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)

This was originally going to be called “A stroll through Parisian streets” but I decided to shorten it so it’s a reference to bread…anyway its meant to be a pretty up beat little piece.
Music by Matthew Naylor

Parisian  (Acoustic Guitar - Chord Melody)

I was listening to @Gratton brilliant https://soundcloud.com/gratton/blind-death (after listening to Fahey's "Days Have Gone By") which inspired me to pick up my guitar and try to do a recording of this today.

This is the title track for an EP of acoustic guitar pieces I've been writing, trying to blend British and American folk playing (see the description of https://soundcloud.com/foxasrabbit/are-we-not-brothers). I'd say this is far more American than British.

The title is inspired by John Fahey's sometimes strange titles.

Music by Matthew Naylor

No Stars On Our Flag [Solo Acoustic Guitar demo]

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]

Well I watched (not even played along with) half a video about Bill Broonzy’s playing style and now I’m an expert on single bass note blues...hmmm…well this is what came to my fingers this morning when I picked up my guitar and I liked it so I thought I’d record it and upload it. Some less then precise playing going on but that’s part of the fun (that’s my excuse). Just added a little reverb (was tempted to add vinyl noises and filters).

Music by Matthew Naylor.


May I Have The Blues (demo)

Well I've been playing around with this arrangement for some time. I'm still not fully happy with it but I like playing it and I've not uploaded anything for the good people of the world to listen to for a while (I thought you might be missing me). I also took some pictures of leaves (and its autumn) so I needed something to go along with them.

The introduction is my attempt at writing (ripping off?) a prelude in the style of Bach's Cello suites.

Autumn Leaves was performed by Dylan on one of is two new cover album (Shadows in the Night) so its almost another Dylan cover.

Music by Joseph Kosma and lyrics by poet Jacques Prévert.

Arranged, played and recorded by Matthew Naylor

The Standard Response

Autumn Leaves

One of my favorite albums is Nick Drake's Pink Moon. Horn is a instrumental track from it. This is my interpretation of that.

Theme by Nick Drake
Arrangement and variations by Matthew Naylor

Horn

Horn (Part 1)

Here is another variation on Nick Drake's Horn.

Theme by Nick Drake
Variation and arrangement by Matthew Naylor

Horn (Part 2)

The third variation of Horn.

Theme by Nick Drake
Arrangement and variation by Matthew Naylor

Horn (Part 3)

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.

Solo Acoustic Guitar

Fox as Rabbit