I wrote an instrumental inspired by attending the Cambridge Folk Festival at the end of July and not only taking in a lot of great acts, but taking part in a Nigel Wearne guitar workshop and performing with the Festival Choir.
UPDATE: 3 Aug 2023 – Nigel had a listen via my Insta and had this to say, which is very kind of him:
“Beautiful! So glad you put that tuning to great use. Fantastic playing!”
The track is called Festival Friends and is the incidental music to my video montage from the festival. The final mix is also now part of my Four Missing Keys EP, which was originally a triple A-side of three songs, written September 2022, January this year, and then March. The latest tune uses open-G tuning, the sound of which you might recognise from various artists and songs, not least the Rolling Stones (see Classic Chord #20).
Four tracks written and recorded during late 2022 and 2023, quotes are from listeners:
Festival Friends (Cool as Folk) is an acoustic guitar instrumental in open-G tuning inspired by the Cambridge Folk Festival.
“A gorgeous little instrumental”
Ticking Clocks – A simple jazz-rock fusion track was recorded in January 2023 with C5 drummer Adam Stewart on percussion and synths
Take the Waters – Gentle post-covid singer-songwriter vulnerability.
“Take the Waters wouldn’t be out of place on the Neil Young album Harvest”
“Gorgeous, vulnerable vocals. Great harmonies. Lovely acoustic guitar solos.”
Old Nick is Quick – Quick quasi-new-wave Americana. Wine is fine but whiskey’s thicker. Written and recorded in March 2023.