It's been a while. How I've missed you. Since I'm a little busy at the moment, I've decided to do something slightly different and share a playlist of things I'm listening to at the moment. I've done my best to include only one song from each artist and to go with songs and artists that … Continue reading Play On
Hi guys! Look how far through the year we are already! This week's challenge is Write a song. You don't have to write a tune for it if you don't feel like it. Most of us aren't that talented in such areas although if you are, I do apologise for the generalisation. Think very carefully … Continue reading Writing Challenge – Week 38
Hi lads! It has been a good week for us here, we've been on holiday - sort of. We had time off work but stayed at home and did stuff. We had two amazing trips to Pitlochry to see some shows, my favourite of which was JM Barrie's The Admirable Crichton (review perhaps to follow). We … Continue reading Writing Challenge – Week 30
Hello lads! Sorry for the confusion last week. It's been a long week and it looks like we're in for another one. Never mind. Chins up, eyes forward. This week's challenge is this: It was a dark and stormy night... Just kidding. It's actually this: Write a story about a significant dance without actually including … Continue reading Writing Challenge – Week 17
Hello lads! There's a song going round my head. It has been pestering me a little but the words are very good though they're simple so I thought I'd share it. The title escapes me: bukan dengan barang fana Not with temporal things kau membayar dosaku You paid for my sins; dengan darah yang mahal with expensive blood tiada noda dan celah without stain or blemish. bukan dengan emas perak Not with silver … Continue reading A Simple Song
Music robs the soul of all but desire, the desire to play on until the colours drag us under. The cajon's heartbeat and the fiddle's laughter coax the guitar's shy smile, the rhythm echoed in the fumbling feet on the livingroom floor. Just don't close your eyes. The moment you do, you are lost. The … Continue reading Simple Moving
