just me antonia bee!!vocals and guitar,banjo,tambourine,whistling!autoharp,and random noises!!
i may occasionally ask friends for help!!!
all my songs,unless stated are my own work,
and are recorded at home(in my front parlour!!)
by the very handsome and charismatic
lester norton..........
mostly folk and old blues influences,nick drake,the doors, bob dylan,mama cass,marianne faithfull,grace slick,joni mitchel,hendrix,tim buckley,the moody blues and the list goes on....birds,nature,scents...so many things!!!..........the beatles,love,the move, bob marley,the beach boys,the byrds,gene pitney,the seekers,peter,paul and mary,sandy shaw,velvet underground,billy holiday,bessie smith,janis joplin,pink floyd,otis redding,elvis,billy fury,adam faith,the kinks, u2,the turtles,13th floor elevators,the outsiders,the cake,...anything unusual and 60s sounding....i suppose i am just a hippy at heart...being born in the early 60s,and being surrounded by fantastic music was a bonus(and fortunately having a music mad mum(r.i.p. anne barrett 1984....)
i love reading too.....anything that grips me...i guess....nicholas baker,muriel spark,beryl bainbridge,sean hughes and too many to mention......i love music biogs and i did i say i was a self confessed jim morrison freak!!! i love the poetry of lorca and plath and many many more......kerouac,ginsberg,adrian henri.....and always open to new!!!!feel free to enlighten me!!
hi there! well what can i say!! i am a young person in an ageing body,born on a cold december afternoon 1961!!!(wish i was a timelord!!!i play guitar as well as i can,sing( to the best of my ability,and like a croaky frog on a bad day!!!) i do this for fun and am not looking for fame!!!i am to be found mostly in my garden or washing the pots!...i love hearing from like minded people(old folkies really!!and anyone with a genuine love for simple tunes.....i also have a deny button and i know how to use it.....so dont request randomly please!....love and light to all.....miss bee....xxxx
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
Just uncovered a rare old ukemonkey 78 'It's only a little chipolata'
recorded sometime between some wars off the end of Blackpool pier.
Hope you like it!
Loves ya,
ukemonkey
hiya, it's good to hear from you Yeah, i enjoyed chatting too...your set was lovely, it was a pleasure to sit through it...hope to do it again soon....the rehearsals are going well thanks, looking forward to doing the show now though...hope you can make it over to see the show, its going to be great! Hhhaha, yeah it is colourful...i like butterflies a bit :-D Love, light and butterflies...angela.x.
hey A Bee!!! delightful to hear from you! working a 'proper' job (PAH!) has meant little time and no energy for being creative - and it's a source of dismay. Glad to know you're on the mend - any look forward to hearing what you get up to!!! biggest hugs - go well, with mirth and music! x0x
no way!!! elderly woman behind the counter in a small town is one of my favorite pearl jam songs on my favorite peal jam album! awesome version of it too!
hey A.Bee! sounding splendiddly! so glad to have caught up with your doings again - it's been madhecticrazy here... trust you're on the up! go well, with mirth and music! x0x
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After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
Yeah, i enjoyed chatting too...your set was lovely, it was a pleasure to sit through it...hope to do it again soon....the rehearsals are going well thanks, looking forward to doing the show now though...hope you can make it over to see the show, its going to be great! Hhhaha, yeah it is colourful...i like butterflies a bit :-D Love, light and butterflies...angela.x.
