Julian – new song and video

I’m having real trouble trying to get my source files working now Google groups have changed the way they operate. So I have dumped my video on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4lUuM0bxy8

I wrote this song in June but it has taken me a while to get the video sorted out. It’s difficult to get non copyright video and my video camera has packed up which doesn’t help. The Morris dancers are from Adlington and I took the footage with my normal camera.

The music was composed first and then I added the lyrics. Most of the lyrics are titles from books that I have read – a bit quirky but it seems to work. Most of the pictures are other peoples, some I can identify the owner some I can’t and I thank them all.

Malc Battle took the pics of Manchester.

Caroline Hocking took the pics of the tattoos.

The authors of the books are:

Eric Hobsbawn, John Gray, Simon Gray, Louis de Bernieres,Patrick Hamilton, Gore Vidal and Elizabeth Baines.

Not quite sure what I am going to do with this blog now as Google are ceasing certain elements of Google groups. Maybe this is the last post!!!

October 24, 2010 - Posted by nickgrif | Music on the net, Skeely Dog

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I hear Birdsong,
In The Red Tent,
By the Bridge,
of Birds without Wings,
Balloon Animals,
and the art of travel,
The Time Travellers Wife,
Trees…
Harry Hill’s Whopping Great Joke Book,
Greek Phrase Book..

OK I guess you have to be a bit selective!
Very Bowie.

Comment by Nat | October 25, 2010 | Reply

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The Skeely Dog blog has music written and performed by me, Nick Griffin. I have only just recently delved into music technology and it has given me a new lease of musical life. I have, for a long time, had a distrust of any guitar paraphernalia, I’m a guitarist and have for years just used the sustain that came with my Peavey amp. Last year I became really adventurous and got a Jim Dunlop ‘Cry Baby’ (wow!). Just before Xmas 2007 I started messing about with midi and since then I have had great fun creating music. This blog is about music, which in it’s way either through evoking memories or feelings, is about life, love, politics, the world and everything else.