It's been 5 years since Blair Kiddey began his new job as the host of the Breeze in Nelson. He asked me at a festival I was performing at (he was the stage MC) about writing a Nelson Christmas song. Well, after a weekend of furious writing, Blair sent me some lyrics and asked if I could "play a few guitar chords" over and record it. After 80 hours of recording, editing and rallying the troops, we came up with…
The Dream is the second single from my upcoming 4th studio album. The lyrics were likely inspired by my late night train rides to and from gigs in the city. The trip was 2 hours each way and that’s where I learnt to play the harmonica. The lights of the city that I'm leaving behind me, poking holes in the darkness, it will always remind me, that what doesn't kill can make you feel stronger somehow." Dreams are amazing things…
Ain’t No Flame is the first single off my 4th studio album. It’s a song that was inspired by the deadly fires in Nelson/Tasman in 2019. I have always worked alongside recording engineers on previous tracks, and this time I wanted to self-produce this in my own Recording Studio. It was recorded and mixed at Hummingbird Recording Studio Nelson, New Zealand.
This week we said goodbye to Phil Cummings - I called him Mr Phil. He passed away doing what he loved, paddling his kayak on a beautiful winters day. It was glassy calm and I know he would have been smiling from ear to ear. He had a heart condition and sometimes these things happen and we will never know all the answers. Meet Mr Phil. He met me several years ago, he was very broken and had lost his…
Have a listen to my newest song. Hope you enjoy it. It's getting there. I plan to add some drums and bass line next. Its a re write of a song I wrote ages ago. I like how it builds. It was recorded in my new studio. The acoustics in there are amazing and the lush guitar strumming show it well. I am doing some work at NMIT so I might track the drums there. They have 6 studios all…