The Robert Johnson classic. Here I'm singing and playing a Gold Tone Paul Beard Signature resonator guitar with a Diamond Bottlenecks slide.

COME ON IN MY KITCHEN

A Blind Willie Johnson song. This version was inspired by Irma Thomas. The drum sound is made by an oil painting on canvas which my wife had put on the bonfire.

SOUL OF A MAN

Original song. I'm playing Spanish lut
e. 2nd Spanish lute played by Paul Fallon on an instrument built by Richard Osborne (www.osborne guitars.co.uk)

GIVING YOU UP FOR LENT

Acoustic instrumental with the Weissenborn I built as a student of Richard osborne {www.osborneguitars.co.uk)

WAYFARING STRANGER

CARELESS LOVE

Original song with Amanda Hadingue on backing vocal and violin.

DOGS

Harmonium, morin khuur, saz and overtone singing.

BAYAAN GOBI

A traditional tune which I've always loved. I'm playing a guitar which I built myself.

FOUR MARYS

Traditional African American song recorded by Mississippi Fred McDowell.

YOU GOT TO MOVE

Instrumental version of the old Memphis Jug Band number Stealin'.
I'm playing acoustic guitar, resonator, Spanish lute, piano and bass guitar.

STEALIN'

Originally written for IOU Theatre's opera "Cold Fusion". The song describes London after all the humans have gone and the animals take over. This is an alternative setting of my lyric.

AN ANIMAL MAP OF LONDON

Instrumental take on an old American song. National Resophonic Tricone and piano.

DINK's SONG

Features morin khuur (Mongolian horse-head fiddle), Spanish lute, Indian harmonium and Fender bass.

ERDENE ZUU

I threw everything at this one including slide guitar (Lowden), saz (Turkish lute), Spanish lute, Fender bass, harmonica, Indian harmonium and percussion.

I WENT

Parody Country song. It was broadcast on Radio 4 some years ago. The twats at the BBC faded it out halfway through the second verse. I don't think they realised it was a joke...

RUBBER ON THE ROAD

Yes, I'm one of those people who is happy playing one chord all night. This from forthcoming CD available from me when I'm out busking.
Instrumentation:-
Yamaha NP22 keyboard into Mac Mini running Logic Pro X.
Cuervo acoustic guitar and Asher lap steel played with Diamond Bottlenecks lead crystal bar through Roland Sreet Cube EX.

STEELWORK

Blues/rock original. MusicMan Silhouette and Gibson SG (slide).

GOOD TIME IN HEAVEN

CASTLE DRONGO

GRAVY ON MY CHINOS

WININ' BOY

Piano, acoustic guitar, bass, lapsteel and vocal.

STACKOLEE

HEART TROUBLE

FOOL FOR YOU

A mogadon-inflected acoustic homage to the Hendrix version of the song that changed everything for me.

HEY JOE

More details/short biography available on website. I specialize in piano & keyboards and slide guitar (resonators & electric) and lap steel (Weissenborn & electric) and enjoy playing blues on Spanish & Arabic instruments of the lute family (laud, saz and cümbüs). I studied composition with Helen Glatz and sitar with Ustad Imrat Khan. I worked for many years as a composer and writer for radio (BBC3 & 4) and in the theatre. Currently writing bits and pieces for the Times Literary Supplement, teaching blues piano and slide guitar and doing a few gigs, mainly around Mid-Sussex. I especially like playing the guitars that I've built myself (Guitarras Cuervo) and I play most styles of piano, especially old-time blues (See Green Door Store, Brighton on Facebook). On guitars I use Diamond bottlenecks and tone bars. At 73, (blues musicians get better with age) I'm happiest of all when I'm out busking down in Lewes (but only when the sun shines). I love recording and working from home although I don't rule out anything as long as the music is right. Money helps too. Thanks for looking and listening.

Lou Glandfield

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