Another rediscovered long lost recording. Recorded this demo for Tom in the mid 90s if memory serves me right. My first attempt at multi tracking. Used a Tascam 8 track with channel 8 used for time code to drive a Roland JV1000 workstation synth. Yes I know that there are sync problems but it’s pretty clean for analogue.  Love to hear from Tom, lost contact yonks ago.

"Love Child" by Tom Layden

This is a bit of "market research". Be interested in hearing any feedback on this cover. Any suggestions on the kick drum welcome. The track came together very quickly, the vocalist is in year 10 and it was her first time in a studio. Methinks she has a future.

Blowing in the Wind

The first of the tunes was inspired by some old photos of Malton in Yorkshire when it was flooded. The second tune (not mine / probably traditional) represents the long journey to the far north of Scotland. The recording happened as part of the development of local repertoire for my school Ceilidh band.

Old Malton & The Road North

Comments welcome. This is a bit of GCSE composition coursework by one of my students. The key rule was one take only no  edits, nothing like pressure and as my French is pretty poor I hope it is not too rude.  

La Valse

This started as a practice run for unit 3 of Music Technology coursework, the task was to take Seven Nation Army and re work it so this is my attempt to portray what happens when a cartoon Quentin Tarantino meets a spaghetti western. One of the synth patches was on preview so it randomly drops notes.

Toon town army rave up

Danny Boy, trying out the Yamaha app

My attempt at creating a Christmas song. Enjoy .

Ampleforth Christmas Song Nov 11b  mix

This Macadonian folk song stuck to me like a limpet when I was on holiday there. I composed the second tune the  "Chromatic reel" by way of a dare to/for the late John Snelson

Jovano Jovanke

This is a collection of sketches for an imagined short film. The setting is a mix between Blade Runner / Maze Runner set in a decayed urban jungle. The four tracks are titled: Fight or Flight, Boy meets Girl, First Kiss and Tragedy. The creative process was a fiorst go at working on a Mac Mini, Snow leopard) running Logic 8 and Komplete 8, all a bit of a learning curve. Comments / advice is most welcome.

Four Sketches for a Short Film

This reel set is off a disk from years ago done on a Tascam 8 track, many thanks to James, Steve, Anna, Neil and Glen for the session. Originally learned the tunes from a John Doonan record.

14 The Dawn

One of the earliest folk "recordings" I ever did. Frenchies Reel, Mittons Breakdoen and Jack Broke da Prison Door with Richard Bazen on mandolin and vocals, Melanie on octave mandolin. Many thanks to Roger Fiskin and Steve Landin for the tunes. Please excuse the quality, recorded onto tape playback on USB tale to audio converter with lots of wow for free.

Frenchies Reel

This track came happened as a result the chamber orchestra I direct got together with the school ceilidh band. 

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