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"Down from the rain-swept moors of the Derbyshire High Peak, comes Chordwainer. A bizarre musical chimera fusing influences as diverse as Steve Earle and Crowded House, The Byrds and Television, Neil Young and the Milltown Brothers".
Hmmm, not sure about that anymore.......
Anyhow, these are essentially guitar based songs with some keyboard additions - a preference for more natural or traditional sounds. I've around 40 completed songs and a whole bunch of fragments, varying from what might just fall into a "rock" category, to things which could slide into "folk" or even (steady now) "country", with a modern tinge. In between, well, all sorts really, just nothing electronic sounding. Hard to pick some that are representative - so just went with my current faves or latest additions.
Chordwainer.
For the more nerdy, these are all done in Logic Express 8/9, on a 21" Intel Imac via MAudio preUSB audio interphase, and through MAudio BX5a powered monitors. Guitars are a Ricky 360, Ricky 650A and Takamine LTD88 Single cutaway acoustic. Oh and of course a Moon Standard Mandolin - a little piece of hand-made joy it is too. Keys via MAudio keystation 49e.
As well as myspace (http://www.myspace.com/asundog) there's also a "proper" website now at http://web.me.com/neilfisher/Chordwainer/Welcome.html
Hmmm, not sure about that anymore.......
Anyhow, these are essentially guitar based songs with some keyboard additions - a preference for more natural or traditional sounds. I've around 40 completed songs and a whole bunch of fragments, varying from what might just fall into a "rock" category, to things which could slide into "folk" or even (steady now) "country", with a modern tinge. In between, well, all sorts really, just nothing electronic sounding. Hard to pick some that are representative - so just went with my current faves or latest additions.
Chordwainer.
For the more nerdy, these are all done in Logic Express 8/9, on a 21" Intel Imac via MAudio preUSB audio interphase, and through MAudio BX5a powered monitors. Guitars are a Ricky 360, Ricky 650A and Takamine LTD88 Single cutaway acoustic. Oh and of course a Moon Standard Mandolin - a little piece of hand-made joy it is too. Keys via MAudio keystation 49e.
As well as myspace (http://www.myspace.com/asundog) there's also a "proper" website now at http://web.me.com/neilfisher/Chordwainer/Welcome.html
Blog 
| Chordwainer under the knife | July 9, 2009 |
Always had a somewhat sceptical view of the medical profession - not always justified.
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| Post-gig Quality Meeting | April 17, 2009 |
really losing it now..........
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| Chordwainer - a live act? Discuss.... | April 17, 2009 |
the lure of self-inflicted public humiliation proves too strong!
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| Mandosis | February 25, 2009 |
Guitar player get into folk, buys Mandolin, becomes obsessed.
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Music
| Title | Genre | Released | Plays |
| The Last Boat | Folk | Dec 31, 2009 | 162 |
| Grumpy Old Man | Blues | Dec 11, 2009 | 201 |
| Galway Girl (Cover version) | Country | Nov 13, 2009 | 231 |
| Peter's Stone | Folk | Nov 12, 2009 | 144 |
| Flawed Character | Folk | Sep 10, 2009 | 190 |
| You Always Hurt The One You Love (Acoustic) | Country | Jul 24, 2009 | 221 |
| Low Tension | Folk | Jul 23, 2009 | 116 |
| Secrets and Lies | Folk | Jul 3, 2009 | 131 |
| All the way and back again | Pop | Jun 15, 2009 | 114 |
| Hey My Friend | Country | Jun 5, 2009 | 134 |
| Song for Gordon | Folk | Jun 4, 2009 | 106 |
| Benny Rothman | Folk | Feb 22, 2009 | 205 |
| Not the years but the miles | Alternative | Dec 24, 2008 | 162 |
| Impulsive | Pop | Nov 6, 2008 | 187 |
| Salvador | Folk | Nov 6, 2008 | 187 |
| The Other Shoe | Folk | Nov 5, 2008 | 159 |
| Its Only The Love | Pop | Oct 4, 2008 | 222 |
| Slow Lightning | Rock | Oct 4, 2008 | 299 |
| Standing Stones | Pop | Sep 11, 2008 | 248 |
| Getting Warmer | Rock | Sep 11, 2008 | 277 |
| You Always Hurt The One You Love | Pop | Sep 11, 2008 | 618 |
| Where Are You Now | Folk | Sep 11, 2008 | 241 |
| Freetime | Rock | Sep 11, 2008 | 219 |
