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Ok, this is the last move i promise, but I' ve moved the blog to wordpress at this address:http://theashandtheoak.wordpress.com

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Gutted that tonights gig has to be cancelled coz of simons suspected swine flu. We aer going anyway to show our support for jimi alexander, his satellites, and country mile recordings.Also cancelled is tomorrows recording session, another massive dragorama, but there you go, Simons health must come first, delicate flower that he is.

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Recorded piano on friday which went pretty well, boosted by the amazing spread laid on by our hosts - 4 different types of cheese, fresh bread and strawberries!Did a gig on saturday at Le Pub with Rue Royale, who were great. They're like Bob Dylan, they tour constantly. Every time I go back to Le Pub I realise what a little gem it is - the best (only?) indie pub in south wales, with a rollicking

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We're going to Swansea because we hear there is a piano there that is in tune, but not too in tune. It's in Loughor, which sounds like a magical place. I'm learning to use music software too, so look out for our glitch set.

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...well, sort of - the back of Simon and Rachel's heads while watching Crosby, Stills and Nash.

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out of tune pianos sound nice up to a point. Piano recording aborted.

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fingers don't fail me now - recording piano tomorrow

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Rehearsing in windowless rooms while the sun is shining :-(

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recording feedback is fun

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there's a new song on the myspace page called 'you are here'. it's super-duper.

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ATTACK, HOLD, DECAY...

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recording with carl was alot of fun. He smoked one of those nicotine fake cigarettes that glow and emit a mist, but undermined it by smoking roll-ups in between. He did get a very nice sound from the drums, and neil 'one-take' williams played with panache and restraint. I think Neil is a female drummer trapped in a mans body. As a drummer he reminds me of mo tucker and meg white.

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You know that bit - play that, and then never play it again.

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There are 13 million songs on itunes. 9 million of those songs have never been downloaded, not even once.

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We played with Papercuts last friday at the newly spacious, rather pleasant Buffalo Bar, and were our usual ramshackle selves, all jittery and irritable before playing, then it was all over in seconds and we were left wondering why we were so nervous. I'm always pleased to come away without having had a breakdown on stage.On saturday we are recording drums with Carl Bevan, which promises to be a

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Our rehearsal room is a bit of a nightmarish Alice in Wonderland style affair.

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its the stillness that accompanies snowfall that i find magical

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give me strength

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I pressed record, and... nothing happened

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"I'm going to hand out these handouts"

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Courtesy of lpcoverlover

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A lovely review for the record from a fella in portugal, worth reading just for the way the page is translated into english. It makes his words sound like poetry:"the methods used but Spartans bright in the results"

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It's that time of year again, when you sit back and reflect on the (under)achievements of the year.It's been pretty eventful all in all, what with a CD being released by those lovely folks at Countrymile, the radio 1 session, the Kruger single, playing the swn festival. There were moments of horrible stress and rows, predictably around gigs. Me arguing with sound engineers became a running joke,

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This is the blog for the pop group 'The Ash and The Oak'. I was using the indiestore blog, but it's rotten, so I'm migrating it to here!

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