18 things you need to know to illustrate a picture book andypandywright 2014-07-19 | a selection of detailed points to use when illustrating a book. you might like to see the follow-up video "18 things you might find useful after you illustrate your book", which gives some details about contracts etc.
18 things you might find useful after youve illustrated your picture book andypandywright 2017-01-26 | 18 details about the business side of your picture book. contracts, publishing etc. apologies for some out of focus contracts (they're described in the voiceover) and the video ends after about 8 minutes, not 25!
my holiday job andypandywright 2015-12-26 | this short sequence of cartoons gives the story of my holiday job as a student in nottingham at a bacon factory.
Jam-Along Blues Songs - starts 0.55 andypandywright 2011-11-24 | go straight to 0.55 - for some crazy reason it starts there! here are 3 blues songs that you can play along with - "diamond ring blues" - "gold or silver" - "corrina, corrina" - i have made the guitar backing basic so as not to 'get in the way' and put a section for solo in each song, the keys are E D D.
Blues in B flat - Backing Track andypandywright 2011-01-25 | Play along with this backing track, 12 bar blues in B flat, using any instrument you like. Of course, I'm playing in key of A with a capo on first, and, as usual, there's a slight speeding up as I go along.
Blues in F - Backing Track andypandywright 2011-01-25 | Play along with this Backing Track, Blues in F, using any instrument you like - As usual, I speed up a bit as I go along. Of course, I'm playing in the key of E with a capo on first. Notice the extra chord (G) as well as the regular F C and B flat chords - also my messing about with 6th string!
When a Man Loves a Woman andypandywright 2010-06-24 | A really great 60's song from Percy Sledge. It has a special significance for me, as I actually did "Sleep out in the rain" on one dire occasion - not to be recommended!
Lag Jaa Gale andypandywright 2010-06-24 | Our instrumental version of a wonderful song from the Indian film Woh Kaun Thi sung by the amazing Lata Mangeshkar. My brother, Gordon, plays second guitar. Type in 'Lag Jaa Gale' to see the great original version.
Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Giles Farnabys Dream andypandywright 2010-06-24 | A great Penguin Cafe instrumental the title of which was supplied by bi1iruben and furqtube (thanks for that). We play it here as a duet (Me and my brother Gordon Wright who adds some very nice touches to the renaissance part).
The Raleigh andypandywright 2009-06-16 | a song written by a Nottingham writer (as far as I remember) about finding oneself in the wrong job - in his case, working at the Raleigh. I heard it often at The Scheme folk club in Nottingham and it was on the record "Folk Nottingham Style" way back in the 60s or 70s - if anyone knows the writer's name, I'd be glad to add it to this posting - he certainly deserves credit for it!
Mystery Tune andypandywright 2009-06-16 | I came across this guitar solo when I was sorting through one of my music drawers and thought it'd be nice to post it - what do you think?
He Who Would Valiant Be (Song Version). andypandywright 2009-06-16 | Here is "He Who Would Valiant Be" this time with the words, which are from John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress". I was asked to post this, and I also included the "Hobgoblin nor Foul Fiend" verse specially for Alexandra (elfinia)
Love Minus Zero - how Dylan plays it andypandywright 2009-03-18 | A demonstration of the Dylan song Love Minus Zero - No Limit showing the chords and the guitar tuning he uses to play it.
Schooldays Over andypandywright 2009-03-18 | A splendid contemporary folk song by Ewan McColl (I believe) concerning the youngsters employed down the mines
The Life of the Rover andypandywright 2009-03-18 | One of Ewan McColl's great contemporary folk songs, which I also know as "The 30 Foot Trailer", looking at the way things have changed, and not for the better, for those people who want to wander where they like, and whenever they like.
blues in D - backing track andypandywright 2009-01-28 | Play along with this12 bar blues in D, using whatever instrument you like. I've made it last a while to give you time to get into it.
blues in A - backing track andypandywright 2009-01-27 | Play along with this 12 bar blues in A, using whatever instrument you like. I've made it last a while to give you time to get into it.
blues in E - backing track andypandywright 2008-09-21 | (new info - you can also play along with another good "Blues in E" track by going to JamesG335 - it's also here as a video response just below) - Play along with this 12 bar Blues in E, using whatever instrument you like. I've made it last a while to give you time to get into it.
backing track for annysskas On the Front andypandywright 2008-09-21 | this is my guitar version of the backing to Annysska's solo "On the Front" which you can find on Annysska as one of her videos - then when you get to know it you can play along with this backing track as a 'technological duet'.
What to Do - Buddy Holly andypandywright 2008-08-08 | One of the (many) great songs from Buddy Holly - I've tried to incorporate his solo into the accompaniment.
Corrina, Corrina andypandywright 2008-08-08 | a blues standard that I know from Bob Dylan's "Freewheelin" album. I've tried to incorporate some of Bruce Langhorne's great guitar solo in my accompaniment
plainsong andypandywright 2008-02-17 | a great instrumental from john renbourn's first album.- perhaps called plainsong because of the 2 modal chords that begin it. To match renbourn's recording pitch it needs a capo.
0carolans concerto andypandywright 2008-02-17 | a great melody from the blind harpist O'Carolan which was apparently made up on the spot as a competition of improvisation. Here played on guitar as a collection of what seem to me the best bits in a fairly variable set of manuscripts.
three sea captains andypandywright 2008-02-17 | a traditional folk melody played here in my guitar arrangement
Swedish dance tune Cowboyhalling from Filarfolket andypandywright 2007-12-01 | This is a great tune written by Ale Moller from the Swedish folk group Filarfolket that I heard at a folk festival in the mid 80s and worked out on guitar - it's called "Cowboyhalling" which means a Cowboy Dance.
Give Me a Call - Raymond Froggatt (Froggie) andypandywright 2007-12-01 | One of my favourite songs by Raymond Froggatt (Froggie) played here with a down-tuned 6th string from E to C which I demonstrate at the start as it's not that well known a tuning.
Sweet Lorraine andypandywright 2007-11-22 | An old jazz standard that i heard on a Chris Barber EP and worked out for guitar solo - though i modified it for the better when i came across it in sheet music form
Tangle o the Isles andypandywright 2007-11-22 | a scottish song i remember from junior School with words i couldn't understand at all even though i'm half scottish!
Haydn Minuet in E Major (with mistake!) andypandywright 2007-11-22 | a minuet i learnt from "Das Haydn Buch" in Nottingham library - the original key might be different. I kept the mistake in as it was funny!
Czech Christmas Carol Stedrej Vecer Nastal andypandywright 2007-11-22 | I heard this wondeful Czech Christmas Carol at a Nikolas Day Fair in Roznov - I'll put the title when I get it.
mediaeval melody (3 of 3) andypandywright 2007-11-22 | one of the mediaeval melodies that I worked out from the great "Mediaeval Woodwind" album by David munrow.
mediaeval melody (2 of 3) andypandywright 2007-11-22 | one of the melodies i worked out from David Munrow's splendid album "Mediaeval Woodwind"
mediaeval melody (1 of 3) andypandywright 2007-11-22 | this is one of 3 mediaeval melodies I worked out from the great album "Mediaeval Woodwind" by David M unrow.
christmas eve andypandywright 2007-11-07 | a guitar duet called christmas eve - the sections are : joyful - frosty - snow.
penguin cafe orchestra solo prelude & yodel andypandywright 2007-11-04 | this is one of the instrumentals from Penguin Cafe Orchestra that i worked out for solo guitar. thanks to 'mitchellcervantes' and 'zeitenzauberer' for letting me know the title.
Passacaille - Sylvius Leopold Weiss andypandywright 2007-11-04 | A splendid passacaille by S,L,Weiss (the melody is on a repeating bass line) which I heard from Julian Bream -surely the definitive version- but here played by me.
favourite things andypandywright 2007-11-04 | One of the most well-known songs from "The Sound of Music" here played as a guitar solo. The 6th string is down to D.
Lord Of All Hopefulness - Shane / Slane andypandywright 2007-11-04 | A very old anonymous Irish melody,known as 'Shane', or 'Slane' (thanks to Mary in Canada for that additional information), which has become well known as the tune for the hymns "Lord of All Hopefulness" and "Be Thou My Vision" here played as a guitar solo.
train tune andypandywright 2007-11-04 | a great early instrumental composed by John Renbourn and featured on his first album, I play it here on nylon strings (!) and the tuning is 6th to D and 5th to G
he who would valiant be andypandywright 2007-11-04 | A well known melody used for the hymn "He Who Would Valiant Be" with words taken from John Bunyan. I play it as a guitar solo. I hear from ramron333 that it had an earlier title: "Our captain cried all hands".
Flower of Killarney andypandywright 2007-11-03 | an old Irish melody which has words, here done as a guitar solo
all through the night andypandywright 2007-11-03 | a well known welsh melody familiar as a hymn tune played as guitar solo.
