So this is a new demo from yours truly. I should say ‘demo’ means it was recorded at home with minimal post-production and not in […]
DEMO: September has gone
Opps. I put this demo out 2 months ago and forgot to blog about it – it’s called “September has gone”. I wanted to do […]
BBC Radio Derby in Session
Last week I was on the radio every evening playing a song and talking about my music. It was a great opportunity – made the […]
DEMO: This song is for you
I wrote this little ditty at a songwriting workshop with Edwina Hayes in Melbourne, Derbyshire. I came with the music in my head, two lines […]
DEMO: Butcher’s Boy
This is a demo of the traditional song ‘Butcher’s Boy” to which I’ve put a different tune and also changed the words around a bit […]
Derbyshire Sessions “Tour”
In all honesty, I’m probably not a very good “independent musician” as I’m uncomfortable with the concept of “hustling” for gigs and opportunities to play […]
BBC Radio Derby: Evening Show with Martyn Williams
So last night I was on BBC Radio Derby with my song “This time the darkness wins” (rapidly being dubbed “darkness” with my sound guy, […]
Radio Radio Radio…
I recently made my radio debut on BBC Radio Introducing (in the East Midlands) broadcast on BBC Derby, Nottingham and Leicester. It just shows ‘accidental’ […]
Words & Music: Songs From A Cold Conservatory
So musical friend expressed an interest in some type of record of my lyrics (and music). I avoided getting a booklet made for the CD […]
Songwriting Workshop with Edwina Hayes
I spent the May Bank holiday in Melbourne, Derbyshire on a songwriting workshop with Edwina Hayes. Melbourne is a lovely little market town south of […]