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Mine and Deb’s Testimony
Me and Deb recently gave our testimony at our local church. A few people have messaged saying they wish they could have seen it, so I have tried to capture the essence of it here. At the bottom of this post … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Christianity, Conversion, faith, god, Jesus, Testimony
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Leaving the Music Industry and playing with Bob Berg.
In 1990, I made the decision to end my time as a professional musician. Lots of reasons fed into the reasons why – ranging from not liking the repetitiveness of some of the work that paid me decent money, to … Continue reading
Posted in Musicology
Tagged 12 tone scale, Bob Berg, popular music academic, Ronnie Scotts, The Blues
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Send in the Clowns: Personal Nostalgia
When I was thinking of what pieces I would play regarding my ‘personal nostalgic’ list – this one is an odd one. It is included because not long after I started playing a musical instrument, I remember watching Judy Collins … Continue reading
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Tagged Home Key, Music, Nostalgia, personal nostalgia, resolution, Send in the clowns, Tension and Release
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Leaving Home: Nostalgia of the Future
When I was writing my book last year, I became interested in two types of nostalgia that come under what I consider to be ‘personal nostalgia’ – songs that are nostalgic to us – but maybe not others. They are … Continue reading
Travels: Pat Metheny and Nostalgia
I have been listening to Pat Metheny since I was 18 or 19 years old. For me, alongside Allan Holdsworth – he is the greatest guitar player to have graced the earth. They are different players – but for me … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Holdsworth, Holdsworth, metheny, Nostalgia, pat metheny
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Nostalgia and Popular Music: Words vs Music
I spent some time a couple of weeks ago recording a publicity video for a forthcoming talk and performance I have at Rhosygilwen. This will be the first public talk I have done since I retired as a full time … Continue reading
Final Conference in Newcastle – Talking About Nostalgia
I had the pleasure of doing my final conference as a full time academic in Newcastle last week. Who would have thought that after 30 years – this would be the final location – and also – I was speaking … Continue reading
Posted in Nostalgia, nostalgia industry
Tagged blog, Home, Music, Music and Nostalgia, Newcastle, Nostalgia, production, Reception, review, reviews, Spiritual Nostalgic Song, sting, Text
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New Book: Nostalgia, Song and the Quest for Home.
I have a new edited collection out next year – related to my long standing interest in musical nostalgia. I have posted the info about the book at the bottom of this post – but to give you more of … Continue reading
Mapping Music Venues in Wales – Published!
It is a while since I last posted, but I am entering a phase of my career where I am going to be posting more (more on this later). So for the moment, I am pleased to announce that over … Continue reading
Call for Papers: Nostalgia and Song: Production, Text, Reception and the Quest for Home
I am in the process of putting together a new edited collection about song, nostalgia and its relationship with home. Here are a few words from the Introduction which I hope will give readers an idea what the book is … Continue reading
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