2011

2011 has been an interesting year. Here are a few of the highlights of my year in the form of seven items of interest:

1.     After many years of effort, 2011 was the year my book The Emergency Bouzouki player was published.  

2.     The Emergency Bouzouki player was edited by John Oakley-Smith, who I first met as a young musician growing up in South Africa. A tremendously influential intellect and musical artiste, working on the book has given me the opportunity to re-release one of his wonderful songs from his 70’s album ‘Matinees on Saturdays’ well known to everyone of my generation in South Africa. Here is  ‘The Lady from the Odeon’ written and performed by John Oakley-Smith as a digital download. 

3.     Cate Mackenzie is a Love coach and a fabulously vibrant personality who I had the pleasure of recording with this year, releasing her CD the ‘Open your heart’ meditation, which features my new age music.

4.     Jojo Alves and I used to do duo gigs in South Africa over 30 years ago. He was an amazing guitarist then and this year saw the release of a three year project, which I executive produced, of his new guitar style called ‘six on seven’. A two handed guitar style. Here is the introduction to the 2 neck guitar and here is the YouTube video of the 'Warrior Waltz' 

5.     My 2009 album of meditation music written with Hugh Burns Angels and Unicorns  has been my best selling album this year and is well worth a listen.

Wishing you all of the best for 2012.