Recent content by jtsteam

Here's a public service announcement in the form of a song about two very naughty boys. Don't be like Henry and David or I might have to write another verse. I promise I made these people up. Well, mostly.

This is what I do too. Also, I think this is important: I always assumed I’d never be able to sing much until I realised this was a thing you could do. Turns out I just have a lower voice than most popular singers so singing along to the radio doesn’t often work well. So, basically, messing...

I'm down in That London for a couple of days, but fortunately I've brought Jones The String with me, so here is a joyful piece of Singalong-a-Ringo live from my hotel room. Oh what joy, for every girl and boy. That'd hit three, but I'm only claiming "Joy" in case I want to use girl and boy later!

Well look what just came through the door. Thanks @mountain goat! (And thank you for the nice note you included with it :))

Here's a short song inspired by Lord of the Rings. It's been a while since I read it (or even watched it) so I've no idea if the Council of Elrond took place in an actual Castle, but for the purposes of this song I've decided that it did. I apologise in advance. You'll see why. And if you...

Here's my attempt at the opening track from Mark Knopfler's 2000 album "Sailing to Philadelphia". The song, "What It Is", is about Edinburgh, and references the castle. I can't play guitar like Mark Knopfler, so I didn't. I did overdub a tenor anyway to see if it helped. It is, as they say...

I've never got around to visiting Doune Castle (it's in Perthshire, but not all that far from the edge of Fife) although I did once go and visit the killer bunny cave from the same film which is in a field just off a tiny road next to Loch Tay. Oddly not signposted...

Hi Del, thanks for hosting, and I hope you get well soon! A fun thing to use your larynx for is to tell stories. After all, before writing, that was the only way stories got passed on. So here's a song about where stories come from. And, on its own, that'd be really tenuous, so to be on the safe...

It's always interesting to read different perspectives on this. If I get a new uke, it's because I want it to do something different, but even that means different things to different people. I've recently got a new tenor because I didn't have one with a pickup, and decided I had to sell an...

Thanks for hosting Paul! I hope you're having a fun week :). It's taken me a while to get around to something this week, but, nevertheless, here's a Squeeze song. It mentions some days of the week, and a specific time of day. I would have liked to get Jools Holland to do the keyboard part, but...

Pfft. Hosts get to make the rules (it's half the fun of doing it) and you are always a wonderful host. Thanks for a great season!

Happy 80th birthday Jim Yates (@Canada Jim)! As a kind of a birthday message I recorded this song that I learned from a Maple Leaf Champions Jug Band CD that he kindly gave me. It was either as a seasons prize or when I visited last year, I can't remember which. Either way, I'm sure you won't be...

Thanks! I'll put you on the list.

That's yours, thanks!

Any takers for the coming weeks? 634 and 636 in particular...