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Never Was To Be - Loughton
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April 23 2012, 8:41pm | Comments »
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Never Was To Be - Loughton
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April 23 2012, 1:08pm | Comments »
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#14: 12 String Guitar and Chinese Lute
http://andyroberts.me/podcast/14-12-string-guitar-and-chinese-lute
For #14 Andy Roberts plays 12 string guitar and the Chinese Lute or Ruan. Starting off with the oldest Andy Roberts song in my repertoire, Hold On Below dates back to early songwriting attempts while I was still a young teenager coming straight home from school and learning to play guitar for several hours non stop every night – I was in hurry. There are two tunes on the Chinese lute, then a song which is intended to introduce you to another songwriter, Ruairidh Anderson who is in the midst of a 52 week project called Songs From The Howling Sea, and finally a song about a field. Here’s the web player, download link, tracklist and show notes for Podcast Episode 14:
Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed using the url: http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885 You can also download the MP3 audio file which is 28.3Mb in size and 29 minutes 25 seconds in duration from this link 14 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 14.mp3 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 14 Show Notes Show notes and information for Podcast Episode 14 broadcast on October 5th 2010, published on October 6th 2010. 1) Hold On Below I found the original handwritten document for Hold On Below and it is in fact dated October 1973, which is a little bit later than thought but still the earliest one that has survived the years really, apart from one called “Living in Time Warp” which is dated 1937. According to my Andy Roberts Music blog, where there’s a record of songs performed, I played Hold On Below at Havering Folk Club on January 15, 2009 and for my first Ustream broadcast on August 4th 2009, but it’s not the best performance, so I’ll wait until this current one surfaces to embed the video. Words and Music by Andy Roberts, from the album The Andy Roberts Tapes 2) Yangtse Gorges Instrumental by Andy Roberts, from the album “Album 1” 3) The Truro Agricultural Show A traditional song which was originally written to help advertise the Royal Cornwall Show on the date when it merged with the Bath and West to form a super show, and was held for the only time, near the city of Truro. Accompanied here by the Chinese Lute. Attribution: Traditional, arrangement by Andy Roberts 4) Geneva’s Call I’d like to do more of this kind of thing, playing songs by ordinary musicians, friends and podcasters. It then gives me the opportunity to use this website to link out to the wider online music community, and point out other podcasts that may be of interest to anybody who has taken the time to listen to some of my own stuff. Geneva’s Call is a song by Ruairidh Anderson and is part of the Songs From The Howling Sea project, to record 52 songs in 52 weeks about the Old East End of London.
Hear the original here: 18b. Free Song – Geneva’s Call with further explanations at 18a. Infanticide And Slappy Bonita – A History Of Gin Lyrics and Music by Ruairidh Anderson, interpretation by Andy Roberts 5) Back In The Field Back in The Field was the first song I recorded on Garageband, with muti tracked vocals and two guitars. I should do some more of that from time to time, as well as keeping the podcast going. You can download the Garageband version from Reverbnation or Last.fm or get the Sampler CD on which it features. Words and Music by Andy Roberts, from the albums Album 1 and Sampler CD
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October 6 2010, 8:31am | Comments »
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11 : Podcasting Andy Roberts Music
http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts-music/11-podcasting-andy-roberts-music
Podcasting a day early with the Andy Roberts music podcast Episode 11 So this week’s podcast was recorded a day early, on the Monday instead of Tuesday, not that that will make much difference to podcast subscribers, who mostly seem to like to download the show about one week after it’s been published, but for those of you who might on occasion turn up for the live show at 7.00pm, I won’t be there at all some Tuesdays, and this was one of them. Knowing that I was effectively playing to an absent live audience had a curious effect on the performance, which I would describe as slightly more random in a creative sort of way, but Linda described as “less in the flow”. I was worried that it wouldn’t be good enough for me to want to put out at all, so I carried on after the half hour but in the end that just made it a bit more difficult to edit down to size, something I’d prefer not to do really. So the original full length video file saved over on Ustream is not worth keeping really, due to the failing daylight at this time of year on a cloudy September evening, and me not having bothered to find the lamp. I kind of like lurking in the dark though
Andy Roberts is being kept in the dark is the tracklist of links and show notes for Podcast Episode 11:Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed using the url: http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885 You can also download the MP3 audio file which is 28.8Mb in size and 29 minutes 57 seconds in duration from this link 10 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 11.mp3 Podcast Episode 11 Show Notes Show notes and information for Podcast Episode 11 broadcast on September 13th, published on September 14th 2010. 1) Century A Millenium song written by Andy Roberts around 1980
“Century is my song for the Millennium, written in the early eighties looking forward to the year 2000. It’s called “Century” because the term Millennium wasn’t so much in use then, nobody much had started thinking about it yet, and I was still writing COBOL computer programs with 2 digit years” 2) I Am The Way Song by Loudon Wainwright after Woodie Guthrie’s “Standing Down in New York Town”. Just noticed I played this not long ago, in podcast 7 oh well. 3) You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere Bob Dylan Song from Greatest Hits Vol 2 4) Mondura Dam – Andy Roberts song I may have played this recently, not sure now, but anyway here it is again but this time on the 12 string guitar. Music and Lyrics by Andy Roberts.
5) Norwegian Wood – Beatles I kind of love/hate this song, so I’m trying to reinterpret it. The video below will be from a live performance at Havering Folk Club
6) Me and my Friend the Cat One of the early songs by Loudon Wainwright – performed on his birthday. Happy birthday Loudon. Next time I’ll remember the lyrics, OK.
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September 14 2010, 8:35am | Comments »
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10 : Andy Roberts Music Podcast
http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts-music/10-andy-roberts-music-podcast
Four Original Songs + 1 Bob Dylan in the Andy Roberts music podcast Episode 10 There’s a bit of an improvised introduction tune followed by four more original Andy Roberts music songs and a final Bob Dylan song in this weeks podcast, all played on the 12 string guitar. Two of the songs are revivals from the Andy Roberts Tapes which was recorded in 1980, the other two are a bit newer, well Shifting Sands dates back to spring 2003 as far as I can remember and the Cajun cooking song was written on that Spain trip which immediately followed, so yes, two from the tapes and two from The Gernika album. Here are the links and shownotes for Podcast Episode 10:
Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed using the url: http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885 You can also download the MP3 audio file which is 24.4Mb in size and 25 minutes long from this link 10 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 10.mp3 There’s also a stored video file from the live broadcast over at Ustream.tv where the podcasting event takes place on Tuesdays at 7.00pm UK time Video Podcast Episode No 10 Podcast Episode 10 Show Notes Show notes and information for Podcast Episode 10 broadcast on September 7th, published on September 7th 2010. Improvised Intro Ephemeral work with lyrics and music by And Roberts Joan of Ark Named after a specific Hotel in the Marais, Paris, Andy Roberts’ song Joan of Ark tends to get wheeled out every autumn due to the seasonal references. From The Andy Roberts Tapes Suitcase Another one from the tapes, and a kind of sequel to the above really. I’m not really completely comfortable with being the person who wrote this song, all that time ago, but the tune is catchy and the guitar runs were developed for the 12 string guitar, yes the same guitar. Shifting Sands I may have played this recently, not sure now, but anyway here it is again. Music and Lyrics by Andy Roberts. Cajun Music Cajun Food One of the Spanish songs, and still crying out for a fiddle and accordion but I do my best with the solo guitar. From the album Gernika I Shall Be Released Music and lyrics by Bob Dylan, arrangement Andy Roberts
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September 7 2010, 5:00pm | Comments »
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Cricketer, San Francisco and Mazet
http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts/cricketer-san-francisco-and-mazet
Three songs performed live at Havering Folk Club last Wednesday with the 12 string guitar. When an Old Cricketer Cricket has been in the news recently, not in a good way, with allegations of match fixing but sometimes any association is enough to prompt a vaguely relevant song or song title. Or sometimes just because of one lyric within a song, it doesn’t matter if anybody else gets it or not. Any excuse to break the agony of having to make a decision as to what to play next! So this is When an Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease written by Roy Harper adapted by Andy Roberts
I do have another version of Old Cricketer online here but that’s played on the six string, I don’t really know which is the best performance from myself, perhaps you would be so kind as to “like”, “favourite” “rate” or whichever is appropriate on any of these videos to give an indication of relative quality, that might then help me choose, thanks. San Francisco This song is San Francisco by Maxime le Forestier, Andy Roberts version with his funny English accent.
Other performances of the same song 1) San Francisco Mazet Not just because I just got back from France but also having met an old friend from the Mazet last week.
Alternative takes:
Mazet Mazet Mazet Mazet
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September 6 2010, 8:47am | Comments »
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Episode 9 Back from France
http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts/episode-9-back-from-france
A couple of hours back from France, I still wanted to do the weekly podcast but episode 9 nearly got lost forever due a glitch with Ustream. This morning is had processed OK though, so here we have the Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 9 with some new and old songs as usual. I’m still working on the combined song about the walk and the rain, with the six string open tuned in D minor, so I had a go at that one live to kick off the show last night. There’s still more work to be done, but it seems to be a slow process with this one. The other songs are all played on the 12 string guitar again. So here are the links for Podcast Episode 9:
Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed using the url: http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885 You can also download the MP3 audio file which is 27.9Mb in size and 29 minutes long from this link 09 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 9.mp3 There’s also a stored video file from the live broadcast over at Ustream.tv where the podcasting event takes place on Tuesdays at 7.00pm UK time Video Podcast Episode No 9 Podcast Episode 9 Show Notes Show notes and information for Podcast Episode 9 broadcast on August 31st, published on September 1st 2010. Working Title: Changes Unfinished work with lyrics and music by And Roberts Biggleswade Stomp Just a quick blast of the Biggleswade stomp by Andy Roberts and Gaseous Mass Reason To Believe An old favourite song by Tim Hardin, which you may know as the A side of Maggie May by Rod Stewart. San Fransisco – Maxime le Forestier My favourite song to sing in French, by one of France’s best loved singer songwriters from the 1970s. Mazet – Andy Roberts After meeting up with one of my old pals from the Cafe Mazet last week after 30 years, I couldn’t resist playing this one. Now That I’m Living Here – Andy Roberts Another Andy Roberts Revival song, I had to relearn the chords to this one last year but ever since have kept it high in the repertoire.
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September 1 2010, 3:40am | Comments »
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Episode 8 Andy Roberts Plays 3 Beatles Songs
http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts/8-andyroberts-podcast-beatles
Beatles songs from George, John and Paul feature in this week’s Andy Roberts podcast as well as a Steeleye Span folk song and some open tuned guitar noodling. All played on the 12 string guitar except the detuned 6 string instrumental. Since experimenting with open tuning, not something I normally burden myself with, I’ve hatched a plan to finish off the two songs I brought back from Cornwall, firstly by merging them into one and now by using the new open D tuning. But that’s for another week to try and demonstrate. This week, quite late in the day I decided to feature some Beatles songs but didn’t feel like doing “A Day in The Life” or any of the early stuff so I ended up with one classic from each of the three great songwrites, George Harrison Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Just my personal choice, and two of them come from “The Beatles” double album, also known as The White Album. Working Class Hero is not a Beatles song, it’s from John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band. Here are the links for Podcast Episode 8:
Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed using the url: http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885 You can also download the MP3 audio file which is 25.7Mb in size and 27 minutes 57 seconds in duration from this link 08 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 8.mp3 There’s also a stored video file from the live broadcast over at Ustream.tv where the podcasting event takes place on Tuesdays at 7.00pm UK time Video Podcast Episode No8 Podcast Episode 8 Show Notes Show notes and information for Podcast Episode 8 broadcast on August 24th, published on August 25th 2010. All songs performed with the 12 string vintage Guild acoustic guitar except one instrumental on the Ibanez 6 string in open D tuning. The Royal Forester – Traditional/ Steeleye Span The Royal Forester is a Scottish ballad from my favourite Steeleye Span album, Below The Salt where they subtitle the track “the aboriculturist meets superwoman”. Below the Salt While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison Open D Intrumental – Andy Roberts Rocky Racoon – Lennon/McCartney Standing By – Andy Roberts Working Class Hero – John Lennon
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August 25 2010, 8:42am | Comments »
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I posted to andyroberts.me
The Last Nail
http://andyroberts.me/havering-folk-club/the-last-nail
The Last Nail Live at HFC I played my own song “The Last Nail” live at Havering folk club last week on the 12 string guitar. Here’s the video:
The Last Nail is also the name of the next Andy Roberts album The Last Nail Lyrics
Above the stone walled harbour, or down the winding hill That’s where they built the boatyard, and the structure stands there still. Not much boat building happens now, just repairs and fitting out but when the wind rattles the boatmasts, you can hear the old boatbulders shout: Will you pass the last nail over and I’ll knock it into place, Then with four more coats of varnish, she’ll be ready for the race. Our grandfathers put up the boatyard, to build the fishing fleet, more than fifty boats in the harbour, and shops all down the main street then the steam age brought in the drifters, boat builders became engineers Now the wind blows straight through the boatyard, there’ll be no more boat building here Will you pass the last nail over and I’ll knock it into place, Then with four more coats of varnish, she’ll be ready for the race. With a keen eye for staying in business, they switched over to build leisure craft And the weekend yachtsmen snapped them up, no expense spared fore or aft Then wooden hulls went out of fashion, the order book emptied last year So the bankers foreclosed on the boatyard, and there’ll be no more boatbuilding here Will you pass the last nail over and I’ll knock it into place, Then with four more coats of varnish, she’ll be ready for the race. Now the Vikings invented the clinker for both strength and shallow seas and the herring boats followed the coastline, until the canning ships found the key There’s a regatta here every August, and the whole village turns out again But the Sea Queen’s no real competition, and it’s guaranteed to rain Will you pass the last nail over and I’ll knock it into place, Then with four more coats of varnish, she’ll be ready for the race. Above the stone walled harbour, or down the winding hill that’s where they built the boatyard, and the skeleton stands there still. No more boat building happens now, not even fitting out but when the wind rattles the boatmasts, you can still hear the old boys shout: Will you pass the last nail over, we’ll knock it into place, Then with four more coats of varnish, she’ll be ready for the race. Wrecked Again The second song is Michael Chapman‘s “Wrecked Again”
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August 23 2010, 11:43am | Comments »
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Episode 7 Andy Roberts Music Podcast
http://andyroberts.me/andy-roberts-music/episode-7-andy-roberts-music-podcast
Episode 7 of the weekly Andy Roberts music podcast series features the 12 string guitar again, with three original self written songs, and three others by Michael Chapman, Cat Stevens and Loudon Wainwright. We had some problems with the live Ustream again this week, problems with time taken to login, with the chat room stopping working and with interruptions to the listener stream but the recording happened fine so the audio podcast and indeed the saved video file are unaffected. I would like to be able to provide a better live experience though, with fewer barriers to interaction so I may well start to try out some alternatives to Ustream as soon as possible, for example Bambuser. If you have any suggestions for alternatives to Ustream, or ways to improve it then please come forth in the comments here. Here are the links for Podcast Episode 7:
Subscribe to the podcast RSS feed using the url: http://andyroberts.me/?feed=podcast Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/andy-roberts/id378470885 You can also download the MP3 audio file which is 26.2Mb in size and 28 minutes 36 seconds in duration from this link 06 Andy Roberts Podcast Episode 7.mp3 There’s also a stored video file from the live broadcast over at Ustream.tv where the podcasting event takes place on Tuesdays at 7.00pm UK time Video Podcast Episode No 7 Podcast Episode 7 Show Notes Show notes and information for Podcast Episode 7 broadcast on August 17th, published on August 18th 2010. All songs performed with the 12 string vintage Guild acoustic guitar except 06 on the Ibanez 6 string Postcards from Scarborough – Michael Chapman Postcards is probably Mike Chapman’s most frequently covered songs, and I enjoy playing it on the 12 string guitar, flat picking style. The video below is from Havering Folk Club, January 2009 or possibly August 2008.
Shifting Sands – Andy Roberts Here’s an old demo video of Shifting Sands which was the first song in a sequence which I now refer to as “the Spanish songs” or the album Gernika
Wild World – Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam This is an old busking song which has some nice runs on the 12 string guitar.
The placeholder video is a six string version, which I’ll replace later.The Last Nail – Andy Roberts The Last Nail – info
I am The Way – Loudon Wainwright From Attempted Moustache The Loudon Wainwright Special was episode 4 Winter in Andalucia – Andy Roberts Winter in Andalucia ( or Andalusia ) is one of the songs on my Sampler CD I wonder if it might be good to have a simple index of which songs on each podcast somewhere, without the notes and videos etc. just for reference.
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August 18 2010, 4:41am | Comments »
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Andy Roberts Waiting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRmexxxQ-V8&feature=youtube_gdata
June 16 2010, 4:52am | Comments »
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I posted to andyroberts.wordpress.com
Recent twitter updates
http://andyroberts.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/recent-twitter-updates-316/
BackTweets Searches What Twitter Can’t: Short URLs ff.im/-1ojRT Getting out the 12 string guitar and relearning lyrics for Gernika Panic and response ff.im/-1owec blog maintenance "Bread and Peace" - International Womens Day March 8th celebrates the February start of the Russian Revolution 1917 Bloom’s Taxonomy Verbs blooms useful wiki re: ff.im/1pcPb Latest blogs at Andy Roberts on DARnet
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March 8 2009, 7:02am | Comments »
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