Andy Le Fevre performs his original material mainly solo and occasionally with friends from IO, Peter Slater, Nick Smith, Len Kemp, Jane White, Lia Stephenson - whenever he can persuade them!
Andy has collaborated with other artists on lyrics and music in many countries via the internet and is usually willing to collaborate on interesting projects - if he has time!
Influences
Muse, Foo Fighters, Come Winter, Neil Finn, Crowded House, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Coldplay, JM Jarre', M Oldfield
Sarah Mclachlan, Lorenna Mckennitt, Dar Williams, Mika, Jack Johnson, Cherry Ghost, Yoav
Segovia/Williams/Bream, Bach, Vivaldi, Albinoni
Jimmy Webb, RMMS news group, www.musemuse.com/forums
Richard Feynman, Douglas Adams, Arthur C Clark, A E Van Vogt, Asimov, Poul Anderson.
What's Up? - A Saint FM "Essence of summer" radio competition entry. Thanks to my daughter Ruth for the sun pose!
Scrapfaggot Green - One of the last 'witches' to be burned at the stake in Essex, England was buried at Scrapfaggot Green near the village of Great Leighs. They must have feared her because they used a a large boulder to cover her grave and imprision her. Then, in WWII, an American GI moved her stone...
The boulder can now be seen outside Saint Annes Castle at Great Leighs - see song cover picture.
There is even an account in TIME magazine and a file on her at Saint Anne's Castle, public house, of all the strange things going on in the area since that day...!
Spirits - inspired by the mood of the beautiful music of Sarah McLachlan's "The Answer".
The Other Side of My Hill - on a peacefull sunny day, a walk around the grounds of a disused church on top of the hill at Birchhanger contrasted the madness in the news every day with the beauty that surrounds us - just gotta take the time out to appreciate it more often!
Safe and Sound - what do folk who spend all their time looking out of the window all day, do with their time?
Space and Time - My friend Peter showed me a cool chord progression which I was able to develop and add some appropriate lyrics to try and capture the atmosphere.
Local Music:
Below are some of the best open mic music clubs with great atmosphere that Andy has discovered on his sojourns. Free food (FF) and cheap beer (CB) may be on offer! Outstanding listening audience (OLA) clubs are indicated for the benefit of performers.
Monday:
Windmill Music Club - East Hanningfield (2nd Mon of the month), PA
Compasses - Littley Green (3rd Mon), Acoustic, FF Tuesday:
St. Annes Castle - Great Leighs (1st Tue), PA
The Black Bull,Rainsford Rd,Chelmsford,CM1 2PN(2nd Tue),PA,FF,OLA
Bluebell Inn - Hempsted (2nd Tue), Acoustic
Catweazle - The Paradise, Kensal Green (Tue nights),Acoustic,£5, OLA Wednesday:
Sible Headingham Billiards & Social Club - (4th Wed), FF, CB, PA, OLA
The Essex Arms (Seaxe), Brentwood - (Wed nights), PA, £1, OLA Thursday:
Catweazle - Oxford (Thur nights), Acoustic, OLA
Half Moon - Bishops Stortford (Thur nights), PA, £3, OLA Friday:
The Butchers Arms - North End (1st Fri), FF, Acoustic
Golden Hind - Cambridge (Fri nights), PA, OLA
Cock & Bell - Long Melford (2nd Fri), Acoustic, OLA
King's Head - Pebmarsh (3rd Fri), PA
Old Queen's Head - Aldham (4th Fri), PA Sunday:
The Butchers Arms - North End (2nd Sun), FF, Acoustic
The Butchers Arms - North End (3rd Sun), FF, Acoustic, PA
Hi Andy, thanks for your lovely comment! 'Ausklang' was written for a German film entitled 'Ekkelins Knecht' which was set in the 14th century. Great opportunity for me, and wonderful chance to write something with mediaeval-flavourings; that era remains one of my favourite historical periods. Hope all is well with you, and that all good things are coming your way! Cheers, Jane
the gig went fantastic - with 600 people there all watching the stage! - thanks for getting in touch and asking about it. im doing a gig at The River Lodge on 10th July next week Friday - called the candlelight night of songwriters. theres 4 acts including me - if you wanted to come and check it out? (take a look at www.launchlive.co.uk) xx
Hi andy. Just wanted to say thanks again for your fab set last night at The Windmill Club & for letting me join in with a few songs. Like old times eh?! See you again really soon. Jane x
Andy the pleasure was all ours! There was nothing better than turning up to somewhere you've never played b4 and hearing "play Under Pressure!" at the back of the room. We'll def be back there, hopefully next time. Enjoyed ur songs too mate, both entertaining and geographically educational. I now know theres a place called Scrat Faggot Green, and i'm all the better for it! Tare care geeza
Hi Andy,thanks for the nice comments about my song Alice.She has been hanging on my wall since I found her in 1974 in the attic of my old London flat. Ah...happy days!
Mike O'Leary is back! at - The Millbeach live venue Heybridge Maldon Essex. He will be presenting an open mic night and jam sessions of some of the finest local and invited musicians around. It will be a fry up of UK and US folk, Blues, Singer songwriters, Acoustic rock. Doesent matter what genre really! - just grab your Acoustic, Electro acoustic, Fiddle, Gob iron or whatever and get up and have a play. Start around nine till late if we are having the craic! Every Thursday Mar 12th onwards. Except for 1st Thursdays in the month
Hi Andy, yes this is the main Waspy site! Was a great night at St.Annes, we loved it all. Many thanks for your very encouraging comments, will be recording soon wooohhooooo! :-)
Hi Andy And cheers for coming down and playing and contributing to what was a superb night! The tune that me, Steve and Matt did was called 'Our Love Will Not Decay' by Tir Na Nog...
Give it a shot... it's nice when I get the lead twiddly bits right (as I DIDN"T last night because all I could hear through the monitor was Steve!!) Going to try it again in Aldham tomorrow night!
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