I’m back in the studio next week with Carl Rosamond mixing and mastering “With one finger you can block out the sun” This is the first recording with Jed Bevington and Fergus Quill. These guys have played together for years and bring some great new musical ideas to the recording sessions. It’s an absolute pleasure to be working with them
Agi adds vocals to the track and as usual, does a brilliant job. I have never come across anyone who has such precision with vocals and harmonization. Both her and the guys are terrific to work with and with Carl Rosamond and guest musicians we truly have the dream team. I have been working with Carl for a number of years and this will be the 35th track we have recorded.
Sometimes new tracks appear out of the blue and begged to be recorded. This is a perfect example of this happening as the track was written in an hour and then worked up in the first rehearsal. Jed and Fergus added some great duo parts in the studio which really make this track pop. The Caravan of Dreams material is increasingly different from anything I have written and recorded previously. I’m writing on the ukulele, but increasingly the material is not ukulele based and for the first time on some tracks I am not actually playing any instruments, rather focussing on vocals. The material is initially worked up on piano with Agi in our weekly meetings.
My inspiration for the lyrics comes from Dylan’s “Blood on the tracks” and Nick Cave’s recent work. A lot of the tracks are about human relationships and interactions. I think it’s my best work to date and I’m taking my time on making sure we get the best possible results. We already have 12 tracks in the can and more planned for future recording this year.
