Monday 2 March 2009

Lots of practising and diary maintenance today, juggling various activities in the next couple of weeks, and pencilling some in over the next couple of years. As for the practising, perhaps my ambition to play the melodica the way that Maria Kalaniemi plays the accordion, is stretching my abilities just a bit too far. I think I will still be practising tomorrow just before leaving for the first rehearsal. Still, Nicky Grant came over and played baroque viola d'amore in my kitchen this afternoon, so things can't be all bad. And I fitted a handle to my harmonium case yesterday: I have a suspicion that the first time I try and bump it up a kerb, the handle will shear off and dump the harmonium on my leg - the scars from the last time this happened have just about healed.

But enough of this: on Thursday at 10pm you can hear my attempts at playing Debussy in this week's excellent episode (no. 7) of skins on E4, and available to download thereafter at 4oD, and no doubt unofficially on youtube in bits as well. Go JJ!