SPUN BY THE ALLY
September 21, 2020
This is a piece of improvised guitar music for our patrons. (22 minutes.)
MUSIC AND THE BELOVED
January 19, 2018
In this podcast I elucidate devotional music which a great sufi called "Nothing other than the portrait of our beloved". It covers modal music and raga, the role of culture in our experience of music, and improvisation as an expression and communication of immediate emotions, particularly of love. [Free. 29 minutes.]
FESTIVAL EXTRACT REMIX
July 10, 2017
This piece of music was put together by digitally transforming an extract from the live dance music played by the Beard Brothers Dance Band at the IYN Festival in June this year. The result was then used as an accompaniment to a guitar improvisation. [Patons only. 7 mintes 34 seconds.]
OCCASIONAL THREE
April 10, 2017
Myxolydian yet again but with an occasional flattened third. [Patrons only. 7 minutes.]
ANANDA OF BIRDS
March 12, 2017
Some more music for Patrons. This has something to do with birdsong. [Patrons only. 5 minutes.]
DARWISH [MUSIC]
February 13, 2017
A fragment taken from a duet with me on guitar and David on mandolin which has been electronically reconstructed. [6 minutes.]
STUDY FOR DANCE MUSIC 1 [MUSIC]
February 13, 2017
This is a study towards some dance music I am working up with my friend, David Morrin. [11 minutes.]
