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Post Viral Poorly Strums

So literally a week after my gig at The Alley Cafe. One was striken with one of the worst viruses I’ve ever had. Bad throat, cough and frothy lungs. It went on and on. Exhausted I fumbled through Xmas. January was a write off! 

But we did play a gig at the weekend: Blog here : http://subwaycircus.com/2016/01/30/kevfest-2016/ 

 It’s now February and I’m almost recovered. Subway Circus (Rock band I perform drums and some songwriting duties in) were also plagued by this incestuous filth. Delaying the recording of our debut Album. ‘Pilgrim Commuter’ which is rescheduled for February. 

I had a little warm up warble yesterday. 

At Close Range – Claudine West http://youtu.be/s6q4nsBsUcA
At last I’m back on with recording meditation music. All is well, all is good. Im full of wind :-0 
~ Claudine 

  

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Live at Wire & Wool

I’m still dripping with sweat.  Literally Unplugged. 03/12/2015 = Lovely crowd. Cotton mouth. A quick gulp of whiskey to warm the cockles. (With a rare, soon to be less rare.) Solo live appearance on my other love: Stringed instruments. The Alley Cafe crowd were lovely. http://alleycafe.co.uk/ Thanks you Will Robinson for my Wire & Wool invite.

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I depart shortly to the boudoir for happy strum sleep. It’s been a long week in The NHS. A gig tomorrow with my drums at The Understudy awaits with Subway Circus! ROOOOOCK . Far past my usual bedtime. OMG 11pm! I’m a pro. A few randy shandys will perk me up nicely.

Here is Unusual Haunts:

(Thank you for recording wifey / Manager Ange – The new Sharon Osborne who saved me from myself)

We swiftly move into Exit with Ange’s finger (initially)  on the lens!!

Sonic World : “Don’t keep me smiling it’s just not happening…” This is the original.  In Subway Circus we do it slightly different.

Finally. My little young Mandolin came out for strumtastic happenings. With the moreish folky lyrics and discovery storytelling of Exceptional Believers.

Nighty Night. The early bird swings, strums, warbles and will be back soon solo.

~ Claudine

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Wildkin & Unusual Haunts

Considering it was a late and indulgent one last night. Drumming then the  adrenaline rush, sweating gush has cleansed and energised my torso and beyond. After a soak in the tub the morning after and softer fingers. I cracked on with an acoustic workout. See videos below. Good things. Good work.

Read Lastest band blog : Subway Circus

Unusual Haunts 

Wildkin 

Moon guitar

~ Claudine

 

 

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Exceptional Believers and the Mandolin

As the dark afternoons and days fill me with a certain sadness. Hibernation, although it would be easy to slip away. Is a procrastination.  But It is nesting and writing time. I’m in rehearsals for live solo work, as well as with Subway Circus http://subwaycircus.com/ being the resident drummer. So Jim Jams on as soon as the dark hits. Being true to oneself and playing the music I love is the sparkles in the flames of my life.

Here is Exceptional Believers:

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IDAHOT Day Performance for Outburst Fundraiser

With lots of cackles from the audience. “Shushes” during Bingo! Laughter. Entertainment variety. Which if you didn’t go! You missed out on a good night! A great crowd raised over £400 for Nottingham Outburst 

(Outburst is a Youth Group for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or think that they might be. If this is you and you are aged 12 to 25 you would be more than welcome to join)

Here is a clip of my performance.

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Its an honour to be given opportunities to help other who like myself struggled with my sexuality.

Thanks to Pete Madon, Jamie Kettle-Madon.

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Unison for organising such a good even. Scarlett Tiarra was amazing. WATCH PERFORMANCE HERE ! 

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Vocalist Suzanne Lyn got the crowd going

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I always wake up on a high after gigs. Adrenalin, swear. The buzz! As the trickles of sweat ran down my face during a performance. My voice almost lost during the last song ‘The poppudom song’ and old classic. I forgave the nerves that cripple me before a performance. With good company and a bingo win. Which will treat us to my domestic bliss world with plants from the garden centre! Rock and Roll I know!  I think I’ve also learnt that eating chili scotch eggs beforehand from Gonalston Farm shop is not wise! Thank goodness for Zantac!

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Molasses In The Spring With Olaf

Molasses In The Spring with Olaf 

Channelling, words, sentences, thoughts, reads of the week, experiences from the realms of parallels. Olaf is the friend. The friends that gives sweet memories of times in the sunshine. As the pink blossom falls. We travel; I found this music on an old Fostex digital recorder, while sorting deletions and fresh starts in composition. Remembering the lyrics and melodies weren’t there at the time. Today the wanted to come through.

Tokyo at Mohive

Chrono las over

Highway a night drive

Imploding supernova

 

Molasses in the spring with Olaf

Birds of paradise in the garden

 

Nephilim in darkness

Corroded movers

They shake new world orders

Roll it under

Make it thunder

Break the man in two

 

Machina took it out on toucan

The words and menopause

The losers in the blue room

Empty wards have active soul wanderers 

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