I am new to the game. Not entirety sure how it all works just yet. I'm one of those sit in front of it till you get it people, but my agent who is a very wise man in the why's are where fore’s in the art of all things Blog tells me that this is the way forward.
So if you have been directed, lead, persuaded or just by pure luck chanced here upon whilst utilizing the complexities of on line technologies. I thank you and encourage you to read on.
The purpose of this Blog is to keep you the reader up to date with my world or some parts of it at least. The music side and a modicum of social life, which in time will inevitably, bleed into it somewhere along the line. In my life the lines between social and work can often blur.
Going against the better judgment of my agent. I will not be using this time or space for blatant self-promotion. My apologies if at times I do. I can leave that to my web sites at douglasepowell.co.uk and Myspace. All the usual can be found there in. You all know the drill.
Here I want to write, discuss and muse over all things musical. Especially folk music both new and old, recording techniques, influences, gigs and related travelling experience. In fact anything that I feel that is relevant to my musical life.
I will also keep you up to date with the trials and pit falls of writing, recording and promoting a new album all from a home built office/studio in North Devon.
Look forward to your comments along the way.
A new Blog is born.
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Couldn't resist saying hello :-)
BTW your www.douglaepowell.co.uk url is missing an s in douglas.
My guess is that once you have discovered the wonders of interactive web sites (blogs), you'll never want to go back to to the old static web site approach.
I've just got back from Crediton Folk Festival where I had a fantastic time playing mainly traditional English folk dance tunes in the Ring o' Bells.
Problem is that my home office in West Somerset now seems a very boring place and I've got itchy feet to get off again :-)
Rob,
You are the first to respond to my Blog. Thank you very much indeed.
Glad to see it all works and look forward to adding more postings as things start to happen.
I will start by reading through your many postings and leave comments where necessary.
Glad you had a good time at Crediton. I can sympathise with you on the 'boring place to be' feeling. I've got few gigs to play in May and a day job to come back to at the end of it all. It never gets any easier does it. I guess I need to turn pro and then all my worries will be over. I think not.
If you are at a loose end over the BH weekend there is always the Landmark Beer & Music Festival, Illfracombe to give you that folk lift you may be looking for. Monday the 5th sound right up you street.
BTW - Thanks for my URL spell check. All changed now. It’s not been clinically proven, but I think I am mildly dyslexic.
Regards,
DEP
Thanks for the heads up on the Landmark Beer & Music Festival, Illfracombe. I've not come across that one before.
Nice to see it's free too (well apart from the beer, presumably).
Have you got a url where I can see the programme. I tried a search and didn't get anything that told me much. Are there any pub joining in jam sessions?
I'm lucky being practically retired and therefore able to do what I want which is mainly write with music on the side and not worry about bringing the money in. Being a pro is a tough life, I'm sure, but so is doing paid gigs and having a job, I guess.
Not to sure about any pubs in the area joining in with jam sessions. But there is always the busking option.
Try:
www.northdevontheatres.org.uk/showinfo.asp?showid=153
Or:
www.myspace.com/landmarkbeerfestival
Good luck!
Hello Bob,
I have made a video to accompany the track The Ballad of the Roman Road from my latest album release entitled The Iron Coast.
Enjoy.
Douglas.
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