EP Update:
I’ve decided that the EP is not going to happen, at least not with the songs and recordings I’ve done so far. Its not because I didn’t think they were good songs its just that they were very shouty. Shouty songs unfortunately are very hit and miss live as to whether I hit the notes or my voice breaks. I’ve instead decided to aim for a more calm Guthrie/Seeger/Paxton style so that when I play the songs live I’m not going to be constantly worrying about killing my voice and making high pitched noises when it breaks.
Guthrie Challenge:
On August 30th I decided to issue myself with what I’ve called the Guthrie challenge. This is based on Woody Guthrie’s new year resolutions (see image), number 8 of which is “Write a song a day”. Guthrie had some good resolutions but this one struck me when I first read them. I thought “a song a day! I struggle to write one a week.” Today is day 4 of #GuthrieChallenge and today I wrote a song about empty buildings because of the new Anti-Squatting law in the UK. So far I’ve written 5 songs during the challenge, some good and some bad but I’ve written them & thats what counts. There is definitely something to writing everyday as well regardless of the outcome. Writing is something I’ve often struggled with, I often complain of writers block and this is definitely helping with that. Hopefully I’ll have enough GOOD songs soon I’ll be able to release another album.