Next week I am playing a festival for the CND I hope it will be ok to cover this song as it says so much about the horrors of war
78 2025-11-18 13:58:08
Re: Nashville tuning (4 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Further to this post I've played the guitar in this tuning for a while but I found the action a little low and the strings were choking a little higher up the fret board so I replace the saddle with a slightly taller one which helped , however the string tension felt a little high and I ended up snapping the G string so I have since replaced that and tuned down a half step to Eb .I can of course play in standard E by using a capo on fret1 . Much better and jangly all the way up the neck
79 2025-11-18 07:23:18
Re: up until now (17 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Cheers I will look forward to it
80 2025-11-17 18:58:58
Topic: Nashville tuning (4 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Ive just set a spare acoustic up in Nashville tuning using a set of Diadario Nashville strings rather than rob a 12 string set for the E A D G octave strings from a 12 string set . It gives a very mandolin like sound , my only reservation at the moment is if I play a lead run from the hi E string 10th fret finishing on the Gstring 9th fret ( D C A G E progresion ) it sounds too sharp as it is a whole ocave up . However playing somthing like the intro to Tambourine man sounds great .
Any one else tried this ?
81 2025-11-15 18:02:30
Re: Blood, Sweat & Tears (1 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
82 2025-11-13 17:14:42
Re: November 2025 FSOTM - Random words (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Thanks Peatle
83 2025-11-12 21:46:26
Re: up until now (17 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thats an amazing song please publish the lyrics and chords so we can learn it .
84 2025-11-12 16:49:06
Re: Put On Your Crown (7 replies, posted in My local band and me)
You do a great job Peatl, keep em coming
85 2025-11-12 15:34:03
Re: November 2025 FSOTM - Random words (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
ok this is a song I was commisioned to write for the Matala festival 2013 on Crete it contains both the words Day and Today . Sadly we never got to play it live as the organisers turned the running of the featival over to a UK booking agency who completly rode roughshod over the artists booked by the previous council organisers and we endedup being cut from our prime slot on mainstage on the Saturday and only got to do our acoustic slot on the second stage on Sunday .The whole festival was ruined that year by second rate tribute acts they shipped in from the UK , One of which turned up with out instruments ,then asked if they could borrow ours as we were no longer on the main stage .Needless to say we refused as we had been booked 12 months previously .
Any way I posted the song on sound cloud but it never made it into our set and was only ever played on radio .
Hope you like it https://soundcloud.com/graham-windle/to … ever-comes
86 2025-11-11 16:45:29
Re: November 2025 FSOTM - Random words (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Will the word today count I have a song to day is life
87 2025-11-03 22:49:33
Re: Love's Odyssey (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Lovley words Jim you write some awesome songs
88 2025-11-03 22:32:36
Re: Steady as she goes , an original song (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
https://soundcloud.com/graham-windle/st … -edit-demo had to cut the intro to fit .
89 2025-11-03 22:13:29
Re: Steady as she goes , an original song (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
cheers guys , just done a demo recording but havent got room on my sound cloud to up load will do shortly when Ive removed some content to allow space
90 2025-11-03 16:09:45
Topic: Steady as she goes , an original song (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This is a song about my wifes recovery from a serious accident 2 yrs ago when she fell down the stairs . Its played with a country style , Hope you like it .G
Steady as she goes
G D
Steady as she goes ,And it will work out well
C D G
Gonna take some time , something we cant tell
G D
It may take a year ,only heaven knows
C D G
Things will work out fine ,Steady as she goes
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G C G
How ever long it takes , as long as she’s all right
D G
Hold her in my arms ,every single night
G C G
As long as were together ,that’s every thing I need
D G
Because she’s very special ,and means the world to me
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G D
Steady as she goes , Walking down the lane ,
C D G
Trying very hard ,to disregard the pain
G D
Things are getting better ,gonna take sometime
C D G
I feel very lucky , knowing that she’s mine
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G C G
How ever long it takes , as long as she’s all right
D G
Hold her in my arms ,every single night
G C G
As long as were together ,that’s every thing I need
D G
Because she’s very special ,and means the world to me
91 2025-10-24 10:46:23
Re: October 2025 - FSOTM - "Anything goes" ... (27 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Cracked ribs are awful I have experienced them twice so I understand , take it easy and get well .
92 2025-10-24 10:44:35
Re: Probably No One Here Now Would Remember Who I Am... (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Take care and look after your self Bill .Try and pop in when you can .
93 2025-10-21 16:24:33
Re: Video to Accompany the song Throw away the lights (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim you came down the carlisle rail way line last year right past my house . If I'd had known we could have maybe met up
94 2025-10-20 19:41:30
Re: Video to Accompany the song Throw away the lights (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This should be a country number 1
95 2025-10-18 18:59:53
Re: October 2025 - FSOTM - "Anything goes" ... (27 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
your solo strumming sounds great Richard
96 2025-10-15 15:19:46
Re: October 2025 - FSOTM - "Anything goes" ... (27 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
jan get well soon hope it doesnt hurt too much
97 2025-10-15 15:17:45
Re: October 2025 - FSOTM - "Anything goes" ... (27 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
richard the old vid was using prerecorded loops into a boss rc3 and the second one is on a zoom camera ,The pub is a huge building and the the area we were in makes a great stage it was acually quite busy but it was a lunch time gig so not packed
98 2025-10-11 20:58:39
Re: i see the place is still open (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Love this one real good feel to it
99 2025-10-11 20:51:17
Re: October 2025 - FSOTM - "Anything goes" ... (27 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Anything go's heres one from todays gig in Lancaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCzM4ZV9fr8
and one from 10yrs ago for Richard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkicwMwuCPo
100 2025-10-04 15:22:04
Topic: What was your most disasterous gig (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Ok I'll start this one off
Last night at the Horse and Rainbow in Kendal a pub I've played before with some success.
Problem one . Mother nature unleased a serious storm on the North of England .
Problem two Drummer arrives early and has some heath issues causing him to have to leave as soon as Bass player arrives
Problem three , I arrive and try to contact stand in drummer who lives local but he is also ill .
Problem 4 Do Ben and I play as a duo or make our excuse s and leave .
Result we play and it all goes well but some what reduced in volume (drummers are noisy )
This rates as probably one of the most stressfull gigs since coming back to the UK, however the absolute most disasterous ever was when we were cancelled from the Matala beach festival in 2013 due to some Pink Floyd impersonation band taking every bodys sound check time sorting their drum kit .
They made it up to us the folowing year though