Category Archives: songwriting

does it matter?

Posted on May 22, 2018 by ashinosya

next week i’m going into the studio to start recording a new album that will consist of a number of songs nearly all of which i’ve written in the last four years which was when i last laid an album … Continue reading →

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March date

Posted on February 26, 2017 by ashinosya

Actually I’ve got another gig in 2 day’s time which will precede this one so that’s a good warm up. On Tuesday it’s just me accompanied by Nacho on cojón, but the gig on the teenth will be with Everton … Continue reading →

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Chaco Canyon

Posted on November 29, 2015 by ashinosya

I’ve written six songs this year, which is probably, I feel, about the right number. The first book I read this year was by Brian M Fagan and it’s called Ancient North America. Sometimes it can be a bit repetitive … Continue reading →

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end of august

Posted on August 31, 2015 by ashinosya

I had to buy myself a new nylon string guitar earlier this year because I was having problems with the pick-up on my old one and anyway thought it was time to get a more expensive instrument. I chose a … Continue reading →

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Absurd Rhymes

Posted on March 23, 2014 by ashinosya

the final recording session for the new neureille album is a few days away. the last time i was working on an album i wrote a post about which animals featured in which songs. i’m not going to go quite … Continue reading →

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mus et ursus

Posted on September 8, 2013 by ashinosya

In 1974 probably in the 8 week term that is known as hilary I wrote a song which is the oldest song that I have on a cd. In fact I have it on 2 cds. And that is why … Continue reading →

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coathanger trail 3

Posted on March 4, 2013 by ashinosya

The 3rd line of the song Coathanger is the paintings are northern too which is a reference to a song I wrote in 1977 or 1978 which was called Northern Painting. I gave the song that title as a reference … Continue reading →

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coathanger trail part 1

Posted on October 17, 2012 by admin

In a recent post I wrote and presented a couple of versions of a song called Coathanger and through that was born a new category which is called Coathanger Trail in which I work my way through the songs that … Continue reading →

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real

Posted on May 15, 2012 by admin

In 1991 I spent a few evenings doing a recording session with my friend Andy Smith who is now manager of the PMT music shop in Bristol. Whenever I call in at the shop and see Andy he always tells … Continue reading →

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The Moment of Creation

Posted on March 23, 2012 by admin

Usually these days when I write words for a song I do so using the Voice Recorder function on my mobile phone. I record in short bursts – 1 or 2 lines at a time. Writing it all down and … Continue reading →

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