Previously Appearing at Wickham was...
Ewan McLennan
Ewan McLennan has, in a short space of time, come to be known as a guitarist at the forefront of his generation; a troubadour, balladeer and storyteller cut in the old style; a singer that can move audiences with his passion and pathos; and a songwriter for whom social justice is still a burning issue.
By the time he began playing the folk and acoustic music clubs around Britain in 2010 he’d already been playing music for years – guitar and piano and all kinds of styles but with a strong interest in folk songs.
http://www.ewanmclennan.co.uk/
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This has been my song of lockdown. Can't stop playing it and can't get it out of my head. I'd never come across Washington Phillips before. There's something supernatural about his voice and the details of his life and work are shrouded in mystery.
For a short while he was part of the travelling trio that included himself , Sonny Terry and Rev. Gary Davis......here's a recent quarantine performance inspired by Washington Phillips...... youtu.be/gHuvcR_cOfE
The fact that David Starkey has for so long been feted within British intellectual circles says a lot. Good to see institutions and publishers now finally pulling their support.
David Starkey dropped by publisher and university after racist remarks
www.theguardian.com
HarperCollins will no longer publish the historian and Canterbury Christ Church University terminates his role after he said ‘slavery was not genocide’Can't believe the twat has been on our screens so long! Vile prick!!
For those of you more technologically gifted than me....Will I get away with using a live vocal condenser mic (Neumann KM105) to record vocal and guitar from a distance of several feet? It's for video so doesn't need to be studio standard, but I want it to be good nonetheless. Tips appreciated.
Because it's a small diaphragm, you'd want to get it as close as you realistically can, and make sure it's a fairly dead sounding room. Also experiment a bit with vertical positioning to get the balance between voice and instrument. Fundamentally though it's a great mic that should do a fine job.
Rich Huxley, James Coxhead.
