Please join Martin for part two of a three part series investigating the making of his debut solo 1994 album, “In The House Of Stone And Light’’.  This Radio OwlsNest series special will look deeply into the conception, writing and recording of this much loved album and award winning single.  Martin takes us on a journey that unearths many unknown facts and touches upon every aspect of “House’s” creation.  From a personal spiritual restoration to the musical technical achievements, no stone is left unturned.

This is the story of how a celebrated album and song came to be

A Radio Owlsnest Special (Episode 18) - The making of ‘In The House Of Stone And Light’ Part 2.

“A Radio Owlsnest Special (Episode 19) - The making of ‘In The House Of Stone And Light’ Part 3.”
Please join Martin for part three of a three part series investigating the making of his debut solo 1994 album, “In The House Of Stone And Light’’.  This Radio OwlsNest series special will look deeply into the conception, writing and recording of this much loved album and award winning single.  Martin takes us on a journey that unearths many unknown facts and touches upon every aspect of “House’s” creation.  From a personal spiritual restoration to the musical technical achievements, no stone is left unturned.
This is the story of how a celebrated album and song came to be.
Please enjoy the final episode.

A Radio Owlsnest Special (Episode 19) - The making of ‘In The House Of Stone And Light’ Part 3.

Greetings my fellow ‘OwlHeads’!  Here’s a radio Owlsnest oddity for you - my first outtakes show featuring my great friend, band member and drummer Trevor Thornton.  On a whim, I visited the files of the earlier show I had recorded with Trev way back (Episode 4), knowing we had spoken and recorded for well over two hours… wondering what hidden gems and insights I could discover there and what I had left out from the original show.  My goodness what a revelation.  I found some brilliant stuff.  Trevor has been the drummer for Asia (with Steve Howe), Saxon, Q.Feel, Kim Wilde - even yours truly ‘ME’ - along with countless other fine bands and artists.  He was also involved in the groundbreaking iconic Def Leppard album ‘Pyromania’.  So we had a tremendous amount to talk about; and, by God, these outtakes don’t hold back - the floodgates open - uncensored!

 We talk about working with Nigel Green, Def Leppard’s and Q.Feel’s brilliant engineer; we alight upon his unique way of visualizing the sonic stereo field.  We talk about being in punk-star-legend ‘Wreckless Eric’s’ studio band … preparing to record a breakthrough album with him … A very very strange time.  We talk about Ringo and conspiracy theories.  We discuss Trevor’s most embarrassing moments on a drum kit - yes - there’s more than one!  And trust me…. you don’t want to miss that.  Hope you have a strong stomach.  We recall a tense and difficult encounter with new wave band ‘A Flock of Seagulls’ … can’t believe the things we got up to back in those crazy 80s.  And Trevor offers up numerous mind boggling SCOOPS during the proceedings - all for free - no session fee involved.  Needless to say, this is truly a raw outtakes show with no editing… two madmen just going for it.  My belly is still aching from the laughs.

I’ll also be spinning some historic demos from the distant past recorded with Trevor at the very beginning of our career together … as well as some brand new tracks that Trev is working on with me now.

So stop what you’re doing, OwlHeads - you won’t want to miss this.  OUTTAKE FEVER!

Martin

A Radio Owlsnest Outtakes Show - with my Drummer Trevor Thornton

It was a great pleasure to interview my manager of over 40 years, Diane Poncher, for episode 23 of Radio Owlsnest.  Join us as we discuss every aspect of my career and our long standing partnership.  We’ll touch upon what it was like to be a female manager in a male dominated music business.  You’ll hear the stories behind many of my songs and collaborations… the business dealings behind them - the tough decisions and the battles; the relationships we made from the 1980s onwards - the good ones and the, shall we say, more challenging ones; the joys and the sorrows.  We’ll touch upon Diane’s unique connection to my songs and my composing - a manager’s belief and devoted support of an artist.  And we’ll spin some rare recordings that personally mean a great deal to both of us.  For any of you interested in what a manager of a songwriter really does ; what the job entails… this is definitely for you.  Sit back and enjoy.
Martin

Radio Owlsnest Special - Episode 23 - Interview with Martin’s manager Diane Poncher

Good day to you my OwlHeads!  Welcome to another feast of retro musical extravagances.  This episode is chock-full of my demos ... a real jam-packed cornucopia of ancient song craft.  I’ll be introducing three, yes three, rare Bernie Taupin collaborations, one of which visualizes Robert Plant mixing it up with Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and another that conjures up the notion of T. Rex, Slade and Elton John rockin’ together on a track called “Rubber Guns” (gotta say - I love that title!).  How weird is that?

Somehow the world of ‘Ducks’ - yes, I’ll say it again, Ducks - will permeate the whole proceedings…
I know - madness abounds!

I’ll spin a demo of the first A/C hit I ever had (Adult Contemporary, that is), recorded at the very beginning of my songwriting career way back in the mists of time in a North London studio; a nod of thanks goes to Stevie Lange and Kim Carnes.

And a ditty I wrote with Robbie Williams that was eventually recorded by him as a duet with Ireland’s heartthrob, Ronan Keating, will be wheeled out in all its demo glory.

As well as Ducks, UFOs will be circling the show.  An extraterrestrial segment will ask us to suspend our cynicism and disbelief for a moment, and allow ourselves to ‘BELIEVE’.  C’mon you know you really want to…..

As I said at the top here, I’m playing more tracks on this show than I usually do;  I was taken by an uncontrollable lust to reach ever deeper into my song vault to fill this hour to the brim with my ancient noises.

So sit back OwlHeads and gorge yourself in demo Heaven.
Martin

Radio Owlsnest Episode 28 - On Air with Martin Page

‘ A Radio Owlsnest Special - The making of ‘In the Temple of the Muse’ - Episode 30﻿ ‘

﻿Let me take you back to 2008 when I released my second solo album ‘In the Temple of the Muse’.  After the release of my first album ‘In the House of Stone and Light’ it took me a bloody long time - yes ages -  to release my next opus… on my own independent record label ‘Ironingboard Records’.  It occurred to me that it was well time to tell the ‘OwlHeads’ the story behind this rather homemade release.  I still had some of the great musicians from the “House of Stone and Light” sessions involved with me … Jimmy Copley, Neil Taylor, Russell Broom, etc., and they helped make this album very special to me. 

It was quite an introspective album;  my life had been impacted by the deaths of my parents and some friends - a reckoning of mortality at that time.  I was determined to make a record that reflected my emotional state during that period… that hopefully others could, and would relate to.   Feel.

And in the process, some of the songs on the album were cut by major artists - including Robbie Williams, Elaine Page and Mickey Thomas.  It proved to me that when you create something from experience and the wounded heart…. you are liable to connect - on a universal level.

So dear OwlHeads let me guide you personally - intimately - track by track - song by song - through this sophomore album.

I’ll try to relate the magic, as well as the struggles, that made this record come together.

Love
Martin

Radio Owlsnest Special - Episode 30 - On Air with Martin Page

Well we’re back to our normal format this month you lovely “OwlHeads”, which means demos galore.  This episode is choc-a-block full of rarefied songs from my archives - a true antiquarian delight for those of you that appreciate the true retro vibes.

I’ll be spinning two collaborations with lyricist Bernie Taupin - one dealing with the tragedy of the 1986 space shuttle challenger… I was truly moved to find this special track; And I’ll be playing a brand new piece that was inspired by the indigenous aborigines of Australia who believe that a meteorite named ‘Kulu’ brought life to this earth - so get your experimental prog attitude on!

I’m not a particularly political writer, but I’ll spin a demo that reflects my distaste of world leaders and tyrants that go rogue;  the catastrophic situation in Ukraine resonates here; and a beautiful soul track I wrote with the legendary and sadly missed Jon Lind will be given its first airing.  I had great fun doing a “desert Island” disc section, where I choose the top ten albums I’d have to have with me if I was stranded; survival requires that a few more choices are thrown in for good measure… well, you can’t just have ten can you!

Peppering the proceedings will be many more unheard demos and rare versions from my song vault.  It really is a retro-demo feast of a party! 
So join me for the fun gang…

Martin

Radio OwlsNest Episode 32 - On Air with Martin Page

So here we go again - the continuing saga of the Q.Feel drama…. More revelations will be revealed.  The 80s is not a place - but a state of mind….
﻿    It’s still 1982 and there are many strange and wonderful things happening in the world… But easily the most wondrous thing to happen is the release of the song, “Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)”, and the subsequent album, “Q.Feel”, by my techno new wave group “Q.Feel”.
Let me take you all the way back to London in the 80s when I formed the band (with guitarist Brian Fairweather), and wrote and recorded the cult underground club hit, “Dancing in Heaven”, and then made the synthesizer-dominated debut album.
It’s a technicolor tale…
Strap in for the ride.
And remember - the 80s is not a place but a state of mind!
Martin

Radio Owlsnest Episode 46 and a 1/2 - “The Making Of The Q.Feel Album - Part Two”

Welcome to the feathered brotherhood who join me today for Episode 47 of the Radio Owlsnest syndicated blockbuster world dominating songwriter podcast series … Ahhh - not really.  In truth, it’s remained an intimate, small, close knit village concern which has been lovely for me to host over the last few years.  So thank you to you “OwlHeads” who have given me your ears so consistently and graciously.

 I’ll start proceedings off by playing a very rare demo I wrote with fine female lyricist Terry Cox, which surprised me how ‘Elton John’ it sounded after all these years.  I was beginning to write with Bernie Taupin at that time and I think the aesthetic was rubbing off on me a little.  Dusting this demo off after all these years was illuminating to me.

I’ll spin a track I’m preparing for volume 3 of my, “The Poetry of Collisions” demo/odds and sods compilation series/releases; a song title that refers to the suffering-laden cyclic nature of death and reincarnation - no beginning no end … Bugger me, that sounds heavy and fun!  But have no fear my friends, my song relates to a beautiful woman and lover.

And it’s my great pleasure to play a track in progress - an unheard song I was writing with the great Wang Chung man Jack Hues.  I was watching the Beatles, “Get Back” documentary recently (again), and was fascinated at how Paul McCartney conjured up the song, “Get Back”, from nowhere; It made me remember a track I was writing with Jack - how we were creating it ‘live’ and organically on the spot.  It’s called “Big Cathedral” and it’s a great track we never finished; I’ll play you it’s very birth, warts and all.  It’s a great illustration of how inspiration hits as you jam - improvise - perform.

My motivational talk this month is about just that, ‘Motivation’!  What motivated me to be a songwriter?  What drove me on,  what inspired me to dig deep and to make my dream materialize;  what made me never give in when disappointment reigned - what was the essence of my desire.  I think a few of you budding song crafters out there might find this section of the show a touch interesting.

Scurrying around the dark song archives, I found a terrific demo I wrote and recorded with the mighty Clif Magness, a track eventually recorded by Eric Martin for a movie soundtrack.  It’s hard to believe it’s an 8 track analog demo - such is Clif’s magnificent production values and lead singing.  Sometimes the demo beats the master!

And amongst other ditties from my demo song vaults, I’ll play a brand new song I’ve just finished for a forthcoming solo album I’m preparing.  I’m very proud of this new piece - it has a personal psychological spirit about it ... I hope you like it.

It’s time for you to become an “OwlHead” again.
Settle back - enjoy the show.
Martin 🦉

Radio Owlsnest Episode 47 - On Air with Martin Page

“Going Down The Rabbit Hole with Martin Page”

A Conversation with Jack Hues

Please join me for an extensive interview/conversation with “Wang Chung” lead man Jack Hues.  He was in Los Angeles on tour and stopped by my home studio for a personal playback of my upcoming new album, on which he played amazing guitars sometime back, so I took the opportunity to record a podcast with Jack which touches upon a myriad of subjects.  We talk about the fact that we both have had the great honor to have written the number one and number two “worst songs” in mankind’s history!  Jack responds to hearing my upcoming new album (you’ll learn the title of it here for the first time).  I ask Jack about his new single release (we’re talking UFO territory here), his recent brilliant solo albums, his famous “never released” album from the 90s, his Jazz work, his wilderness years, his musical philosophy and how he’s matured as a writer, and get this - I even ask him about drugs and groupies!  AND SO, SO MUCH MORE…..

Bizarrely, Jack asked me to do his laundry as I interviewed him (he’d been on the road a long time!); I charged him $30!  You’ll hear the washing machine in the background ... that’s what you get when you “Go Down The Rabbit Hole with Pagey”, because it’s obvious, we’re all quite mad here 🐇 🐰 .

You’re not gonna wanna miss this…
Martin

Going Down the Rabbit Hole with Martin Page - Guest Jack Hues

Hello my lovely “Fowlheads” - I mean “OwlHeads” (I didn’t mean to offend you).  We’re back for another journey into my deep song archives.  I’m quite amazed how many rarities are still to be found in the dusty vaults ... and I start the show by playing a movie song I wrote way back in the day, which for the life of me, I can’t recall what bloody blockbuster I wrote it for!  I just know it was for a Jerry Bruckheimer film, so I had to have explosions in the song every 30 seconds or so.

I’ll spin a song I wrote with Bernie Taupin that helped land him his solo recording deal with RCA records in the 80s.  There are terrific John Mellencamp vibes to be found here.  When Bernie’s solo album, “Tribe”, came out, it eventually appeared as a B-side for a single release.

And I can’t resist playing you a Gaelic/Celtic-tinged demo from the naughty 90s that espouses the thrill of returning home to one’s birthright country - in this case, the Bonny highlands of Scotland.  I was thinking Rod Stewart, Simple Minds, Big Country when I began this unfinished ditty.

While scouring the bounced files of my overused studio computer, I found a pre-mix of a track featured on my 2008 solo album, “In the Temple Of The Muse” - a song called “Try”.  I’ll play it here to illustrate the subtle nuances of how a song I’m producing makes its final journey towards being the “Master”.

And I touch up a favorite song of mine with added new percussion, drum and bass guitar overdubs.  I love the process of “re-painting/re-visualizing” an old song of mine.  I want to share its new visage with you here.

And bugger me, I bring back the “Martin Page Quiz” on this month’s episode.  I’ll be asking you six incredibly hard questions about my musical career.  If you get at least four of these right, well then you are truly a divine “OwlHead” of mighty countenance!

I’ll spin a track that promotes tolerance, empathy and open-mindedness: As Shakespeare once said, “Un Sex Me”….

And, as I sometimes absolutely adore to do, I’ll play a brand new fresh spanking track that’s in the making as we speak.  A song called “Dearest Hope”, wherein I imagine “hope” as an old, wise, world-weary man who has gone missing from the long suffering community.  When he eventually returns, tired and with the weight of the world on his shoulders, he’s welcomed with desperate open arms and hearts.  For hope … is life’s victory.

So join old man Hope by the fire for a while and throw away those cares and tribulations.  It’s time to fly away with the “OwlHeads”.
Martin x 🦉

Radio Owlsnest Episode 48 - On Air with Martin Page

A Radio Owlsnest Halloween Special - The Making Of “Ghostbusters” With Martin Page and Brian Fairweather.

I had only been in LA for two weeks with my “Q.Feel” songwriting partner, Brian Fairweather, when we unexpectedly found ourselves in a valley studio with Ray Parker, Jr., recording the iconic smash, “Ghostbusters”!  We’d gone to Ray’s studio to say hello and present ourselves as songwriters when - out of the blue - we suddenly found ourselves playing on a track he’d just-that-minute written for a movie … Brian on electric guitar and me on a cheap Synthesizer.  What was this strange thing we were contributing musical parts to - what the hell did “Ghostbusters” mean?  We hadn’t planned for this at all …

Ray went to lunch and said, “you guys just do your thing; I’ll be back later”.  So, for two hours, we laid down overdubs on this strange creature of a song.  Ray came back from lunch, loved what we had played, and a few weeks later the song was number one in the American charts and the movie Ghostbusters was becoming an instant classic.  Both Brian and I didn’t know what had hit us … or quite what had just happened; it was a whirlwind of the strangest, but most wondrous kind.

So, to honor Halloween, Brian and I got together to record this Radio Owlsnest podcast special, “The Making of Ghostbusters”.  We attempted to remember the details of that odd day when we went innocently along to introduce ourselves to the great Ray Parker, Jr. as young songwriters, and ended up somehow being musicians and improvising on one of the most renowned and loved hits of our time. It’s a crazy, bizarre story, but that’s perfect for Halloween, isn’t it?

Enjoy!
Martin and Brian.

A Radio OwlsNest Special - The Making Of Ghostbusters

Greetings oh feathered beauties!  I am back with more hidden bounty from my ancient song archives.  More rare demos, sonic experiments and even a brand new track will hopefully charm your “OwlHead” ears.

It was wonderful to work back in the day with the fine singer/songwriter/guitarist Hamish Stuart of the iconic band, “The Average White Band”.  I’ll start off the show by playing you a track we wrote together that became a single for his band, “Easy Pieces”; A cool psychedelic soul number that I now think was somewhat influenced by the “Prince” aesthetic.  Of course, Hamish went on to work with Paul McCartney and is now presently with Ringo Starr … so it was lovely to discover and spin this little gem from our past.

For the songwriters out there, I’ll play two demos I was working on with Robbie Williams - two rough home demos of the same idea, which illustrates quite well how I develop a concept.  I think you’ll find it very interesting how my demos were presented and constructed for Robbie … to inspire and encourage him to engage and develop an idea with me.

And here’s a treasure for all Jack Hues (Wang Chung) fans:  I’ll play the cassette demo of a song we were writing together for his (so far) unreleased renowned solo album  “The Anatomy Lesson”.  It’s a very, very COOL track … and, although we are loosely jamming and it’s just rough and ready, the potential of this song is self evident.

Because the re-ignition of the “Pagey Quiz” lit up the internet and caused traffic to stop during last month’s episode, I will be asking you three more incredibly hard brain curdling “Pagey” questions.  These are conundrums from which I believe even the most wise OwlHead will cower away - fearing that investigating these questions could cause neural problems.  Beware - approach with extreme caution.

I’ll spin a terrific London-recorded demo - a song I wrote and performed with Brian Fairweather that Kim Carnes eventually heard and recorded on her album, “Cafe Racers”.  It became “Fairweather/Page’s” first top ten adult/contemporary hit in America … and listening to it today, I’m very proud of the Doobie Brothers/Pointer Sisters swing and irresistible groove we achieved on this particular demo.

I always like to include a new song I’ve just written if I can on these shows, and I’m happy this month to present a song called, “How”.  I hope you like it and that it speaks to you.

Bloody hell, this is the penultimate episode 49, we are nearly at the final 50th show; who would have thought, “I’d ever get my feet this far”. 🦉

Enjoy.
Martin X

Radio Owlsnest Episode 49 - On Air With Martin Page

“The Wreckless Eric 1980 Sessions” - A Radio Owlsnest Special.

I’ve been wanting to record this show for a very long time, and after re-mastering some precious vintage cassette demos, I feel the time is right to tell the story of working with iconic punk legend “Wreckless Eric” in 1980. Along with my songwriting partner of that period, Brian Fairweather, the three of us wrote and demoed 6 brand new cracking songs for a potential Wreckless Eric album to be released on the infamous Stiff records. The demos were recorded in my little London bedsit flat on a rudimentary analog 4 track tape machine set-up - as raw and primitive as you could imagine … but I believe these tracks have a very special undeniable power about them that reflect the zeitgeist of that era. And Wreckless (Eric Goulden) was in fine form lyrically and vocally on these (up to this point, never heard or released) extremely rare demos. We wrote and recorded these songs over a frantic period of three weeks in my minuscule bedsit featuring Brian on multiple guitars and effects and backing vocals, me on bass guitar and sparse keyboards and backing vocals, and Eric on rhythm guitar and lead vocals. And we used a first generation Roland CompuRythmn 68 drum machine for our drums. Dave Robinson, the head of Stiff records, was very excited and encouraged by our homemade efforts and set dates in a professional studio to record the songs (with Brian and I in the band) for the prospective new “Wreckless” album. But alas, tragically, it was not to be …

Although full band rehearsals took place, and a producer (Bob Andrews of Graham Parker and the Rumour fame) was selected, and we even found ourselves set up in Battery Studios, London, waiting to record the album master tracks, Eric didn’t turn up for the final sessions!

After all these years, I still hear the potential of these raw songs. And I believe they portray the unique artistry of one of England’s greatest eccentric punk artists and poets, at the very height of his creative ability. It’s a story I’ve wanted to tell for a very long time.
 Martin


Wreckless Eric Demos - All songs written by Eric Goulden/Fairweather/Page;
 Recorded by Martin Page (1980). 
 ℗ 2023 Martin Page.  All rights reserved.

Photo: courtesy of William White.

“The Wreckless Eric 1980 Sessions” - A Radio Owlsnest Special - On Air with Martin Page

Well, I never did truly think “I’d ever get my feet this far”! We have arrived at the final 50th episode of my Radio Owlsnest songwriter podcasts. It’s been a fantastic and lovely journey for me, playing my rare demos from my archives and sharing the stories behind the songs. I labeled you listeners as “OwlHeads” quite early on in the proceedings, and that label has stuck over the ensuing years … and so I’d like to take a moment here to wholeheartedly thank all the “noble OwlHeads” who listened, encouraged, consoled, shared, liked, commented - and above all, became my friends during the recording of these hour or so long episodes. I feel I know a few of you quite intimately. Thank you.

In today’s on-line society, when speed is everything, it’s painfully obvious that gaining someone’s attention for sixty minutes or more is a gargantuan and rather fruitless task - particularly when the premise of the show is “retro” and “adult” ... But all in all, I feel “Radio Owlsnest” gained a core underground and finely-tuned audience; so again, thank you for your diligence - against all the odds.

Who said the album was dead? Certainly not me or you …

I’ve tried to give a few of you OwlHeads out there shout-outs during this show; tried to remember most of your names; forgive me if I didn’t mention a few of you lovelies, but as you know, I “wing it’” and improvise as I go on these freewheeling shows. But know this ... I luvs ya.

What has been a revelation for me personally while recording these shows, is gaining an overview of my songwriting career, a kaleidoscopic big view, as such, of my progression, my development, my influences, my strengths and my weaknesses, etc., over the years. It’s not often that a songwriter/artist gets a chance to look back on his or her creative journey. Radio Owlsnest helped me re-evaluate my creative instinct and motivations; It was like looking back at a younger, turned-on, highly enthused version of myself. Certainly a kind of “time travel” took place for me … invaluable and fortunate at this late stage of the game.

But mostly it’s been incredible FUN for me; I had a grand old time of it - searching for rare demos in the “Pagey” song archives and remembering, re-living and imparting the hazy stories behind the songs. I was in the “Museum of Myself!”

So thank you all for giving me your ears and good spirit, for giving me a platform to express myself - and a damn good reason to dust off those old ditties from the vault and give them life once again. You OwlHeads have been a powerful MOTIVATING force!

And massive thanks to our very own Vanessa Leavitt for keeping these shows coming to you.

I hope you enjoy the 50th and final episode of Radio Owlsnest.

Fly high
Martin X

Radio Owlsnest Episode 50 - (The Final Episode) - On Air With Martin Page

Going Down The Rabbit Hole With Martin Page.  One.

Going Down The Rabbit Hole With Martin Page.  Two.

Join me for Vinyl Times and Retro Radio.  Three.

Going Down the Rabbit Hole with Martin Page. Three.

'It's Not Enough' - the rare original home 16 track demo recording - written and performed by Martin Page and Tommy Funderburk.

Excavations the Demos Vol.1

'It's Not Enough' - Demo

' I Pretend ' - Martin Page and Brian Fairweather's 1983 Demo for Kim Carnes

'Martin Page's Demo of 'Moment of Truth' - featuring Peter Cox and Siedah Garrett'

Demo

Martin Page's Demo of 'Moment of Truth' - featuring Peter Cox and Siedah Garrett

'THE BURN' - Martin Page's and Bernie Taupin's  1989 16 Track Demo for STARSHIP'

Excavations the Demos Vol.2

Martin’s demo with Peter Cox ‘NIGHT TRAIN'

2012 DemoMasters

'Martin Page's 16 track demo of 'That's What Love Can Do' with Peter Cox of Go West'

Go West Demos

'Secret Life'  Martin Page's and Go West's Rare 1990's  16 Track Demo'

Martin Page's and Peter Cox's rare 1990's 16 track demo 'BLUE MOOD

Pete Cox Demos

Martin Page's and Peter Cox's rare 1990's 16 track demo 'BLUE MOOD'

Martin Page's and Peter Cox's rare demo 'SEVEN NUMBERS'

Martin Page's and Go West's 1990's 16 Track Demo - RIVERS RUN DRY

Fusion Mastering 2019

'TOUCH' - Martin Page's and Jon Lind's 1983 8 track home demo for Earth, Wind and Fire

Martin Page's and Bernie Taupin's 1984 original 8 track demo of 'WE BUILT THIS CITY'

Radio OwlsNest with Brian Fairweather Special – Part 1

”Calling all OwlHeads! Calling all OwlHeads!” Announcing here a Radio OwlsNest special, featuring the multi talented Brian Fairweather, my songwriter partner from the late 70s, 80s and 90s onward.

Brian joins me for a deep, crazy dive into our multi-faceted musical history together. You’ll hear how Brian escaped Glasgow, how we both owned plastic pink Beatles guitars, how Brian never ever had a hair cut, how we met up and formed Q.Feel together, fended off murderous roadies, nearly killed ourselves with exploding on-stage pyrotechnics, wrote an album with punk legend Wreckless Eric, carried suitcases full of cassettes that deeply unnerved people and how we willingly embarrassed and flaunted ourselves on Britain TV’s “Eurovision Song Contest” (with a furry, hairy-armed drummer). You will hear how we then miraculously found ourselves working with all the great American session musicians we’d studied and revered as kids - AND THEN, in short order, how we were writing songs and recording with the great Earth, Wind and Fire in the golden, unreal sun drenched land of L.A.

Between these uneven and questionable revelations, we’ll be playing you brand new demos that we’re working on now. So join ”Fairweather/Page” as we take a bizarre, bumpy trip down a very long “memory lane”.

Martin

Radio OwlsNest Special with Brian Fairweather Part 1

Greetings OwlHeads! 

Throughout these trying, uncertain and stressful times, I hope that Radio OwlsNest - Episode 6, can bring some “elevation” and “joviality” into your lives... we all need to be lifted.  I know as a kid, radio was a very welcome friend, and often an escape into brighter “imaginations”, so I hope episode 6 can be a bit of an uplifting balm and medicine for you.  

In today’s show, you’ll hear a very rare movie song demo (my loving ode to “cats”); you’ll hear an extremely cherished and ultimately rare 8-track 80s demo of a single written for the miraculous Earth, Wind & Fire (my first top-10 US black hit!); And, along with a song inspired by Shakespeare’s myriad ghost stories, you’ll hear brand new tunes and numerous golden oldies.  The deeply loved or hated quiz makes its routine appearance, and I, under pressure, will try to garner a laugh here and there.  Between the utter nonsense, I’ll tell you the tales behind the songs - the sordid history behind my sonic creations.

Hopefully, we shall all be just a little bit … relieved of the pressure we are currently under - get lost for an hour in OwlsNest escapism, fun and frolics.

 Big love

Martin x

Radio OwlsNest - Episode 6 - On Air With Martin Page

Join MARTIN PAGE, world-renowned hit songwriter and singer/solo artist (“We Built This City”; “These Dreams”; “King Of Wishful Thinking”; “In The House Of Stone And Light”), for this revealing hour-long “behind-the-scenes” songwriter podcast. Martin delves into his extensive song archive to play you rare versions of his hit songs, as well as previously unheard demos, various “odds and sods”, wild sonic experiments and even brand new material! Hear all the stories behind the songs and the intriguing tales of his collaborations with the “who’s who” in the music business - from the 80’s right up until now.
 
A must for any serious fan of the “craft of songwriting” and the sheer joy of creating, come hibernate with Martin in the OwlsNest.

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