Welcome to BloggerRhythm #25
So, I started blogging, November 23rd last year, that’s one blog every 3.56 days. Is that sustainable? I have no idea! I write when I want to write. Two per week feels right, although apparently, successful blogs are published everyday, with posts being considerably longer than mine! Don't worry though, unless I have a dramatic shift in circumstances, or I manage to access the useless and unused parts of my brain in a "Scarlett Johansson / Lucy", that's just not going to happen.
Big Thanks
First off though I’d like to thank everybody who’s commented or contributed in some way on any of these pieces so far. Special thanks to Trevor Hood (19/01, “Hey! Teacher!”), Keith Toop (28/01, “George Harrison’s Contribution”) and Steve Twinley (16/02 “It Takes Blood & Guts”) for their contributions, those blogs would not exist otherwise!
There were six blogs about general music topics, six blogs on songwriting, three on playing live, four with playing tips, three on gear, two on classic songs, and however you’d describe this thing that you’re reading right now. Each blog has several subject tags, in case you hadn’t noticed…. you can search by those, or by the categories I've just mentioned. Since this blog shifted to WIX, finding what you're looking for has become a whole lot easier!
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So going by number of views :
Most Ignored Blog Winner : #001 “Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself”
(I possibly should have expected that. I didn’t tell anybody I was doing it….)
Most Adored Blog Winner : #014 “Hey! Teacher!” Unmissable Pink Floyd tracks
In fact, lots of people volunteered their top 5 Pink Floyd tracks, I was going to tell you about them in this blog if you missed them on facebook first time around, but quite honestly there’s too many, and I don’t want to leave anybody out, so in the next few weeks there’s going to be a follow up. If you have a top 5 unmissable list of Pink Floyd songs, you’re not too late to share yours…
What's Next??
So…what’s coming up in the next 25? Well it’s partly up to you! There’ll be more Pink Floyd (as mentioned) and the second part of Keith’s blog on George Harrison. I did a strumming workshop for a local guitar group the other week, there’ll be some follow up on that, and I’ll be looking ahead to REMbrandt’s 10th birthday show at The Hanger Farm Arts Centre in Southampton on Sunday June 23rd - with special guests BEMIS and Sophie Hodgson.
You can get tickets here:
More collaborators, eager to share some different topics are in the pipeline too, but I’m not going to spoil it ALL in advance. Thanks for reading so far, don’t forget if you’ve got an idea for a blog or want to join in in any way, get in touch!
Cheers
Jon
My blogs so far...
025 20/02/24 Blogs 1-25 Review …and what’s next?
024 18/02/24 Songwriting Update (February 2024) Tally & process
023 16/02/24 It Takes Blood And Guts Steve Twinley recoms Autobiog.
022 14/02/24 Oh No! Not Love Songs!?! Unheard, live and epic tracks
021 09/02/24 WemsFest Catching live music + Workshop Coincidences
020 08/02/24 The Land Of A7 / D7 Ukulele & Guitar tricks
019 05/02/24 Behind The Scenes REMbrandt at Dover Booking Hall
018 02/02/24 A Songwriting Starter? How2. Here’s an idea you could try…
017 28/01/24 George Harrison’s Contribution Guest Blogger Keith Toop
016 25/01/24 The Fender Jaguar Electric guitar history
015 22/01/24 Beating The Buzz - Don’t fret! Getting to grips with fretting
014 19/01/24 Hey! Teacher! Unmissable Pink Floyd Tracks by tribute
013 16/01/24 Pedals Are Like Paint Guitar Effects pedal primer
012 13/01/24 Songwriting Update (January 2024) Tally & process
011 09/01/24 On A Dark..Hotel California Inception, chords, theory, playing
010 05/01/23 On The Road Again How the Coustics Clubs Started
009 03/01/24 How To Start Finding Your Sound Everything Matters
008 02/01/24 Uke I’m Your Father! Uke / Gtr Relationship Theory
007 27/12/23 Highlights of 2023 (Part 2) Gigs in Pictures
006 24/12/23 Highlights of 2023 (Part 1) Gigs in Pictures
005 18/12/23 1200 Open Mic Nights Seen it all? Apparently not!
004 07/12/23 Did I Write This? Originality, Plagiarism & Influence
003 02/12/23 No-One’s There. My First Songwriting Blog
002 28/11/23 3 Tips For Beginner Guitarists Tutors, Buying, Be Realistic
001 23/11/23 Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself Hello!
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