Here's live performance of a cover of David Bowies Starman that was recorded at St Johns Minster in Preston as part of the Soundbytes Celestial Sessions. It was a lovely space to perform in and the grand piano in there is beautiful. Muchus mucho thanks and applause to Andy Lyth for his accordion work.

Starman

Here's a cover of the Slade song Merry Christmas Everybody, recorded in my front room on a cold and windy Tuesday afternoon. Merry Christmas to you all, Frank and Jamie x 

PS You can hear more of Jamie minus my warbling here https://soundcloud.com/jamiebreweracoustic

FirstnameFrank featuring Jamie Brewer "Merry Christmas Everybody"

This is part one of a composition commission that I completed a couple of years ago. It's not FirstnameFrank, but it was still created by my fingers, so I think it should be here. Big thanks to Stephanie Guy for her recorder playing and Nuala Chwinski for the violin. Oh and to the lovely man who left an Omnichord in a skip for me to find.

Choreographer: Jamie Boylan
Composer: Frank Beaver

Fall- Part 1

Choreographer: Jamie Boylan
Composer: Frank Beaver

Fall- Part 2

Choreographer: Jamie Boylan
Composer: Frank Beaver

The full performance can be seen here.
http://vimeo.com/24789284

Fall- Part 3

1 Bukowskis Secret

Here's the second Throwback Thursday track for June. Free to download for 1 week only.

Star27- Soldier On Son

3 of 4 of ThrowbackThursday June, I think this is my favourite off the EP. Free to download for one week only. 

4 Don't Hurt Him

I've gone back even further this week, with a track from a band called Wowzer. We had fun and it didn't hurt no one. 

Available to download for one week only x

Thanks for the picture Rachel Rothwell.

Sarah by Wowzer

From the Maida Vale session 5 years ago. I think we were in a rush at the time...

1,2, Begin Now

I was trying to capture the sounds of a late night during lockdown. I fell asleep and left the recording running. This is 3 and a bit minutes of unedited recording of the sounds of post midnight, with an improvised piano attempting to converse with the sole voice outside.

WEEK 2 (A duet)

I've been playing with my old cassette based 4 Track and this is the cold, harsh, unedited result. Recorded on 4 track tape, mixed in Logic. No digital editing. It's been a pleasure. This is a cover of Lou Reed's 'Caroline Says'. 

FirstnameFrank- Caroline Says

This is a cover of a track by The Woodwards. Guitar is courtesy of Jamie Brewer. 

Are You Dead Or Are You Sleeping- Woodwards Cover

20 songs in just under 4 minutes. Please don't share your answers on here, I'll add the correct answers on Christmas day at 6pm.

(Photo credit: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/30/a-covid-christmas-tiny-turkeys-and-rule-of-six-carol-concerts)

Christmas Quiz 2020

A man, a piano, a one bedroom flat, a laptop, a small collection of microphones, musical trinkets and some songs.

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