http://www.martin-carr.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:53:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I thought I'd jot down a public record of songs I'm working on at the moment, some are finished, most are well on the way. It'll be interesting to see what turns up where, if anywhere. Mountains Suspended on A Dream Triumph of My Will Wake Up Amelie From The Desk of Dr Shrink Every ... http://www.martin-carr.com/uncategorized/a-limping-list A couple of weeks ago I was asked to participate in one of Richard James' Song/Poetry nights at Chapter. They are called, appropriately enough, 'Chapters' and they explore a central theme; trains, cafes etc. I was asked to write and perform a song with a bird shaped soul. I know ... http://www.martin-carr.com/uncategorized/parliament-of-owls Since November I've finished fifteen songs. I'm currently trying to finish five or six and there are countless others, waiting patiently for the hand of creation to make them presentable. Only about five of these songs are suitable for sending off to publishers, the rest are too, well, too me. I'll make ... http://www.martin-carr.com/uncategorized/songwriting-raindrops-in-the-ocean I started writing a song called 'Mountains' about six months ago. I liked the epic title and the suitably epic chord structure that went with it. I knew that I would never be able to sing it myself but I figured Mary would do it and so I worked on ... http://www.martin-carr.com/uncategorized/songwriting-mountains The last gig in London was ace; Sice was there, we played well and The Union Chapel is possibly the most beautiful venue in the land. Jimmy Webb, in thanking me from the stage, called me a 'doll' and a 'beautiful cat' so a decision that had been lurking around ... http://www.martin-carr.com/uncategorized/and-in-the-end We need to vacate the apartments by eleven so we're on the road shortly thereafter heading for Gateshead. By the time we hit the Pennines the rain is beating mercilessly on the roof of the Bongo and visibility is almost zero. It clears up though and we reach the Sage ... http://www.martin-carr.com/uncategorized/manchestergateshead-ii Tuesday I stayed in bed until almost ten thirty, something I haven't done in a long time. I wasn't well at all and neither was Mary. Just our luck, miles apart and we both get ill so our friends Martin and Ffion looked after Sonny for us and for that ... http://www.martin-carr.com/uncategorized/manchestergateshead-345th-november-2009-part-i Woke at 5.30am. I could hear Sonny shouting from his room which was normal but something wasn't quite right. Mary was breathing gently beside me, lost in a house of dreams and as I got out of bed the whole room span around me and I had to sit straight ... http://www.martin-carr.com/uncategorized/cardiffmanchester-2nd-november-2009 I'm really made up to be involved with this. Starts in Manchester tomorrow. Tour diary to follow... http://www.martin-carr.com/uncategorized/some-live-2 Playing this Wednesday night in London, predominately an acoustic affair I will nonetheless be playing with bass and percussion and two backing singers. Unfortunately, Stuart, the organ player can't make it so you'll have to hum those bits to fill out the sound. The live thing is sounding great at ... http://www.martin-carr.com/uncategorized/some-live