My new ‘Songbook Blog’

I started my blog here with poetry. For me poetry and words are the essence, that indefinable thing; the concepts and themes behind the art. Yet I know for many musicians it’s the music and the riff that comes to them firstly.

I’ve played, listened to and written about music many years – ever since loving Joni Mitchell, Mozart and the Beatles in my teens. Later Richard Thompson, John Martyn, and more recently Dylan. Mind you people said Mozart played too many notes; Dylan’s Like a Rolling Stone got poor reviews… Richard refused to play the media game… as he says… too much business and not enough music…

For many years, sadly, the music I heard on the radio (unless late at night) left me brain dead. Then I went online, found iTunes, myspace, youtube and rediscovered my passion of 'good, real' music were I could actually hear the instruments, the voices and the song again. So thanks mr computer!

My new ‘Songbook Blog’

I’ve thought about doing a music site the past years, so here it is. I hope to include a few of my Images, interesting Music items I’ve found; Reviews of gig/ festivals; basically anything music related that has caught my attention over the past years. My main focus is the song, the Glasgow music scene, Scottish festivals, plus some London gigs.

Music photography means for me that I combine my love of music, art and words. Please check back – post me a comment, send an email…..best Pauline x