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Free EP
- My debut EP is out now and available for free download.And here's a little video from the EP launch gig: Afraid of the Dark (live)
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These are my dear friends Peter and Kerry, they have their debut album coming out soon, they’re amazing. I love them.
I get to play guitar and sing some backing vocals in their band, and they even sing with me on my songs - what a lucky chap, I know!
This is a little interview for Suspend Magazine, filmed by my pal Miles Langley.
If only…. an intoxicated unrequited eulogy
(this is a demo, i’ll record this properly soon)
This is me, getting my melancholy on…. sitting in my back garden.
Yes I know…. ‘yet another fucking break up song’
So, I run a monthly folk night in kennington, south london. Tucked away in the back room of a lovely old pub - it’s the perfect place for a cheeky little folk night… I would say that though wouldn’t I.
Got some amazing folks playing:
I’m very happy to call these guys my friends, and they are bloody amazing. I can’t wait! You definitely need to have a listen to these guys.
Oh and I’ll of course play a few tunes too!
Here’s the facebook event for more details.
Also for more details on the Folk Sessions please have a little wander around the facebook page and like it, to stay in the loop.
Much love and awkwardly long hugs
Alistair x
- dude you bloody ace! seriously LOVE your tunes! RESPECT! :)
ah thanks so much :) just had a sneaky look through your blog, wowzers love those photo’s x
- Fuck it....
I’m gonna make my own banjo. Then I’m gonna live in the middle of nowhere with my dog…….. (all i can think about right now)
This is so beautiful….. Mountain Man are my new obsession!
Oh my life, these girls can sing!
- Patti Smith
‘The energy between us was so intense that it seemed to atomise the room, manifesting an incandescence that was our own.’
Patti Smith - just kids
Banjo #088: This 12” fretless walnut banjo features brass hardware combined with aged nickel tuners, simple inlay and a goat skin head. It also has purpleheart laminations down the center of the neck and under all the ebony trim and a slightly wider than normal fingerboard.
I want this so bad!
Saw the light - live @ The Slaughtered Lamb 19/1/12 (supporting Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell)
Here’s the lyrics:
I don’t know why I do this, I knew what I was in for
Heartbreak and sadness, unrequited affection.I saw the warning signs, but I thought that I knew better
That I could rescue you, and this was all a fairytale.I saw the light, never again!
Maybe I’m a pessimist, but I used to be so positive
You knocked me down a peg or two and even then I apologised.Now I’m looking for my confidence, not usually so hard to find
Maybe there’s a running theme? Maybe it’s youI saw the light, never again?
This is beautiful, and the band Mother of the Unicorn are beauts too! They have a brilliant EP out (links below). I like it a lot!
- Mother Of The Unicorn -
A piece I completed for a friend’s band.
Check out their page. Really great stuff.
- Song Lyrics:
I played a gig the other day, and someone asked me if I had any song lyrics online… the answer was no, so to rectify this, here’s some song lyrics for the songs on my EP.
The Mess We’re In:
What is this I’m feeling now?
The boot is on the other foot
A taste of my own medicine
It’s about time tooDrinking wine in the afternoon
Musing on how beautiful you are
But you and I know that I’ not right for you
It made me sadOh for the first time that I didn’t run away, you did
Oh for the first time that I didn’t run away, you did
Oh my, Oh my
It’s ok.What’s with all this mess we’re in?
We need some time apart to wallow in
What could have been who knows!?
Let’s move on, let’s move onOh for the first time that I didn’t run away, you did
Oh for the first time that I didn’t run away, you did
Oh my, Oh my
It’s ok.Oceans:
I’ve got oceans inside of me, teardrops welling up
Hanging on for dear life.
The taste of the atmosphere clouding my judgementAs altitude sickness takes hold.
Oh why I am so high?
Is this is an illusion in my head?
Is this real?A thousand voices around me and conflict of life and death
Who do I chose to believe?
My perception of destiny fails to connect
With the solitude found in your eyes
Oh why I am so high?
Is this is an illusion in my head?
Is this real?Fire:
The burning embers of this fire for you
Slowly suffocating, burn out
This solid ground, crumbling away
My world turning upside down, and I’m fallingGive me fire, give me a spark
I need oxygen or I’m gonna burn outThe image of our future fading away
Slowly growing cold and unconscious
It’s time to wake up and breathe again
I’m just desperate to be an infernoGive me fire, give me a spark
I need oxygen or I’m gonna burn outWords I speak (Solid) - Words By Richard Watkins
Words I speak are not quite what I mean
Things I see are not quite as they seemHopes I hold, shift and fold
But moments passed are indestructible. Here’s a live performance of ‘words i speak’ at the Unplugged Sessions in Mayfair, enjoy.
This is my lovely friend Felicity Maries playing cello with me, she is amazing!
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Little Bird (2006)
Here’s another free download for you. It’s a really old song I wrote about 7 years ago. An old friend of mine called Maria, asked me to write a song for her, and this is what I wrote.
You can also download this for for free, if you like it please spread the word.
Merry Christmas
x
- First off, I kinda love your blog. your music is just amazing! and I first heard you i think for your a song a day for lent and i remember hearing a song of yours about your beard but i can't find it. would you mid reposting it or directing me to where it is located?
ah thanks, sorry for the ridiculously late response here… i think the song should be up on here - http://www.tumblr.com/blog/asongadayforlent
i think i know which song you’re referring to, well a vague recollection at least!
Here’s an old recording of my song ‘Fire’ which is featured on my EP The Mess We’re In. I recorded this way back in around 2005 in Liverpool, it’s with a full band and sounds quite a lot different to the way I play it nowadays.
Hope you like it, you can download this for free!!!
Merry Christmas
xxx
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Gigs
- Here's a list of all my gigs coming up:Sunday 15th January - Bar Solo (free entry)Wednesday 25th January 2012 @ The Bowery, Soho (with Ear Music)Sunday 12th February 2012 - We love Sundays @ The Worlds End, Finsbury ParkThursday 23rd February 2012 @ The Portobello Acoustic Sessions, The Metropolitan Bar, Westbourne Park.Recent Gigs:Tuesday 10th January - The Slaughtered Lamb, with Pull up the RootsMonday 28th November - The Slaughtered Lamb, clerkenwell with Pull Up The Roots-supporting the Amercian folk duo 'JT Nero & Allison Russell'Tickets £10 (£4 if you rsvp to fb event)Monday 14th November - Unplugged Sessions @ the Windmill, MayfairWednesday 2nd November - Old Queens Head, AngelEar MusicThursday 27th October - Folk Sessions @ The Old Red Lion: KenningtonThis is my monthly folk night. Click here for more details.Thursday 20th October - Bark - Tamesis Dock - a gig on a boat!Saturday 8th October - Old Red Lion Pub: KenningtonPlaying a set of traditional folk songs with a little band of musical maestro's! Expect banjo's, mandolin's, fiddles, dobro's etc....Thursday 6th October - Music is Medicine @ Euphorium ActonSaturday 1st October 5pm - EP Launch gigSpeakeasy Espresso & Brew Bar,3 Lowndes Court, Carnaby, London, W1F 7HDSunday 18th September - Beatnik@The Drop, Stoke NewingtonPlaying a solo acoustic set at this night run by Beatnik events. Starts at around 7:30pm, open till late.
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Tracks
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videos
- Afraid of the Dark - live @ The Mess We're In EP Launch 1st October 2011:
A love song about Cardigans:Solid (Words I Speak) - Live:
The Mess We're in - live at the Portobello Acoustic Sessions:
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Links
- - Facebook: Please like me on Facebook- Twitter: Follow my music related ramblings- Tumblr: Follow my blog postOther links:Music Tuition: for all things related to music teaching and such like, have a look here at my other website - www.alistairmackenzie.co.ukGretchen Jacobsen: An amazing illustrator and artist, Gretchen is also a close friend of mine. Please have a look at her blog for a visual treat that you'll not regret!Miles Langley: This lovely chap has been kind enough to record a few live video's for me. Have a little look at his site, go on!Richard Watkins: Poet, illustrator and friend. Richard set up a brilliant little project called Take it and Run in which the song 'Words I Speak' was conceived.Peter & Kerry: I play guitar, banjo and sing backing with these lovely folks. Check out their website.
