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Meeting a Mellotron

By Noel On 5th May, 2013 · Add Comment
It was a message on the Flower Kings newsgroup that sent me to Mike Dickson’s web site. “Listen to his Mellotronworks” it said. I’ve long enjoyed the sound of the mellotron, from listening to the Moody, Blues, Strawbs, Yes, and in particular Tangerine Dream and King Crimson. Mike Dickson’s Mellotronworks is a loving crafted rendition [...]
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Something Wicked

Something Wicked

By Noel On 2nd May, 2013 · Add Comment
My pen is resting for a short while* as I wrestle with the final recording and mixing of our Arbelos album, Stone Owl on the Shore. Mixing and recording Stone Owl  has re-kindled my love of electronic music, the Tangerine Dream-esque stuff in particular: Berlin School style, it is sometime known. I was rummaging around [...]
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When Sow Falls at Night (Acoustic version)

When Snow Falls at Night (Acoustic version)

By Noel On 18th January, 2013 · 1 Comment
Just waiting for the snow to fall. Edinburgh is spectacular under a blanket of white. It’s not happening here, yet, maybe later today we’re told. Meanwhile, I couldn’t but help do a quick video of me singing When Falls at Night. Here it is. Hope you enjoy it.
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When Snow Falls at Night

By Noel On 4th December, 2012 · Add Comment
It’s snowing here in Edinburgh, so it’s time to break out one of our Christmas songs again. This one is called ‘When Snow Falls at Night’ and I wrote it three years ago for our Christmas concert in Dumfries. When snow falls at night, There’s a hush in the darkness  The peace that you feel [...]
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Seeing Stars

By Noel On 20th October, 2012 · Add Comment
Just re-recorded a simple version of this little song, Seeing Stars. Just me, an acoustic guitar and a synth.
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Ray Bradbury…

By Noel On 6th June, 2012 · Add Comment
…is an inspiration. One of the finest writers to grace this planet. His stories are full of wonder, are rich with humanity and above all exult in the sheer spirit of being alive. It is very sad to hear of his death today, but I shall take time to re-read some of his short stories. [...]
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We Won’t Find Monsters

By Noel On 12th April, 2012 · Add Comment
The next in my solo set. When Mark first came up with the idea of the ‘Songs of Apollo’s Children’ project, I found myself returning to the most momentous time in the history of mankind: Neil Armstrong taking his first step on the Moon. It was the 20th July 1969, and I was nine years [...]
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Fahrenheit 451 – the Acoustic Version

By Noel On 26th February, 2012 · Add Comment
While Arbelos are having a quiet time I thought I’d go through some of my songs and record some simple acoustic versions. Here’s the first, Fahrenheit 451, a song based on Ray Bradbury’s book. Here are the words if you want to sing along. The fireman paid a call today, he’d heard about my books [...]
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Beethoven is Dead and Joy of Live Music

By Noel On 29th January, 2012 · Add Comment
Beethoven is dead, and has been for a while – but what a treat it must have been to be in the audience of the premiere of Symphony No.6, my favourite of his. Perhaps he was conducting – any Beethoven scholars perusing this? – and to hear it performed as the composer wanted would have [...]
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  • The Great Al Fresco! Volume 2 of New Myths and Legends of Edinburgh is now available for Kindle from Amazon. Find out more about the tales  here. . .
    “Professor MacIntyre is Missing!” New Myths and Legends of Edinburgh volume 1 is available for Kindle from Amazon; for Apple iThings from the Apple iBookstore; and from Smashwords in all ebook formats. Find out more about the tales  here. . .
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