Foy Vance: ahh, my mighty underwater cub!

ahh, my mighty underwater cub!

Tuesday, 24 March 2009

It's nearly 3am. There's a cargo train rumbling past the end of my garden. The studio is warm and smokey. I'm drinking red wine from a tumbler and I've just written a new track for, what is now being referred to as, EP1. EP2 is under way also. Leo Abrahams was by here just over a week ago and left me with some beautiful and interesting sounds to play with. I'm a wild man for taking on too much but I have to say that I'm thoroughly enjoying floating from one EP to another. I was feeling the pressure of it earlier today so I did what is always best for me to do in such situations, which is to throw a stick in my spokes; hence writing a new song. The only way I can feel less cluttered is to give myself more to do then what I had originally seems less...does that make sense?

EP1 is now not going to be songs about my daughter, but songs about Joanne. Some songs that I've collected over the years and kept to ourselves and now this new one called 'Time Lays Low'...called so because it does. Time just quietly passes, minding it's own business but altering everything. Everything!

I have a meeting tomorrow with a theatre company about a project that integrates regular civilians with inmates. A very exciting prospect that will result in a live performance (on the outside...so to speak).

Had dinner at some friend's house today, Derek and Mary. Had the most amazing Thai Curry. Derek has a business that's about to lift off and go stratospheric. Sauce. He (and his brother) make sauce, but it's not just any old sauce, it's sensational sauce. I had a taste of the hottest one that they're working on...boy was it hot! It's referred to as the ring stinger...I'll keep you posted...or maybe not...

All this aside, by far the best thing to have happened today was my daughter learning to swim! This may not seem like much to you but being that I nearly drowned her in Egypt a couple of years back (by accident of course) this is a very big deal in our wee existence!

Comments

Gaz

Like it. Can't wait to hear the new schtuff. I hope things went well in the US. I was really hoping to make it down to NYC for the show but alas, life and work got in the way as it so often does. Good luck....

Keith Xander

Hello Foy My name is Keith Xander! I'm in a band Called Xander & the Peace Pirates & We run a Very Popular night in the heart of Liverpool in a beautiful Venue with a fantastic sound, called the Zanzi Bar! Wondered if You would honour us by playing a gig at the venue! It will be a wonderful night full of love & we will promote it & sell tickets! We've had some very powerful influential speakers at the gig too, helping to raise consciousness! We are all about raising awareness to truth in this world dictated by lies through the media, We feel very connected to the message in your music as we have the same message of love in our music, all of us are equal! The event is Every last Sunday of every Month, would you be able to play Sunday, May 31st? It's early days, but we have been filling the place, as we have a good following in Liverpool! Hope you will allow this to become a reality! We know so many people who will flood to see such an inspiration! Indiscriminate act of kindness is a beautiful song! Spread the love brother! Thankyou! Have a beautiful day! Peace, Love & Truth Keith xx

sandra

When you progress to teaching Ella how to dive remember to remove her armbands!! My dad failed to realise this necessity for at least 8 or 9 attempts and the Grove Baths still ring to the sounds of my screams of pain! Looking forward to Spring and Airbrake

steven

Hey Man, looking for ward to getting your new album/s. Will it be on sale at your glasgow gig next week. cheers S

Dean Rivers

Was at the Guildford gig. Still on a high, thanks man. Deano.

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