)

Some impromptu mandolin chords and a bit of harmonising. The view from the window is very pretty today.

Some impromptu mandolin chords and a bit of harmonising. The view from the window is very pretty today.

Click on "View More" button to see video. instrumentation: Mostly electric guitar and violin bow. The end is accompanied by my blubbing and a haunting sound recorded by Sudara (an ebow against what I think is a piano string... he'll have…

Click on "View More" button to see video. instrumentation: Mostly electric guitar and violin bow. The end is accompanied by my blubbing and a haunting sound recorded by Sudara (an ebow against what I think is a piano string... he'll have…

a beautiful thought during a dark hour. nylon acoustic, electric piano, electric guitar with bow

a beautiful thought during a dark hour. nylon acoustic, electric piano, electric guitar with bow

A short unfinished jazzy kinda thing from the end of 2006

A short unfinished jazzy kinda thing from the end of 2006

Fiddling around with an open G tuning and I found the chord that 'Prodigal Son' is based on (a Robert Wilkins tune from the 30s made famous by the Stones) so I had a play around with it, stopped for dinner and came back and wrote the lyrics…