Saturday 29 February 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on Technical Rehearsal
This afternoon was the technical rehearsal for next week’s panto. It was more about getting lighting and sound FX sorted so wasn’t essential that I was there but it was useful to see things shaping up. I think there’s still … Continue reading
Friday 28 February 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on Spicy Moroccan Soup
Jane got a Hairy Bikers recipe book (Hairy Dieters Book 3: Good Eating) out of the library last week and today we tried their Spicy Moroccan Soup. It was a bit hotter than I expected although, to be fair, my … Continue reading
Thursday 27 February 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on Lent, the track
Do you know what? I think I’ve finished my RPM 2020 challenge on time and with the full complement of required music. If you check the RPM website, you’ll see that they require at least 10 tracks or 35 minutes … Continue reading
Wednesday 26 February 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on Lent 2020
If yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, that means today is Ash Wednesday, the start of the Christian season of Lent. What is Lent? The simplest answer is that it is the forty days between today and Easter (excluding Sundays – otherwise … Continue reading
Tuesday 25 February 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on Pasta and Pancakes
Today is Shrove Tuesday, which means pancakes are on the menu. In fact, Jane and I had ours for breakfast this morning. Jane did the making this year but I contributed by eating heartily with my favourite accompaniment of sugar … Continue reading
Monday 24 February 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on Ramble as a band
Having done ‘duo’ versions of Ramble for my RPM 2020 project, with banjos and then bouzouki and mandolin, I had a go at playing all four tracks together. With a bit of additional panning, it sounded quite good; having had … Continue reading
Sunday 23 February 2020
by Wulf
Comments Off on … on 16 strings
After I’d done the banjo version of Ramble for my RPM 2020 project, I decided to try it on bouzouki. For some reason, I’d remembered that the bouzouki was tuned in a similar way to the banjo (aDGBD in this … Continue reading