gtx I will be based near Lancaster but I will probably play in York at some stage while I'm over .My mothers family came from your area it would be nice to play Newcastle ,its a long time since I've been there I used to work for Barry Nobles organisation many years ago and often spent time in Newcastle/Sunderland /Durham and surrounding area.
1,252 2014-12-27 16:19:13
Re: Uk trip (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I think my old pal Dave Gaskell will do bass but were still after a drummer for up north I have no problem in London as all my mates from Power of soul will help out .
1,253 2014-12-27 15:19:58
Topic: Uk trip (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Just getting things together for my UK trip on Monday first things first My tele safely packed in its case with drum machine and looper .Sent all my amps and PA to our bass players in case they need to perform some where while I'm away , just need to get some uk gigs sorted when I arrive ,got one booked but its not till march.
1,254 2014-12-27 15:12:41
Re: Yes Another new guitar!! (18 replies, posted in Electric)
now that I like
1,255 2014-12-19 08:23:24
Topic: Emptiness (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
http://www.reverbnation.com/open_graph/ … 1336410755
This always goes down well live
1,256 2014-12-19 08:00:01
Re: Another Christmas poeminsel on the toilet seat (3 replies, posted in Poems)
Cool poem Brian. We don't see much tinsel here but I must say that over the past few years xmas has started to become bigger business in Crete , but thankfully we still don't have the blatant commerciality that plagues the rest of Europe .
1,257 2014-12-18 08:47:53
Re: Hot stuff (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thanks guys here's another featuring Elpida ,our take on New orders Blue Monday
1,258 2014-12-18 07:58:16
Re: John Lennon cover, Happy Christmas (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Plays ok for me ,the voice live sounds good and adds a nice effect .Well played Pete .
1,259 2014-12-17 16:02:18
Topic: USB mic lead (3 replies, posted in Recording)
Theres been a bit of talk lately about recording what to use etc ,My friend Kev Jones recently ordered a usb mic cable from amazon sadly it didn't work on his chosen program MU lab so last night he aske me to try it on my laptop which has audacity installed .I found it worked fine although there was a little hiss which I had to filter out but certainly at about six pounds its a cheap and quick option if you want to record something Ill do a proper recording soon and post the results but so far I've found it good and it doesnt pick up the monitor if I keep it low just the guitar or my voice so Ive been able to record with out headphones as I dont like to wear them .also there appears to be no latency when you use it.
1,260 2014-12-17 15:53:32
Topic: Hot stuff (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Found this vid on my external drive from 2012 features my friends Elpida Hatzidakis on Vocal and Lefteris Aerakis sharing lead licks with me .I had the pleasure of playing with both of these friends this week ,some thing we haven't done for a while ,great fun.
1,261 2014-12-13 09:52:01
Re: bounty hunters song (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Nicely recorded Phill good clear vocals crisp music well done .
1,262 2014-12-13 07:00:50
Topic: Kaliedescope (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I wrote this for my wife Pam last year when I was doing the London rain album I dont think I ever posted it ,its her birthday today. Hope you all like it
1,263 2014-12-12 17:19:38
Re: Play together online - another option (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I managed to get an acceptable signal through one of the mini mixers now I need to try a proper recording and see how it goes .
1,264 2014-12-12 16:36:34
Re: Play together online - another option (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I got the same problem joe I'm using audacity and I dont get enough signal Ive tried a pre amp and it just about gets there . my instruction book says take the feed for the interface from the mixer but as my mixer is a huge thing I really dont want to drag it from my store room to the house , it worked well on my old computer so I'm at a bit of a loss have a couple of mini mixers but I dont think they give any signal boost but I'll let you know if it works .Good thing is though I can now deselect the on board mic .
1,265 2014-12-11 08:55:11
Re: Play together online - another option (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good info Doug I have the uca222 mini interface which I used on my old computer with no problems but since going to windows 8 it doesnt recognise the audio input and the lap tops inbuilt mic remains on I will try it with the drivers Ive just down loaded .It does however state that the usb port used in the install becomes dedicated and will block any other audio input .
1,266 2014-12-10 15:58:17
Re: The Sun Is Burning Out ( Song tribute to Townes Van Zandt) (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I like this Jim its got great potential
1,267 2014-12-10 08:42:39
Re: Phill sings Jim's song " Shooting Star" - two versions! (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Both versions are good and as I said in the song writing post having two versions of the same song can be good .I think personal preference by the performer is the way to go with this one as both are great .
1,268 2014-12-10 08:35:20
Re: venturing into the "known" (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Well done Jim ,liked it its good to hear how the writer perceives his song as its not always obvious from the transcript ,very Bob just loosen up a bit and project as Phill says and wait for the applause .
1,269 2014-12-09 07:36:35
Topic: I love this photo (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Our fantastic female vocalist Elpida took this photo of me at a gig this year I didnt know she had a camera on stage cant think where she hid it!!!!!!!!!
1,270 2014-12-08 21:23:53
Re: songwriting. (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
when I write I aim for three to 4 mins ,some end up under but not usually over what doe happen though is when we do it live the song can take on a whole new character what was 3 mins can become 6 or what was 4 can end up less. Because sometimes we have to play very long sets in Crete 4-5hrs sometimes with only a short break we do rend to play things twice but the second time it always seems more frantic ,our normal set is about 2hrs to 2hrs 15 so I think when writing it is good to have more than one version of a song ,Check out some of Neil Youngs stuff they are good examples of long and short versions .
1,271 2014-12-07 16:35:04
Re: Off to Bed (Little Cowpoke (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Love the line, So I try and prod him and herd him to bed well done Jeff suits your voice too .
I'll have to try it on my two
1,272 2014-12-07 11:54:52
Topic: Band members required in uk (0 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
As some of you know I will be heading to the uk for an extended stay again at the end of this month during which time I hope to put a band together so I can perform my original stuff an some classics .From the beginning of January I will be based in the north west between Settle and Lancaster so any one in that region can contact me via chordie .Idealy I'm looking for a bass player and drummer maybe a second guitar or keyboard.Those of you who have played my songs know the style both of my original stuff and the GB Blues band tracks so its basicaly country blues wwith a slightly heavy edge that I'm aiming for.
Experience in a working band isnt esential because theres no guarantees of pay enthusiasm and reliability are however key factors.
Dont be shy and remember age is no barrier Never to old to rock n roll
1,273 2014-12-07 07:18:15
Re: The Model (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks for the positive comments guys ,some times I'm a bit unsure about how far to go with the comedy stuff I do tone the publishable stuff down a bit so as not to cause offence you have to tread a fine line .
Something I heard once and I dont know if it is true or not is that John Lennon used to write dodgy or crude /funny lyrics to his songs when first writing them but would change them afterwards,not that I would ever draw comparisons to my work and his but it is funny how certain lines just pop in like Jim mentioned in the previous post,certainly the product of a miss spent youth in my case.
1,274 2014-12-06 16:26:16
Re: Jamin at the Itanos hotel (5 replies, posted in My local band and me)
GB blues with Cindy Scholl
Kev J with Cindy
Chris Bailley with Desponia Petralaki
Cindy with the girls
1,275 2014-12-06 08:16:08
Re: Jamin at the Itanos hotel (5 replies, posted in My local band and me)
A few pics
Martin Schrader
Stef ,Nik and me ,Nik is playing a Kajon it sounds like a full drum kit
Kev J