I play guitar and sing
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I also play bagpipes and fiddle and call dances in yorkshire ceilidh band dancing feet
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i love live music there is a lot of places to see it ! the band that plays down at the local pub is usualley the most interesting
this is me playin pipes with macpolvo and kate who I play with in Ylem and dancing feet
on the fiddle again
here is some of my songs i also blowdown fiddles sratch on bagpipes twang on drums ect as a way of scraipin throughe this life.....
I am playing guitar and sinnging on this site if you want to hear some fiddle whistle ect there is some on stewart negus and ylem (both in my frends,) both of these are collaberations i also play with varios other musicians in and around west yorkshire and the north of england,and i have been known to wresstle a set of bagpipes on the street but then nobodys perfect
I enjoy telling a story with a song . i was always verry moved by the trad folk scene as a youngster and i thik maybe this comes into my singing and playin to some extent i hope you enjoy listening!!!!!.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................reviews
He starts off quietly, understating his open-tuned guitar picking and songs of everyday human interactions, usually with a dark (and often alcohol-induced) twist. Roddy’s beautiful voice soars as he warms to his task, becoming bolder and more confident with each musical tale of warped sentimentality. The audience embarks on a journey from Shetland to “a bar in this old town where the drunkards tend to meet”, getting more and more drawn into Roddy’s hypnotic guitar playing and crazy but instantly recognisable world. His efforts are rewarded with ‘special silences’ during the later songs, where we, the audience, are totally concentrated and focused on the music and the moment. Undoubtedly Roddy is “a folky” with his delicate picking and melodies, but this is a performance that appears as old as the hills and yet is bang up to date. He is a very special musician........................................................I also give fiddle tuition in west yorkshire.....................................................................................
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First on is Roddy Johnston with a short but sweet set of his own deliciously poetic and sometimes warped songs in a melancholic Scottish folk style. Playing a ringing, open-tuned guitar, he commands the room with his presence and his beautiful voice, as he takes us on a trip through the (sometimes sordid) backstreets of his imagination: there’s travelling characters, an ominous ‘big man’ coming home, tales of going out on the pull, a bunch of no hopers bulllshitting wildly in the pub. All are portrayed with humour, hope and the sweetest melodies. It’s enough to send shivers down your spine.
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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..?
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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.
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We are playing the lovely Cardigan Arms on the 21st of March. Being foreigners from Sheffield, it would be grand if you could pop in and see us and bring a few other Leedsies with you if you are free.
Here are a few nice things people have said about us. Have a listen on our page and see if you like what we are up to
"AN AMAZING LIVE ACT, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM AGAIN" (Sandman Magazine)
"AN IMPRESSIVE SET FROM A BAND WITH A KNACK FOR WRITING CATCHY SONGS AND DELIVERING THEM LIVE AS WELL AS IN THE STUDIO" (Sandman Magazine)
"PROMISING SONG WRITERS" (Tom Robinson, BBC Radio 6)
"THESE DAYS I FIND THRASH AND POWER POP A BIT REPETITIVE, BUT THIS WAS REMINISCENT OF MORRISSEY WHILE STILL BEING PERSONAL, I HEAR THE POSSIBILITY OF A GOOD FUTURE. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU COULD SUPRISE US ALL ONE DAY". (Paul Gambaccini, BBC Radio 6)
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