I really enjoyed that Mojo, please pass through more often
27 2025-10-04 09:31:22
Re: Prickly (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Thank you Brian for making me laugh first thing in the morning. Last two lines tickled me, though I recognise the rest of your work too as I swapped one load of disrupters for another over the years, what can you do? Stuck between a rock and a hard place, the devil and the deep blue sea.
28 2025-09-20 09:46:47
Re: Two guitars and a cello players all singing. (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
There are brilliant songs out there so I can't understand why all the rubbish in the mainstream are so popular? Thank you Pedr you always find the best music.
29 2025-09-19 10:12:48
Re: Two guitars and a cello players all singing. (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I've seen a few of these narrow boat sessions and I think they're a brilliant idea. These guys are great, loved the harmonies and the musicianship.
30 2025-09-14 09:59:33
Re: Its Most Probably Just Me (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Yes Pedr, that's the video I was referring to though I didn't know the boy was from North Wales. Still brings tears to my eyes...I must be getting old.
31 2025-09-13 19:07:26
Re: Its Most Probably Just Me (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I recently saw another video on youtube of the same people playing "Bohemian Rhapsody", same guy on the piano in a city square somewhere(?) with a drummer, choir and a very young guitarist playing the Brian May solo. These guys are brilliant.
32 2025-09-11 10:08:44
Re: Its Most Probably Just Me (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Absolutely brilliant. The texts say the pianist vas a virtuoso but what about that 10 year old violinist, I'm gobsmacked and that singer ... the whole thing brought a tear to my eye.
Ps yeah Brian's right it is good to see you posting again Pedr.
33 2025-09-09 10:09:38
Re: Keith Richards Grandpa (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Brilliant Graham funny and giving a good account of an actual event? You sound a bit like Johnny Cash so it suited the song perfectly. Thanks for sharing.
34 2025-08-02 09:25:29
Re: guitar and mic (9 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Brian,
Graham is right get a mixer. There's plenty available either new or used, your Roland amp should manage well, just make sure you balance the guitar and vocal before turning the amp volume up. My advice; turn the volume off and increase it slowly so you don't blow your speaker...yes experience talking!
35 2025-07-23 19:47:45
Re: RIP Ozzy (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
yeah Ozzy was a legend. Paranoid was one of the songs on my group's first gig. Forgot the last verse so we just played the riff for 5 minutes.
36 2025-07-22 09:24:19
Re: Settle Station event . (6 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Good sound coming through that small amp Grah, 2 guitars and vocals. I like the tent, so how did your old band manage to fit in there?
37 2025-07-22 09:18:36
Re: Health isues and how it affects playing (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
You have my sympathy Graham. At 74 myself I've got aches and pains in places I never knew I had places! For about 10 years while I was still working and gigging I was suffering with knee pains in my left leg. I put it down to badminton and using my left leg to hold me up while using my pedals. Also realising now I played football in my 20s and when I was in my teens I gave that knee a hell of a knock with a sledgehammer. Anyway it all contributed to me giving up the gigs and so I have to take out my angst by writing and recording songs. There's no feeling like the buzz you get when an audience gets behind you and that's what I miss most of all apart from realising I can't hit that top C anymore.
38 2025-07-02 19:22:52
Re: Comedic Blues (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
happy blues? surely a contradiction in terms? I don't care it was good fun. Talking of fun; fun fact; the lady played the trumpet so they had to play in A flat as that is easier for trumpeters to play in that key, that also explains why he sounded slightly uncomfortable singing. Not a criticism as both sounded fab, wish I could sing as good.
39 2025-06-26 18:44:51
Topic: nails (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I've just come to a realisation that the nails on one hand grow faster and stronger than the other hand. I had to put it that way because I play left handed so my fingering hand is my right, most guitarists would notice on their left hand?
I also have to trim my nails every week or they wear out the finger board.
I'd like to know I'm not alone in this.
40 2025-06-26 10:10:31
Re: Narrow Boat Sessions (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks for posting that Pedr, I could actually see them singing this time!
Piri
41 2025-06-26 10:06:55
Re: NOT THE WEEKEND YET (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Wow Brian, that sounds like a personal message to Colin it sounds like? You performed that really well same genre as deck of cards, it's the type of spoken song I like. Really good with a message and story. Yes folks, we're all getting older so get your fingers to do the walking and post before it's too late.
Phill
42 2025-06-25 19:44:14
Topic: NOT THE WEEKEND YET (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I thought the weekend had come early as nobody seems to post at weekends!
When I joined Chordie during the age of enlightenment, I or anyone else would find lots of posts from lots of members. I've seen posters drop since that time and I'm beginning to take it as a mass walk out, a protest to me. I'll try not to take it personally, but I would dearly love to see more people posting regularly about anything really; your new song, a song you've heard on the radio, a group/band you've seen playing live. Anything really to get people taking part and chatting. Wouldn't it be awful if Per decided it wasn't worth keeping the forum going? FB and X don't do it for me they are owned and run by multi millionaires, I wouldn't trust my choice of toilet paper on those scandal sheets. Musos unite
43 2025-04-30 19:57:37
Re: Live from Ilkley Band stand (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Why can I never find bargains like that? As I've retired now I have a load of gear to sell...according to my wife
44 2025-04-29 20:11:37
Re: Live from Ilkley Band stand (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Enjoyed that, good sound for just two of you. First thing I noticed was the mini speakers, so I'll say it again good sound. I've never heard that played live before, well done.
45 2025-04-28 10:04:34
Re: Just saying Hi. Updating myself. (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Welcome back Joey good to know you're still playing. At 73, I only play to amuse myself these days as I gave up gigging after covid. I know how you feel about old age slowing you down, I can only do DIY jobs for a couple of hours then crash out for the rest of the day.
48 2025-04-16 10:23:43
Re: Horse (2 replies, posted in Poems)
Very dr zeus Brian.
The clever people say that birds are dinosaurs
I believe it
The clever people say that dogs are wolves
I believe that too
When clever people say that rich people are always right
Nah that's just going too far
49 2025-04-15 10:25:07
Topic: another day (6 replies, posted in Poems)
All about the curse of old age and the effect of waking to empty ones bladder.
Another Day
Sleep eludes me though I close my eyes.
Thoughts wont leave me and thoughts surprise.
Silence broken by a solitary owl.
Silent flight. Hunting mice.
I turn and pull the blankets higher.
Clear my mind but still the fire.
The fire of imagination.
No water drench my minds creation.
And so the night drags on.
O beautiful, silent night.
It is morning yet still the night.
The sky is clear no clouds in sight
Stars still twinkle the moon still glows.
Warmer now no frost or snows.
Yes, spring bounds forth, chick's in nests.
Too soon to feed, born from eggs.
Too dark at 4 am it appears.
To find those sleepy meals that crawl and slither.
Their cries and squawks and whistled tunes
To greet the dawn they know it soon
Will light the day, will reveal their pray.
And I will rise to begin... another day.
50 2025-04-13 10:44:33
Re: Mr. Chackrobarthi and the lost socks (10 replies, posted in Poems)
I've just realised that I hadn't replied to Jan's reply. Thank you Jan, it was written on the spur of the moment as most of my scribblings are. Ann, due to our fickle weather up here often puts socks on the radiators to dry when the weather is wet. So they fall behind the rad and get discovered a long time later.