Another stab, with a very slightly better microphone :)

Jolene

Trying out my new toy, the Tascam DR-05 portable recorder. Hopefully a good compromise between the annoyance of getting all my recording gear out and the awful quality of recording on something like an iPhone.

Inverigo, by Thea Gilmore

Gives an idea of the sound quality of the DR-05 in my (rather echoey) living room. MP3 straight from the DR-05, recorded just sitting on a table about five feet in front of me.

Coffee/DR-05

The tentative beginnings of me learning a song. Eventually I'll figure out the rhythm, move it gradually to my own accent, maybe changing the odd word to help with that, and -- the reason I'm doing this one -- replace the strumming with picking. It's hard to pick and sing at the same time..

Well, it's a start.

The Wrong Side of August

A little bit of Bristol thunder recorded in my lounge this morning.

Thunder

Demo of a song I've been working on for a while. Structure needs work, and it could do with a few lyrical fixes, too, I think. But basically it's about what I'm aiming for.

Also: apologies for the solo. First time I've used an E-Bow! That bridge needed filling with something; it probably *won't* be an E-Bow solo in the finished version...

Painted Heart Demo

Emm wanted to learn this on Uke, and it's been going through my head ever since, so I wondered whether bashing it out on guitar might slay the earworm...

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