A great atmospheric song written, played and sung by Gareth Blunt.  Vocals and first guitar by Gareth.  Programming, second guitar, lead guitar by Stewart Campbell.  

Pleased To Meet You - Gareth Blunt

An anti war song.  I have another version of this but this is a simpler and better arrangement.  Played using DADGAD on my Lowden guitar and Yamaha bass.  The song was written and performed by Stewart Campbell.  Stewart Campbell - guitars, bass, vocal, programming.

No Love To Give - Acoustic Remix

A song about hope, despair and spirituality.  Played on my Lowden guitar and Yamaha bass.  I have another version of this song but this is a simpler, better arrangement.  Written by Stewart Campbell and performed by Stewart Campbell and Paul Cooper.
Stewart Campbell: vocal, guitars, bass, programming.  Paul Cooper vocal, guitar.


The Healing Light - Acoustic Remix

About a man who flies to the to a sunny paradise to forget about the woman who jilted him at the alter - and succeeds.  Vocals by me, backing programmed with SessionBand, a great little iPad app.  At some point I will record my own backing track, but this one's pretty good.

Ocean Spray

A song about a man who hears voices in his head, telling him to do bad things.  This reached the semi-finals for lyrics in the 2014 UK Songwriting Contest.  Vocals, guitar and programming by me.

Voices - UK Songwriting Contest Lyric Semi-Finalist

A song about how the elite rule the world and make fools of the rest of us.  Pretty pleased with the lyrics though.

Vocals by me, backing programmed using SessionBand.  Again I will get around to recording my own backing track - all a consequence of spending too much time commuting on trains and not enough time with my guitar - (although I did work the chords out on my guitar in the first place).

We Rule The World

An attempt to write a song with a country vibe, all a bit tongue in cheek.  Vocals by me and backing track programmed using SessionBand.  

You Never Walk If You Can Run

This is a simple instrumental in standard tuning.  Played on my Lowden O10 - I think I might have used a bit too much reverb though.  I may get round to writing some lyrics some time.

Crystal

The is a simple guitar instrumental in a weird Csus2 tuning that I found and liked.  Played on my Alvarez nylon strung guitar. 

Lemon Squeezy

The Sweet Pain of Leaving

Love Of My Life

I have a lyric and melody for this song, but this is just the backing - which I think also sounds pretty good on its own.  I'll put the song up again when I've recorded the vocal.

Interstellar - Finalist 2014 UK Songwriting Contest

Award Winning Singer Songwriter
I am a singer songwriter writing acoustic guitar based songs as well as more commercial material.  I have been a finalist and twice a semifinalist in the UK Songwriting contest and a member of the International Guild of Songwriters and Composers.  I write in singer-songwriter style, probably most similar to James Blunt, but recently have focused more on commercial and jazzy songs where I have collaborated with singer Sandy Mira.  I try to ensure my songs have a wide range of styles.  Ideally I would like to get a publishing deal for my songs.

Performances
I have performed in various venues around Reading and in London,mostly alone, but have also entered in a few collaborations.  Paul Cooper has played drums on a few of my tracks.

Equipment
I play finger style guitar using a Lowden O10 and Alvarez classical guitar and use a Yamaha QY100 to record my backing tracks on a Boss BR1200 recorder.  I also play a Godin electric guitar and Yamaha bass.  I have various pieces of percussion, although I haven't recorded any percussion yet.

 Inspirations
My songwriting inspiration is from Del Amitri, The Beatles, Jose Gonzales, Damian Rice and Crowded House.  I like songs with good imagery and an implied rather than explicit story.

Other Projects
Just published my first novel called "Is That All There Is" as an eBook on Kindle.  You can download it from http://www.amazon.co.uk/Is-That-All-There-ebook/dp/B007WEE6SE.  Its Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/SC.IsThatAllThereIs.

J Stewart Campbell

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