In my guise as a music photographer I occasionally get called apon take photos of bands for promotional purposes. I may snap them reportage style in the recording studio, on a location shoot, or occasionally, if needed, live. I caught up with the band Farleigh At one gig of their local gigs in Leamington. There was hardly any light and all I had with me was my cheapy mpeg video camera (A Sanyo … [Read more...] about The First Farleigh Video
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Episode 32 – The Larmer Tree Festival
In a wet kind of way, Summer is upon us. Somehow though one festival always seems to survive the worst of the weather under a bubble of good vibes and great music from across the globe. Here is a random collection of moments from this years Larmer Tree Festival. I left out all the typical shots of the big name bands from the Jazz, world, and folk music scenes and instead wanted to give you a … [Read more...] about Episode 32 – The Larmer Tree Festival
Episode 07 – Josh
I just found out about a friends death. He was a great musician able to play anything you put infront of him. I am glad he managed to record some of his music for those left behind. Listen to the mp3 … [Read more...] about Episode 07 – Josh
Episode 06 – Ken Dodd & Spacemen 3
For this podcast we are in the company of Will Carruthers, musician, fugitive, amateur botanist and if you don't buy his new album... Creative accountant. Ken Dodd and Spacemen 3 are some of the topics discussed and to top it all there is an acoustic version of 'Van Fever Incident'. Will's site is at WillCarruthers.com where you can also find all the details of his new album 'Home Improvement … [Read more...] about Episode 06 – Ken Dodd & Spacemen 3
Episode 05 – Podcast Blues
It's been a mad week with me having to email photos to publications all around the world. As a result, I have had little time to prepare my normal 20-30 minute podcast. :) This podcast does however include a song recorded at the end of epsode 4's interview with Tree. It's a simple Blues track jammed and recorded in one take. I hope you enjoy it... Listen to the mp3 … [Read more...] about Episode 05 – Podcast Blues