SEEKING
Lead Guitar, Drums, Violin, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Fiddle, Upright bass, Accordion.ABOUT
Mainly focusing on my originals with consistent BBC Introducing airplay and a recent 'Record of the week'. I'm looking to assemble a new live band before end of 2019 based in York. II’d like to collaborate with some interesting/highly capable/inventive/versatile players ideally with a core of a upright bass/keys/percussion (and/or drums)/keys/violin (mandolin and or electric guitar). Capable harmony vox a bonus.
- Screen name:
- Sleeping Bees
- Member since:
- Jan 27 2019
- Active within 24 hours
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years together:
- 1
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Age:
- 89 years
Influences
Many! - but my songs are typically categorised as 'folk' despite some very strong underlying rock/blues rhythms on some tracks.
MUSIC
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Watching Swans
Watching Swans
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On Your Terms
On Your Terms
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The Maze Of Life
The Maze Of Life
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Asphodel Meadows
Asphodel MeadowsRecorded at Saltwell Studios, Cambridgeshire, UK, June 2018 Words and music by Merryn Wilderspin Produced and engineered by Chris Pepper. Chris Bradbury - electric guitars / piano / backing vox Mark Ellis - bass / harmonium / backing vox Chris Pepper - drums / percussion / synths Merryn Wilderspin - 12 string acoustic guitar / lead vox Lyrics: I’ve searched for weeks Looking for angels White-feather moments Elusive, I know! I’ve been here before - Well, I almost moved here… Too much to take on But the memory stayed And now in the moment In Asphodel Meadows Unmade beds Even less-tidy minds… The magnolia tree The steps to the front door Old salt town The French Pyrenees Light shining through Dusty old windows Vacuums and timewarps Same old ghosts everyday And now in the moment In Asphodel Meadows Unmade beds Extraordinary minds And now in the moment In Asphodel Meadows Unmade beds Beautiful minds And now in the moment In Asphodel Meadows White-feather beds Angelic minds
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Who's There?
Who's There?
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Back To The Country
Back To The Country
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Poor Summer
Poor SummerRecorded at Saltwell Studios, Cambridgeshire, UK, June 2018 Words and music by Merryn Wilderspin Produced and engineered by Chris Pepper. Chris Bradbury - electric guitars / piano / backing vox Mark Ellis - bass / harmonium / backing vox Chris Pepper - drums / percussion / synths Merryn Wilderspin - 12 string acoustic guitar / lead vox Lyrics: The corn in the field is ripening slowly The new mown hay lies over the ground The swallows have returned as they do every year But there's a gathering sky threatening the harvest I fear The sea and the sand are as ever inviting The sound of the waves the salt in the air The people have returned as they do every year But there's a gathering sky threatening the surf I fear I can't believe It's been such a poor summer I can't believe The third in a row Maybe next year Things will be different Maybe next year Will the seasons ever quite be The same that they once were? Will we no more ever get to see Those long warm days more than two at a time? What will it come to mean The rise of the tide - the fall of the land? The doubt and the certainty That the only answer as yet is that nobody knows The yin and the yang in perfect harmony The sun and the moon The woman and the man The mountain and the river Heaven and earth But there's a gathering sky threatening the Karma I fear I can't believe It's been such a poor summer I can't believe The third in a row I can't believe That it's nearly winter I can't believe Where did it go?
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Prelude To Love
Prelude To Love
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Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs
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Beer Mats (Rough mix)
Beer Mats (Rough mix)Moody, edgy, nostalgic, wistful, escapist. Full of Victorian imagery and contemporary contrast.
