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yeah I think KT Tunstall uses them a lot. She said that black horse and the cherry tree was just her learning how best to use the loop pedal. Makes it sound really complicated.

Ooh, by the way. I have to tell you this because I'm so ludicrously chuffed about it, and I'm not meaning to boast, but I've just spent a month learning when a Knight Won His Spurs on guitar, with the help of a very brilliant guitar teacher. I can now play it reasonably well so have been doing mental s for ages! Yippee!

Obviously nowhere near as good as Mr. Simpson but I'm still chuffed.

Well you're getting there! Well done!!!

thanks!

Once you get it recorded, you have to put it onto iTunes or something for s to hear.

well I wondered about sticking it on youtube, but I haven't quite got used to singing as well as playing it yet...

Ooooo. Sounds like fun. Though maybe you could record the guitar and vocals seperately and put them together? Though wouldn't work if you were sitting in front of the camera to play and sing at the same time. Put on a link if you do get it on though.

okey dokey. I'll have a think about it. Still haven't found a comfortable key to sing it in, which is a bit pants so probably just be instrumental if I do put it on there, plus I can't stand the sound of my voice when it's recorded. It gets on my nerves

you could get a friend to sing it??

Yeah I guess, so long as they didn't think it was "deeply uncool" to be singing a hymn
Most of my friends don't like the same music as me...

Well I'll see how it goes anyway. kind of music with bits and pieces at the mo but when I get a chance I might sit down and video it...

It could turn out to be kinda cool to do it though coz it's different to what others are doing.

good point.

I thought I could always get my sister to sing on it. She has a good voice.

Why not? Give yourselves a name and record lots of stuff.

Did you know there was once a band called the Ferrets?

Saw something on telly last night about bands from Manchester and they were mentioned. Good name!

Not sure. Sounds like a job for google!!!

Ooh guess what? The BBC folk proms stuff has finally turned up on youtube!
You can see them all now as well as listen !
Martin Simpson

Never Any Good http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CW382KKs6BY
When A Knight... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jpLdH-WRJnk&feature=related

Bellowhead:
This looks fun...

Sloe Gin... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qe2_4n5C_Yo&feature=related
Roll Her Down The Bay... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0h8ACcqdGmk&feature=related

Happy listening Anyone who drums on a mug full of cutlery has got my vote!

A mug full of cutlery!?!? Where on earth do you get an idea like that from??

Will sit and have a listen to those videos!! Thanks!!

the guy from bellowhead has a mug full of cutlery as part of his drum set- !
no probs hope you like them!

Cutlrey!!!

yup, cutlery. Mind you, I suppose it's just like an extension of playing the spoons.

Saw Martin Simpson live on Friday night. Was very good indeed.

Suppose so. How *do* you play a spoon though??

Another live gig!! You're lucky!!!