Here’s a lovely wee tune written by Patrick Costello for his fiancée Amy. Patrick got sick recently and ended up in hospital not long after his dad D.O.D. had a scare (We’re all pulling for you). After all their misadventures recently, Patrick asked the frailing banjo community to record the tune especially for Amy as [...]
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Amy’s Waltz
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Summer (Camp) Adventure
This summer I am headed to Topeka, Kansas to help run a music program for Camp Adventure with my banjo mentor and friend Patrick Costello. Patrick is one of the foremost instructors on old-time banjo and wrote the book The How and Tao of Old Time Banjo. Camp Adventure is a non-profit summer camp providing [...]
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Theme Tune from the Wire
In 2009 Mish and I became slightly obsessed with the TV Show The Wire (true to form about 18 months after everyone else). Everybody has a favourite version of Tom Wait’s “Way Down in the Hole” (Mine was Season 1 whilst Mish prefered the one for Season 4, which was performed by Baltimore teenagers) Here’s [...]
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The Wreck of the Tennessee Gravy Train
My friends Grant and Lan gave me a copy of Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music Vol.4 for my birthday this year. This song, originally sung by Uncle Dave Macon is particularly prescient considering the current economic climate and my line of work. Bah! Thanks for the CD though guys – its ace!
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Cantab
Mish and I have just returned from our trip to Boston. We had a great time reconnecting with our friends, seeing our old stomping grounds and even discovering some new ones. This trip turned into a bit of a musical adventure. Our friend Bethany had asked me to sing at her wedding (a favour I [...]
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Wild Mountain Thyme
Mucking about in “Double C” tuning after a long, stressful day at work.
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