Ramblings from Praha
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 4:38PM Been a while since I last blogged ... it's been a busy couple of months:)
I started producing some new albums and have been wrapping up some others. Just started working with English Folk singer Sam Lee on his new album. A musical manifesto is emerging; folk without guitars (refreshing and reminds me of a similiar approach I took with Lisa Knapp's Wild & Undaunted). Instead we're using Shruti and Jew's Harp and other assorted sundries. I'm enjoying providing string textures and the odd backwards plucked fiddle. Sam recently won a BBC folk award for his club The Magpies Nest and this outing sees Sam move from promoter to centre stage.
Been finishing final touches and tweaks to J Eoin's new album. Myself and J have had many a creative day and after a hiatus (due to throat problems - not good for a singer but now thankfully resolved) all vocals have been recorded. I've enjoyed producing J's music and having known J as long as I have it was only natural that the musical sparks would fly as well as they have.
Recently spent a day on a track with Lisa Knapp for the forthcoming Folk Against Facism album. Lisa recorded a version of The Banks of the Bann produced by myself ....very creative day and as always the musical energy flows with Lisa in the studio...look forward to hearing the album:)
Other various musical outings have kept me busy: just started producing an album for a twenty piece choir, finished mixing Tony Maude's new album, just received a nice nod of approval from Eric Bogle for a new production of one of his tracks, been producing/preparing tunes for a forthcoming Will Oldham collaboration, Burning Wheel's album and various other sessions.
At the moment I'm having a siesta in Prague! I find the vibe of this city is getting my own creative juices flowing no end! Myself and Lisa have spent the last week wandering the streets of the beautiful Old Town enjoying the Easter Market festival. Spent some time looking for bargain violins, continued scoring out my speech project for rehearsals next week, tried to get into locked churches to see severed arms from days long gone and helped Bonnie choose a marionette.
Reader Comments (1)
Lookin fwd to hearin' J.Eoin's new L.P. as produced by your good self .. and when will we also hear some more of your own experimental music?.. with kindest regards etcetera