Guitar Emporium

I realise the peace to all men thing seems to disappear pretty quickly after the Festive season - but I'll try and prolong it just a little bit. There's no red lines to trying to resolve stuff. Support the show

The song for The Choice is Yours which I think went up just before Christmas. Support the show

The sinister shooting of Brian Thompson the insurance CEO in New York brought up the the maxim of Deny, Defend, Depose apparently found on the discarded gun cartridges based on the Jay Feinman's 2010 "expose" of the Insurance Industry Delay Deny Defend - the 3 D's  Support the show

This piece has many slightly different versions - this must be an early one as there are one or two bits being added as I go along.. I've put it up now because at this time of year we often spent the New Year in Bamburgh Northumberland which has a way of celebrating like no other place I have ever been to .. The church is called St Aidans and one of the holy men who spread christianity up in...

This song arises from those Christmas ghost stories that seem to come up each year. Victorian foggy streets , long shadows and sudden disturbances. Support the show

Like so many older styles sentimental and reassuring in tone - Jangle starts to bring the New Year festivities to an end . Support the show

The arrangement of Keane's tune is by far and away the top download over the last three years of the Guitar Emporium . Happy New Year Support the show

Finally a cheerful upbeat song / tune about the good times. Happy New Year ! Support the show

A ballad makes no.2 - Spiral staircase - the snakes and ladders of day to day life - cheerful as ever.. Support the show

Not a particularly upbeat theme - sorry. Dementia, Alzheimers - they are everywhere Support the show

The piece was written in response to the homeless at Christmas.  Support the show

This is an arrangement of the concerto for 2 guitars and a double bass. It works some of the time Support the show

A trio arrangement of the piece which reflects the happiness of the Christmas holidays and the Christmas spirit - which is sometimes more evident on Boxing Day than on the day itself. Support the show

To two little ones - one having her first Christmas the other sharing only his second. Support the show

"Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") is a popular Christmas carol , composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg , Austria . It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. This form a recording of about 2002. Happy Christmas! Support the show

Using the phrase   ’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house  Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;" A rhythmic base is used for the piece that follows.  Support the show

My generation associate this song with Boney M's version. My Dad loved Harry Belafonte's original 1956 recording. It had a calypso feel to it - which I have hinted at but really tried to let the lovely simple tune stand up for itself . Support the show

Some people just have it - a smile that can light up a room on its own. Lovely Support the show

A re-mixed instrumental version of the great Irish song . Support the show

When I was an aspiring company man a very long time ago the 4th floor was the level we all strove to reach. I never did - it stopped seeming to be important. Support the show

An instrumental version re-mixed of Greg Lakes rather dark Christmas tune Support the show

A much loved duet which I put on one guitar so that I could play it much more. Support the show

This is a re-mix of a track called On and On and On and On.. This one only goes On and On... Support the show

The Christmas holidays approach."Carol of the Bells" is a popular Christmas carol , which is based on the Ukrainian New Year's song " Shchedryk ." The music for the carol comes from the song written by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914; the English-language lyrics were written in 1936 by Peter Wilhousky Support the show

Song for Sarah was composed for a wedding a long time ago. There have been various versions , this one dates from early 2000's on a jazz guitar. Support the show