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Alan Neilson
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Flares From the Sun taken off the back-burner
Kevan and I met up at his studio at the weekend (wearing masks and keeping the 2 metres distance of course) and listened to the full...
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Alan Neilson
Aug 29, 20202 min read
Have a listen
I noticed that although I have 'completed'* versions of a few of the songs, they are not on this site. So I am putting that right today....
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Alan Neilson
Aug 25, 20201 min read
A Child's Tale is finally being told
I remember the struggle I had writing the music and melody for this track after Kevan provided his original draft of words. It took much...
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Alan Neilson
Aug 23, 20202 min read
In memory of Sir Ken Robinson
Our connection to fame is not something we go on about on my side of the family, but it is devastating to learn a part of our family tree...
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Alan Neilson
Aug 8, 20202 min read
Time to catch up
It is now August. I feel that if I had been told at the beginning of lockdown in March, that it would be this way for five months, I...
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Alan Neilson
Aug 2, 20201 min read
Kite In a Tree
I have now added the initial musical memos and lyric sheet for the new song. Please check out the MUSIC tab and its song page.
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Alan Neilson
Jun 28, 20202 min read
A new song
I have been working on some ideas. It started in January after watching a documentary about Birkinau when they described the day the Red...
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Alan Neilson
May 30, 20202 min read
Distractions
Is this is how we get through lockdown, by creating mini-distractions from the potential terror? I've been very lucky really, I have...
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Alan Neilson
May 12, 20201 min read
Lockdown Pt 3
Another month slowly slips by, except time does seem to be flying. As Bowie once sang: "Where the fuck did Monday go?" Where the fuck...
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Alan Neilson
Apr 18, 20202 min read
Lockdown Pt 2
Almost a month after my last post, and the country has been in lockdown. As a key worker I returned to work after self-isolation and...
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Alan Neilson
Mar 22, 20201 min read
Opportunity from isolation
As COVID-19 self-isolation grips the world, it is time to update you on where this project is now. Only a few days before I was gripped...
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Alan Neilson
Feb 1, 20201 min read
An agreement, an ending, a beginning
Since the last update, I have thought a lot about where this project is now. I realised that the 'band' arrangements I started on...
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Alan Neilson
Jan 25, 20202 min read
An epiphany
It has been a time of questioning. It has been a period of doubt. There have been black days when I couldn't face thinking about these...
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Alan Neilson
Jan 11, 20202 min read
Twenty twenty; a year of rockets
A year on from when this project started and the world has changed. Some may argue that writing songs is just a mere distraction from...
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Alan Neilson
Dec 22, 20191 min read
More acoustic versions recorded
I was so pleased with the initial five versions with just guitar and voice, I have now recorded 'Into the Spirit' (with a little Hammond...
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Alan Neilson
Dec 14, 20192 min read
Acoustic versions recorded
It has been a few months since my last entry here. There is an update on the MUSIC page but as you can see there, there are some big...
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Alan Neilson
Sep 22, 20191 min read
Thank the planet for autumn
I know its not actually here yet in England, officially.. as it was 26 degrees yesterday, but the summer holidays are over and I am...
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Alan Neilson
Aug 3, 20192 min read
Long hot summer
It has been quiet here for a few weeks because of the summer holidays when my writing and demoing time is reduced to practically zero. ...
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Alan Neilson
Jun 18, 20191 min read
Some things take time
'A Child's Tale' was a struggle. I think this track was tougher than the rest to satisfy my desire to put a decent melody to Kevan's...
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