117 26 Mar 2020
Good evening All, In this dodgy and uncertain time I just want to wish you all good luck and best wishes. Although I find myself with time that I could apply to sorting through more artwork it doesn't really feel right to be doing that at the moment. We haven't a clue what the future holds or if we can afford to get through it and still have resources to carry on if we survive. So the notion of anyone feeling like splurging money on stuff at the moment seems very unlikely anyway. All rather depressing so I thought I would include some things to cheer us all up … At our humble "Thursday guitars" the other day we had a first stab at a piece inspired by this … https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM My Zimbabwean roots were stirred by the ladies of Sinamuva from Umlazi in South Africa. You may have known about Playing for Change for ages but I only stumbled across them a short while ago. As a Bob Dylan and Jimmy Hendrix fan from ancient times I also love this … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UHHc7POovg There's a Zimbabwean guitarist in amongst that too and I just love the Sitar playing and there's some class lead guitar from Warren Haynes all mixed in with such a lot of fantastic global talent ! There's loads more of the good stuff if you search for "playing for change". I can almost hear everyone thinking "what on earth is he going on about ?" Yes, sorry, getting carried away on a music buzz that for me makes everything feel a lot better. I hope there's a bit of a lift in it for some of you too. My old mate and once-upon-a-time assistant Kevin Davies recently sent me a link in a mail with the subject "sincerest form of flattery !". I thought you might find it amusing if you haven't already seen it … https://youtu.be/DtUw8Gvwgc0 Take care - keep well - stay safe Rod To be taken off the mailing list please reply with REMOVE in the subject or content. |