When I was young we lived opposite a big play area - lots of grass and trees and bushes to rampage around - and in the middle a tarmac playground with the "amusements" - a witches hat (aka umbrella), a long rocking horse with saddles along its…

I've been musically idle for about 3 months having been focusing on another muse from the past, photography in the 'film' sense. This week I had several things leading me to want to give time to an improv the current Sound-In Facebook group…

We decided to give the kids an outlet that wasn’t pandemic or lockdown based this February, and made an album as a family for the RPM Challenge 2021. It was just the most precious, funny, brilliant month.

We decided to give the kids an outlet that wasn’t pandemic or lockdown based this February, and made an album as a family for the RPM Challenge 2021. It was just the most precious, funny, brilliant month.

from the album 50 vocals Alejandro Olivares lead guitar Dan Upton search for so long to belong a place to go thats my own where everything is real the walls are never cold tell you how I feel while I am growing old and I am coming home to…

The Freedom Of The Moon --- Poem by Robert Frost I've tried the new moon tilted in the air Above a hazy tree-and-farmhouse cluster As you might try a jewel in your hair. I've tried it fine with little breadth of luster, Alone, or in one…

Now that the October album in a month thingie is finished I can get back to the better (not necessarily good) stuff. The Quarantine Tunes, volume 2. This song is wicked old. I wrote it for the 2020 RPM Challenge, all of nine months ago…

Reg was reading the Sunday papers today and he's finally had enough he's going to get a shovel and dig himself a big hole and dissapear into it he's had enough of their silly games ....all of them he's off..being him....being the thespian that…

This is the Sinner's Prayer or the Jesus Prayer sung in Latin. I have an acoustic version uploaded and this version a cappella. I've sung this in the key of F, one step lower than the acoustic version. "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy…

A real change of tone here....introducing classical guitars into the orchestra! Trying here to evoke the feel and spirit of the home of Flamenco, envisaging a cellar bar of rustic Spain, with the lady's skirts twirling and the hands and feet…

I guess you can call that a religious experience:)

Well this is from a challenge,' write one with the word glass seems simple -straight away. THE PROBLEM WAS THE VOCAL . TOO SHY TO SING! MY friend on alonealonetone told me just sing it dummy so I did that. Thank You you know who…

Produced January 2019

Track #4 - Forgiven Sinner - Live @ Dr. Jack's

This one came to me as I was sleeping on a plane, delayed on a tarmac. I dreamt that McCartney was singing this, sort of. I came out of the dream abruptly when the pilot said we were finally cleared to take off. I racked my brain to figure out…

Making a Mashup I took TR2 August 3, 2019 IV by Paul H. Muller and mixed it into Chris Vaisvil sequence just posted.. by into I mean I snipped the end of of Paul's and then condensed the rest to fit the size of Chris's work which was already…

Reflecting back on where you started and how far you've come over many years; enjoying it with that someone special. The bar in question was knocked down many years ago and is now the home of a self service car wash. Recorded: Feb 2018 Remixed…

a bit of doodling turned into this ..... The clock strikes midnight and Jennys heading home Peter, makes do with bus and he sits there on his alone He’s Watching the streets fill with people as the the raindrops form to the glass the falling…

It's been a while... This song was recorded with another verse, it ties the song together nicely but who the heck wants to listen to a 5 minute song about depressing stuff? We're really looking forward to feedback from those of you who've like…