SEEKING
Lead Guitar, Drums, Violin, Keyboard, Piano, Background Singer, Fiddle, Upright bass, Accordion.ABOUT
Very experienced acoustic guitarist/lead vocalist/songwriter with many years of high quality studio time and periodic / selective live events.
Since 2010 I've mainly been focusing on my originals with consistent BBC Introducing airplay and a 'Record of the week' in 2018.
I might be open to other band opportunities in late 2020 in the York/Ryedale areas.
- Screen name:
- Sleeping Bees
- Member since:
- Jan 27 2019
- Active over 1 month ago
- 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:
- 91 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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Who's There?
Who's There?
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On Your Terms
On Your Terms
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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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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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Beer Mats
Beer MatsDark and brooding with shades of Victorian Gothic, steel and steam.
