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GHT-11 Checking Out GHT-11 Checking Out
Another folky guitar/piano song with an acoustic lead...Mary Davies on piano again.
GHT-10 Latitude Thing GHT-10 Latitude Thing
This has a laid-back, jazzy feel - 'til the oompah band kicks in in the middle... With Mary Davies on piano.
GHT-08 Life is Beautiful GHT-08 Life is Beautiful
An eclectic and philosophical number.. starts off slow with a string quartet and then slips into soft reggae - with the string quartet rejoining later.
GHT-06 Ripples in the Sea GHT-06 Ripples in the Sea
A soft-rock folky sort of song...
GHT-05 Red Earth Cool Water GHT-05 Red Earth Cool Water
An acoustic guitar-based folk song with a chunky riff on the bass strings. The lead guitar on the instrumental verse is underlain by manipulated feedback though!
GHT-04 What Did You Do? GHT-04 What Did You Do?
A bit early 60s poppy this one (did Steve really suggest Freddie and the Dreamers?)... Another tale of blighted love but with some nice lead guitar and an (almost) angelic choir at the end...
GHT-02 Fingertips Don't Lie GHT-02 Fingertips Don't Lie
A good old-fashioned rock'n'roll song with distorted guitars and Jon Garvey's great saxophone riffs.
GHT-03 A Woman Once Said GHT-03 A Woman Once Said
After an introductory couplet, this is a blues that starts with Mary Davies' piano, gains mandolin and then gets an almost Moorish kick once Jon Garvey's great saxophone breaks loose...
GHT-01 Freedom (Pass) GHT-01 Freedom (Pass)
Cry Freedom and enjoy the glories of London's Freedom Pass - free travel on buses, trains, underground overground and docklands light railway (&trams!). Written in joyous ZZTop meets Hawkwind style.
GHT-09 Spoons Instead of War GHT-09 Spoons Instead of War
A folk-rock ballad that tells a story - but with fuzz guitar for emphasis... see the accompanying video
GHT-07 Evergreen GHT-07 Evergreen
An upbeat finger-picked guitar folksong with mandolin break.
SD-14 I'm leaving SD-14 I'm leaving
A cautionary tale from another era... sounds like a Victorian ballad 40s-style... I've no idea really... what do you think?
SD-11 maybe tomorrow SD-11 maybe tomorrow
A finger-picked folk song with a nice little guitar riff and call and response vocal... with a few additions
SD-10 my house SD-10 my house
I'm really not sure how to describe this... a punk-folk rant?
SD-09 Beach Life SD-09 Beach Life
A soft-rock antidote to the soporific effects of lazing too long on a tropical beach...
SD-07 maybe tonight SD-07 maybe tonight
This turned into a bit of an anthem, with its much-repeated chorus.
SD-06 Making Headway SD-06 Making Headway
I never really know how to classify my songs as they're a somewhat eclectic collection. I suppose this one's sort of folk rock (?) with its driving riff and electric lead guitar. Any better ideas?
SD-05 My Sweet Delight SD-05 My Sweet Delight
A straightforward enough finger-picked folksy/bluesy number with acoustic country lead.
