martin
@martinstirrup
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Once you get back in to songwriting and recording, you just can't stop...
just an old folkie returning to the music after years of work and procreation...
'... well the kids are long gone so 'fore winter draws on let's pretend... we're 17 again'
have a look at my website at
http://www.martinstirrup.force9.co.uk/
My Music
Life keeps You Guessing
Jan 7, 2023
This CD started with a photograph from the Himalayas posted by my friend Neeraj Pandey. It showed a railway line covered in petals from a Flame of the Forest tree, which turned abruptly to the right in the distance. A beautiful image but also a great allegory for life, which inspired me to write the title track life keeps You Guessing. Neeraj is a brilliant Tabla player, so I sent an early version to him to see if he could add a Tabla accompaniment and he kindly agreed. I did make one tiny addition to his original image - see if you can spot it! The back cover shows the distant high Himalayas rising above... the Kent countryside! I did knock up a quick video to go with this track - mainly to show Neeraj's magic fingers at work. You can find it on Youtube https://youtu.be/WsgdvJVrPRw
New CD: Here Be Dragons
May 4, 2019
[media] My latest album Here Be Dragons is just about to go out for duplication, and I will be uploading the tracks one at a time over the next week or two.
New CD - Rules of the Road
Dec 3, 2018
I'm just about to send off my latest CD Rules of the Road for duplication, but as it's Advent I'll try to post a track a day to Soundclick through December... You can see the video for Rules of the Road at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oudDyU3Bak Enjoy!
March 2018 update:
Mar 27, 2018
My latest CD Age Old Story marks a slight change for me - still the same eclectic mix of styles but thematically it's all about relationships... from beginnings to (various) endings. It's only just occurred to me that I've not updated this page for some time - I don't automatically see it when I log on as me! Ho Hum. You can get up to date with all my CDs (all 16 of them...) on my website: http://www.martinstirrup.force9.co.uk/
All is Vanity
Jan 16, 2013
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All tracks from my 2011 CD 'All is vanity' are now available for free download. Tracks from my latest CD 'Sleeping Dogs' will be added later in the year, but in the meantime you can hear them at http://martinstirrup.webs.com/
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martinstirrup
Feb 20, 2018
Age Old Story - my new concept album of songs about relationships in their various stages - is just about to go to press. The title track is now up on soundclick for free download and the rest will soon follow
martinstirrup
Apr 02, 2013
I'm now in the process of posting up all the tracks from Sleeping Dogs... a new one every day till they're all there... enjoy! Plus a couple of new tracks from the next CD now have Youtube videos for youto enjoy...
http://youtu.be/27AHO_4OYoQ (Spoons instead of War)
http://youtu.be/U6u9cPfdiBk (Freedom [pass])
martinstirrup
Sep 20, 2012
COMING SOON! Sleeping Dogs
I'm just doing the final mixes for my 10th CD, Sleeping Dogs. If you would like a FREE COPY, sign up and email me your postal address...
(outside UK send an s.a.e please - email me for address) martinstirrup@hotmail.co.uk
due late Oct 2012 - look at the website for updates
http://martinstirrup.webs.com/
martinstirrup
May 21, 2008
OK, so all the tracks from The Mombassa Train are up now - but every one seems to have gone into a different genre category! Have I got it wrong? Is there one single home for all my tracks or I am just too eclectic for my own good? Help!
My latest album Here Be Dragons is now being uploaded a track at a timer for free download!