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My favourite Jazz album of all time, by one of my guitar heroes: ‘Idle Moments’ by Grant Green, Blue Note Records (1965) 🎸

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From my practice session Saturday 6/1/24

My Guitar cover of ‘Saturday Sun’ by Nick Drake

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Trying out my new guitar ☀️

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Part 2 of a companion YouTube playlist for my recent review of ‘Light Years’ by Prog Rock band,The Drinking Club. It’s a second playlist of tunes by some of the bands & artists I mention in my review.⭐️

▶️Click on here for the Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJCkNfASneQfmQKEyKn8ELifxJLszAukB&si=xjZ-UmUlB7JflZeA

‘Remember to support Independent Bands & Artists by listening & sharing’

James-TSW Alternative Music Blog❤️

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My homemade Diddley Bow/ One string Blues Slide Guitar

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From a year ago…When you’re at a handfasting, sat in an orchard by Glastonbury Tor, dressed as a Knight, playing a Nick Drake tune ⭐️

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A guitar I’ve been working on (and a lot of fun to do!) I converted this ancient acoustic guitar into an occasionally used ‘Build-up’ slide-Blues guitar a couple of years back, but decided to convert it into something I could use more regularly. I’ve added nylon ball-end strings, as I usually play classical and flamenco guitars rather than guitars with steel strings and have altered & lowered the action, so the guitar has a bit more ‘give’ and I can get the kind of versatility I get from a flamenco guitar. One of the frets needed a bit of resetting as was dislodging slightly. I’ve put the guitar into my usual DGCFAD tuning to suit my voice and in the photo the capo on the 2nd fret puts the guitar back into standard tuning.

The idea behind this guitar is to have a loud acoustic/classical hybrid which has the flexibility of a Flamenco guitar & possesses clout and presence. There’s some nice warm tones (& very loud ones) I can get from this! ⭐️

#masterharker #Guitar #guitarist #nylonstringguitar #homeconvertedguitar #AcousticGuitar #flamencoguitar #guitarconversions #hybridguitar

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A three year old me from 1977 features on the video for the latest tune by No One Sphere. ‘Kids of the Night’ I’m very honoured to be part of this & I pop up quite a bit! Thanks to Dave from No One Sphere! ❤️

📽Watch the music video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTXW8ojYy0#shoegaze

🎧Listen to the single: https://noonesphere.bandcamp.com/album/kids-of-the-night-faux-ep-100-faux

#MusicReviewer #IndieRock #AlternativeRock #Shoegaze #TSW #TheresasSoundWorld #MusicWriter #MusicBlogger #MusicBlog #Indiepop #Indie #ExperimentalRock #USAlternativeRock #NoOneSphere #shoegaze #dreampop

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A three year old me from 1977 features on the video for the latest tune by No One Sphere. ‘Kids of the Night’ I’m very honoured to be part of this & I pop up quite a bit! Thanks tii oh Dave from No One Sphere! ❤️

📽Watch the music video: https://youtu.be/IThH_aGKnAU

🎧Listen to the single: https://noonesphere.bandcamp.com/album/kids-of-the-night-faux-ep-100-faux

#MusicReviewer #IndieRock #AlternativeRock #Shoegaze #TSW #TheresasSoundWorld #MusicWriter #MusicBlogger #MusicBlog #Indiepop #Indie #ExperimentalRock #USAlternativeRock #NoOneSphere #shoegaze #dreampop

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Practicing some Beatles tunes tonight 💛

#TheBeatles #MasterHarker #Sadcore #PsychedelicFolk #Slowcore #GloomPop #Indie #FolkPunk #IndieGuitarSwing #FlamencoGuitar #acoustic #beatkes #singersongwriter #FolkGuitarist #Flamenco #NylonStringGuitarist #JazzGuitar #JazzGuitarist #IndieFolk

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If you missed it, here’s some Bandcamp codes for my 2019 album, ‘Sister Solitude’. Visit: https://masterharker.bandcamp.com/yum to redeem a code & download a free copy. This predominantly acoustic & guitar-heavy album mixes songs with instrumentals, combining Flamenco, Psychedelic-Pop, Jazz, Punk, Blues guitar & Folk. My songs have a Lo-Fi sensibility & are inspired by introspective songwriters including Nick Drake, Elliott Smith & Jeff Buckley, along with the Psychedelic-breeze of Syd Barrett and Mark Fry.

Please help yourself to a code & if you haven’t heard this album before, hope you enjoy it! ⭐️

James,

Master Harker

#MasterHarker #Sadcore #PsychedelicFolk #Slowcore #GloomPop #Indie #FolkPunk #IndieGuitarSwing #FlamencoGuitar #acoustic #jazz #singersongwriter #FolkGuitarist #Flamenco #NylonStringGuitarist #JazzGuitar #JazzGuitarist #IndieFolk #Guitarist #autismawareness #autism #bandcamp #bandcampyumcodes #bandcampcodes #albumcodes #freecodes #bandcampalbumcodes

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Available on Digital & physical copy, the album, ‘Driving Evil Spirits Crazy’ by Alternative Rock band, The Grainhoppers

🎥Check out my video on the Grainhoppers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CeUW7lFPQhu/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

🎵Listen to The Grainhoppers on ITunes: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/driving-evil-spirits-crazy/1621620105

🥁Listen to The Grainhoppers on Bandcamp: https://thegrainhoppers.bandcamp.com/releases

📽Grainhoppers on YouTube: https://youtu.be/id5o4Zwpaew

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My cover of ‘Headin’ out to Eden’ a tune written and performed in an episode of the original series of Star Trek (The Way To Eden) by everyone’s favourite Good Ole boy/ bureaucratic CIA officer/ uptight cop who likes to stare at candles, Charles Napier. Napier played Adam, a Space-Hippie who along with his boiled-egg wearing gang, set their sights on a mythological planet called, ‘Eden’ ⭐️

#MasterHarker #Sadcore #PsychedelicFolk #Slowcore #GloomPop #Indie #FolkPunk #IndieGuitarSwing #FlamencoGuitar #acoustic #singersongwriter #FolkGuitarist #Flamenco #NylonStringGuitarist #JazzGuitar #JazzGuitarist #IndieFolk #Guitarist #startrek #eden #adam #spacehippie #charlesnapier #startrekoriginalseries #hippie #startrekos #headinouttoeden #thewaytoeden

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My cover of the theme from #fingerbobs…hippie presenter #yoffy hit us #70s & #80s kids with #folksongs about paper mice, seagulls, scampi & tortoises 🐭#masterharker #folkguitar #nylonstringguitar #uk #folkmusic #psychedelia #acoustic #hippy #fingermouse instagram.com/tv/CbN7LI-rNl_…

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Another highlight of 2021, I played #flamencoguitar on #Indie #Punk band Das Kapitans track ‘Function Junction’

Watch 🎬 youtu.be/kqpfMt4lc4s

🎧Check out #DasKapitans: linktr.ee/Daskapitans

#MasterHarker #TSW #folkpunk #flamenco #acousticguitar #acousticpunk #IndieRock #UK #IndieGuitarSwing

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One of the highlights of 2021 was my guest slot on the Gav & Stef vs The Forces of Evil Horror Podcast

linktr.ee/GavandStef

Have a listen, check out other episodes & please share! ❤️ #buffy #filmpodcast #buffythevampireslayer #scoobygang #littleshopofhorrors #horrormovies #scarymovies #musicals #horrormusical

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One of my highlights of 2020, I was interviewed on an episode of Das Kapichat hosted by #Indie #Punk band, Das Kapitans

Watch 🎬: youtu.be/8R-7ufK7SPY

Check out #DasKapitans: linktr.ee/Daskapitans

#MasterHarker #TSW #musicpod #TheresasSoundWorld #MusicBlogger #IndieRock #UK