I decided to put up a solo page, though I do play with lots of other people. Until recently I hadn't played solo in public for a couple of years, but I'm now reviving my solo songs and instrumentals and writing some new ones.
I've now got a couple of gaps in my teaching schedule. I don't teach children but if you want to learn acoustic guitar or bass guitar, or you already play and want some new ideas, or just fancy tidying up your technique, you know where to come (Norwich!)
I teach practical playing for performance, or just for fun, not grades though.
Influences
Derek Cubitt, Dave Lamport, Derek Brimstone, Carol Kaye, The Beatles, Rick Hayward, Joyce Grenfell, Bach, The Kinks, Dave Brubeck, Bob Dylan, Pentangle individually and ensemble, Shirley Collins, Jackie Flavelle, Greg McDonald, Tommy Emmanuel, Cream, Sadie Nine, Jobim, Davy Graham, Elgar, Queen, Phil Brooke, Stan Webb, Pino Palladino, Yes, Brad Paisley and everyone I've shared a stage or studio with - I thank you all.
I've been playing bass for three years with Bright Spark, and for six years with Rick Hayward as the duo A Little Uneasy, though I do play with lots of other people, anyone who'll have me I suppose. My bass is a spectacular 5-string fretless designed to be played on a floor stand and built by the brilliant Mike Walsh at Iceni Music, where the Zoot basses are made. I don't think I'm really an 'exciting' sort of bassist though - I am not a flash player, more in the 'useful' category.
However, I put up this page as an outlet for my own solo songs as, for the previous three or four years, I had rather let them die. I still remember all the words, though most of them I can't actually play any more to a decent standard, as the bass had taken over and I had let my guitar playing get rather rusty.
All the songs I shall put up here are ones I played live to audiences, and by heart, as I never sing a song other than from memory. If I 'dry', I dry - a risk I'll take as I still think that's better than singing to a piece of paper, and definitely gives the proceedings an edge for a song like News, Weather & Archers... Playing an instrument from the 'dots' is fine by me, all the best orchestras do. But singers should always sing TO their listeners FROM the heart, say I! So feel free to comment if you agree with me, or disagree.
Hi Heather I guess I have to congatulate you too with "All I've Got" from Anne Brown..! Your 'Maybe I' is just one wondefull add to the album!, I really like it and the bass rocks..;) Nice to be on the same album as you.. respect, Dani Z.
Hope all is well with you and hope your house is getting more and more beautiful each day :) So excited, my cd with your song on it will be released soon! Just a couple of more weeks... Haha. Still happy we met and to be given this opportunity. Love the song very much.
How are you, anything good going on, like gigs coming up or new songs you're working on?
Thanks for your friendship and your kind words, have a look at DEONLIGUAN, it's my band, I'm playing again because of them, I love them, www.myspace.com/deonliguanrock, good luck and R&R from Pamplona (Spain) Deonliguan: Skills of a whore (video)
Hey Heather, just dropping by to say hello. I hope all is well with you!! How's your music doing? I'm spending all my time learning piano. I've got an old war-horse Baldwin piano built in 1933 that a friend gave me, tons o' fun!!!
Than you so very much for your friendship and your very sweet words.
If I reach write the lyrics of this song, you can help me with the music? because I don't play guitar, piano or any other instrument.
For me is a honor, is a pleasure and is a privilege enjoy the brilliant music made by brilliant ladies and you are a very important example, everytime than you sing and play your music on stage you show to the world than you shines at the maximum level and you show to the world than all women shine at the maximum level in the magical world of music and all ladies shine at the maximum level in everything :)
I'm a crazy dreamer man who believes in the true equality of men and women, I believe in equal rights and I want to see a world where men an women we are really equal without discrimination, without injustice, without suffering, without pain, unfortunately every 18 seconds a woman is the victim of abuse and domestic violence, thousands of women are victims of this tragedy in the world, and thousands of women die by domestic violence in the world, I want than you paint a big smile on my face, I want than you show to the world than you shines at the maximum level in the magical world of music and you show to the world than all ladies shine at the maximum level in everything, everytime than you make your perfect music, everytime than you sing and play your guitar on stage you inspire other women to reach her dreams :)
Hi Heather,
Just letting you know that Memories is now downloadable on Emusic!
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Please support us and download it at Emusic or other stores like iTunes. In some stores its just 15 cents!
You would really help us! Thank you.
Lennard (Ealeon)
Hi,
Just letting you know that Memories is now downloadable on Emusic!
EMUSIC.COM
Please support us and download it at Emusic or other stores like iTunes. In some stores its just 15 cents!
You would really help us! Thank you.
Lennard (Ealeon)
Looking forward to playing a few songs with you on the 19th June @ The Music House. I left a message from Romy, but methinks she is regte darem baie besig (very busy) lol.
It's been such a long time! I hope you are ok and enjoying life and music. Are you performing a lot these days? Seems like we finally found a guitar player to try Maybe I, we'll record it in a couple of weeks. You will be the first to hear the result of course!
Have a great weekend Heather, enjoy the lovely weather,
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