Music that makes my life better - maybe yours too? – Music

Posts about music that I listen to, musicians that inspire me, and music that I make. Plus geeky adventures into looping.

Life dance

Finally, I got round to editing this video, after I’ve played this song at a local open mic.

Life dance

I have started created videos with my looper at the start of the first lockdown in 2022, as a means to connect with family and friends. At the time I was quite prolific…

Music podcasts

Music podcasts for me are an opportunity to be exposed to unfamiliar music, find inspiration and learn some tidbits about artists, composers and their works.

Shaking it up

In my career as a lindy hopper, I have listened to many fantastic bands. However, I have often wondered why so many of the bands have maximally one women (the singer) on…

For the love of a string quartet

I love string quartets - some of my fondest memories of music making with others are string quartets (or, on one memorable occasion, Mendelssohn’s octet!). However, I…

A master of double bass (and looping): Renaud Garcia Fons

A friend recently gave me the tipp that Renaud Garcia Fons might be worth listening to - and after going down a rabbit hole of albums and videos, I can confirm: this man is…

Waving your hands to create music - say hello to the theremin

I have become a regular listener of the BBC’s Add to playlist podcast (which definitely deserves its own blog post, but that’s something for another day). It’s a programme…

Tiny desk concerts

Not much is needed for an exceptional musical experience - a tiny desk behind which musicians can play and an audience is all that is required with NPR’s Tiny Desk concert…

Getting into looping - Zoë Keating

Playing in orchestras and ensembles has always been fun - but coming back to music a bit more after a more sporty phase, I wasn’t quite attracted by classical ensembles.…

Welcome to my music blog

After my motivation to post over at my regular blog hasn’t been great recently, I thought I could start a blog on something that occupies more of my time now: music. I won’t…