Buskers on Bikes: Website Updated

Jonny just updated the website for buskers on bikes (I'm part of this... hence the repost.) we've got a logo and everything.

Buskers on Bikes: Website Updated: "Hi, I've updated the website to use our new logo and a nicer design. Let me know if you have any comments. www.buskersonbikes.org Jonny"

Gig!

I played my first gig in years the other night. I say night but it was the middle of the day. We played at The Hangover Lounge, at the Lexington, as part of a Grant McLennon tribute as he died six years ago this weekend.


It was a lovely affair as Rob and I muddled though a selection of McLennon’s songs from the Go-Betweens and his later work as a solo artist. To avoid it just being two guys with acoustic guitars we played a combination of instruments

Guitar/Guitar

Guitar/ Melodica

Guitar/Ukulele

Banjo/ Ukulele



Had a lot of fun and hope to do it again soon. Thanks to Andy for documenting the event in his own inimitable style (That's the picture credit)

Charity fundraising

As I have mentioned before, this summer I am planning an epic trip. Six friends and I are cycling the classic LEJOG (Lands End to John O'Groats) to raise money for Cancer Research. I am reaching an age where paople I know are being struck down by this awful disease, and as we speak a close family friend is recovering following major surgery to beat cancer.

Not happy with just a massive physical challenge, Warren (the originator of the idea) decided it would be more fun to play gigs at many of the stops to raise both awareness and funds.

Please take a look at our Just Giving page and donate if you are able. We are aiming to raise £10,000 from sponsorship and donation at the gigs. If you do donate please gift-aid as this all adds up.

Thanks






Dominic

Melodica Rock

My Melodica arrived the other day. Not knowing if I was going to get on with the instrument I didn’t want to shell out £30-100 on a hohner, so I bought a £17 Swann. To be fair Swann are one of the biggest manufacturers of instruments, and it’s not bad. Melodicas always sound a little strange to me anyway.

The purchase was inspired by “The luckiest guy on the lower east side” by the magnetic fields. We are covering the song in the LEJOG band, and whilst I love playing Uke on this because there is one on the record, I could hear a melodic part for our version.

Bizarrely if you play it with the short pipe in place and hold it by the strap you go boss-eyed trying to see what you are playing. With the longer pipe you look like you are on oxygen or something.

Back to cycling to and from work as I got left behind on our ride at the weekend.

Rob has asked me to play a Grant McLennan tribute night at the Lexington with him in may so I need to meet up with him to get a cd of tracks for that fairly soon.