Collection of all the solo acoustic guitar pieces uploaded. All music played by Matthew Naylor, all written by Matthew Naylor except "Please Anji walk don't run", "Autumn Leaves" and "Horn" (theme)

Solo Acoustic Guitar

Gospel in, Gospel out  
Garbage in, Garbage out
Gospel in, Garbage out
Garbage in, Gospel out
You decide.

Music by Matthew Naylor

GiGo (Acoustic Guitar - Chord Melody)

so that’s what you think of Dol Lull Bee hey? no wonder he didn’t want to see you. well up on the first floor I’m still hitting the hay. long time without a sound, long time without a name. flaming up the place is almost never the answer. pipe down Henry I think you’ve had enough. Jay Eff wept on, I felt sorry but haven’t ceased. when was the last time you destroyed a perfectly good day.

Came across the line for the title whilst reading Charles Bukowski’s “Note of a Dirty Old Man” and used it as inspiration for an improvised piece. Tuned my guitar to C# G C# F# G# C# and played whatever came out for 12ish minutes then from combining 2 sections got my 2ish minutes. Sketch 1 as it’s pretty rough and I’m thinking of doing a series. 

It’s not meant to be pretty, you know!

Music, performance and recording by Matthew Naylor.

cities are built to kill people (sketch 1) [Solo Acoustic Guitar]

The title is a reference to "Spanish Two Step" by John Fahey. Hopefully it makes you want to jig a little.

Music by Matthew Naylor.

English Two Step [Solo Acoustic Guitar]

This is a medley of two pieces; “Anji” written by Davey Graham and “Walk, don’t run” written by Johnny Smith. 
When I was learning how to play Anji the descending bass line reminded me of descending chords of “The Ventures” version of “Walk, don’t run” which was one of the first things I ever learnt to play. So I started playing them together but adding a simple bass line to the lead. I then discovered that The Ventures version wasn't the original and so I decided to learn that version and it became what I played along with Anji. I now very rarely play them apart.

EDIT: a few years later and a now know that the version of Walk don't run I play is based on Chet Atkins version.

Please Anji walk don't run [Solo Acoustic Guitar Cover]

Inspired by today (19th March 2013) being the last day of winter (as long as you live in the Northern Hemisphere). It is improvised so there are a few less than clean notes here and there which I hope you will forgive. I feel it sounds both hopeful for the coming spring and is reflective for the winter just finishing. 

In style I’d say more John Renbourn than John Fahey.

Written and recorded on the last day of winter 2013.

Music by Matthew Naylor


Last day of winter [Solo Acoustic Guitar]

For some time I have been working on a collection of acoustic guitar instrumentals which I’m calling “No stars on our flag”. English two step (https://soundcloud.com/foxasrabbit/english-two-step) is the first one I uploaded and this is the second one (https://soundcloud.com/foxasrabbit/last-day-of-winter being spontaneous doesn’t count). The idea behind them is to blend the American style of say John Fahey with the British style of the likes of Davey Graham. I know this isn’t new territory for the world (especially as the British folk revivalist where incorporating American influences anyway) but it’s new for me.

The title accidently comes from a Shakespeare play (Cymbeline Act IV, Scene 2):
  Arviragus. [To IMOGEN]. 
   Brother, stay here 
   Are we not brothers?
 Imogen. 
   So man and man should be;
   But clay and clay differs in dignity, 
   Whose dust is both alike. I am very sick.

Anyway enough rambling hope you enjoy listening to it.

Music by Matthew Naylor.

Are we not brothers? [Solo Acoustic Guitar]

Thank you for listening.

“A fox came as a rabbit, then a rabbit came as a fox” and with these words short-sighted Jay Eff became invisible. It was not out of the blue he had been studying the work of early ones who left marks in the air. And now here comes someone who doesn't know the marks of all the early ones but with a wooden box in hand he has come to make marks in the air. Wish him luck good people of the world, we all need a little luck sometimes.

Please Anji walk don't run [Solo Acoustic Guitar Cover]

Fox as Rabbit