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The number 5 seems important. The best days of the year have a 5 in them . As a child I loved bonfires night and Christmas. This tune takes a small snippet from Villa Lobos prelude no.5 Support the show

The Choro by the Brazilian Edmar Fenecio sits well on a jazz guitar - recorded in about 2004. Support the show

I am by nature a botcher - I find a solution to something and then try and find an easier way of doing it. I can hear myself saying it - "That'll fix it " . It invariably doesn't work . Support the show

The thought of walking away from difficult situations is always appealing. Leave it all behind. A Friday song. Support the show

Composed for a wedding a long time ago - this piece has various versions. this one as a solo on a jazz guitar. Support the show

The Brazilian Celso Machado has composed some great guitars pieces. This is a part of the tune Algadao Done for two guitars. I could be very badly wrong but I think it means Cotton Candy. Support the show

The BBC Home Service was a national and regional radio station in the UK  that broadcast from 1939 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 4 . When I was in the hills of Asturias recently a Spanish lady had Radio 4 on whilst she was gardening. It seemed the Home Service was really doing its job - a comfort and a source of info.  Support the show

In the early 2000's I worked with a very good drummer, Brian, bassist Jack and pianist Stephen on putting this 6 movement concerto together. We also performed excerpts from Picnic Suite with the flautist Roz. We only recorded 3 movements in total - I'll put them up as we come towards the end of the year. The piece was first recorded in the 1970's with Alexander Lagoya on the guitar-...

This is a John Etheridge piece which he composed for a series called Guitar Styles. I added a bass line with a 6 string classical bass guitar in about 2005. Its a live sounding recording which has a nice feel to it - if not such a clean sound.. Support the show

A theme taken from a piece called " Orange Squash". The extract is worked and re-worked. Support the show

I have never been terribly interested in the tourist hotspots - particularly ones where the Brits.go. Moonlight in Magaluf would be close to a nightmare in my little world. Support the show

Probably not even a real word - but if you've listened to a couple of pieces on the podcast these sort of ideas come up again.. and again Support the show

To go with Samba 1 of 5 November .. Support the show

     'Mangoré' being the name of a cacique of the South American indigenous group Timbú - or so says wikipedia.. Any way this is a piece which draws on one of Agustin Barrios Mangore's most famous tunes La Catedral. Hear a good guitarist play the original if you can - my piece just takes little snippets of the original and mucks around with them. Apologies to the purists. Support th...

In about 2005 I seemed to get a lot of work as a jazz player - which I am not.  It was enjoyable and I wrote a few tunes including Samba 1 & 2 . Here's no.1 . Support the show

She is here! All fit and well and a new addition to the world.  Support the show

This is the backing track to a song thatI haven't quite finished yet. Its all about calling it a day, quit while you're ahead, or maybe quit whilst you're not too far behind...  Support the show

I put up some awful bits and pieces over the summer - some of the pieces about the Olympics were truly really poor. Apologies. I can't say any of the future stuff will be any better - I will Keep on keeping on - for the time being anyway,,, Support the show

She's arrived Support the show

The second of the same idea different melody, Bury it 2 Support the show

Two tracks with a different theme overlay - Bury it 1 Support the show

Over the Rainbow is one of those timeless songs - I'm teaching it once again this term. This tune has very little in common with the original song except maybe a message of optimism. Support the show

Good memories - but I would have liked a few more . Turuelles - a wonderful place  Support the show

Last full day - and one more walk on the beautiful unspoilt Luarca beach. Support the show

A rather morose 3rd tune of the five. Many regrets. Support the show