hi vic,

been there done that...i'm a solo and i've quite often found what works great in one pub to fab response seems to die a death in the next. i've often thought "i'm going to get paid off" only to find the landlord gushing that i've kept the crowd as they usually drift away (nice song that).

as someone once said "don't sweat the small stuff" and that is small stuff. in some places if you can walk out without getting beaten up or your gear getting smashed-up, you can say...yep, that was a good night!

nice one bill, from my experience we welsh don't mind being mistaken for scots (jocks) but not english 

i saw  chap use one of those clips in tenerife. he also had a couple of beautiful guitars, must pay well

hi mojo, welcome to chordie.

nice song. i found the only way i could get the chords to fit was as a waltz. i particularly like the way you go to Em for the chorus, i guess that would put the song into the key of G? the Cminor7th threw me at the start.

try and get your head around chopro to make it "all purdy like" it's a bit of a fiddle to start but when you get into it, it will come naturally.

very nice, keep em coming

phill

hang on a minute there Bill, i was not criticizing just trying to be humorous. i love piano/keyboards and was trying or failing to support your point, eg; piano is not strummed yet it has strings, and the strings are thumped but is not a drum!!!! does it matter? it makes music by playing the strings and (unless it's me playing it) very nice music too.

i'm sorry if my post came over as me criticizing your post, it was not meant that way.

i guess no-one really gets my sense of humour. maybe it's me that needs to bow out

hi joey,

my condolences. just to say that i attended a friends funeral two weeks ago, and after the sadness, the tears and the interment, we all went out and celebrated his life, though i cant imagine how i'd feel if it was my wife.

regards phill

i tend to write a lot of "songs" that don't make it past the first verse. so i keep them in what i call my "slush pile" and when i'm stuck for a line or verse or chord sequence i check out my slush pile. not that i'm saying this song is no good...keep working on it and you'll get there

phill

hi grah, terrific piece, i gave it a quick strum, so what i sang maybe totally different from what you have in mind, but when i got to the part; "with eloquence and pride" i exchanged your D for Em. only a thought and i may be way off...but i thought i'd mention it.

phill

welcome to the UK, yes i heard about the jumbo, it got as far as cornwall then they found there was a fault with the landing gear!

you must have brought the weather with you as it's a lot warmer today than yesterday! so i hope you're staying a while? LOL

FYO, brian may used/uses old sixpenny bits as pics. i remember him on some programme asking for any that happened to be hanging around. don't know if he got any...

very nice rog, but the pic's a bit blunt?

hi zorrotm, i had a quick look through youtube and there are a shed full of songs called "my heart belongs to you" by various artists. you will have to give more of a clue like a link to the version you want. sorry phill

anyone notice he's a lefty?