EASY PEASY (original song) A spin-off from my practice for playing guitar at a recent wedding, I 're-sculpted' a well known song by letting my curious mind and fingers delve into some ideas - and two days ago - hey Presto..! (*It seems the more I practice - the luckier I get..!) LoL

Arpeggio Variations (improvised) It's 6 pm and a sunny 29 degrees C on the 7th of October 2019 I'm sitting on our cottage patio in Montefrio Spain, playing a G,C,D,G chord sequence - well that's where it started... I tried to make it melodic (to avoid boring any passing friends..!) LoL

SUNSHINE MARKET (original song) I decided to use a 100 year old drummer to accompany me - please excuse the 60 seconds warm-up... This story-song is a (patchwork!) sort of a factual account of a visit to a Sunshine Market last Sunday... ''Practice harder young Davies..!'' ''Yes, Headmaster..!'' LoL

Finger Thinking (original instrumental) This is a piece from my sizeable repertoire of compositions - those I've actually written down..! LoL (Played on my £70 student guitar..!)

THERE BE DRAGONS..! (original song) A genuine Renaissance, song that I wrote myself..! Actual film footage of Dragon fights with Knights of old... First hand eye witness minstrel accounts in song..! (Predates Greensleeves..!)

MATRIX (original instrumental) I recorded this in three parts, each part on one of my different instruments... The sound settings were kept the same for each guitar to illustrate their individual characteristics: 3/4 size Student guitar / Flamenco guitar / Ramirez Classical guitar.

DEEP MARSHMALLOW VALLEYS (PARODY) I had fun writing this parody on The Big Rock Candy Mountains, a ... read moredream alternative paradise for kids of all ages, 1 to 100... Those who didn't relish my 'Pumpkin Houses' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD1A8D0Ekf8 can now delight in Gingerbread Houses with Milkshake Streams... After all, it's glorious summertime - so just R E L A X ..!

Living Doll (jazz / blues arrangement) This is a remixed song with new visuals added... Having taken a week off (without posting a new video!) I'm relaxing in the heat of our gorgeous Andalusian summer - still celebrating my Fandalism.com video channel having reached an incredible two million views..!

Here are some new variations on my E minor study 'ENFASIS' that many of my students will remember... *It also celebrates my videos reaching two million views on the wonderful musicians video channel www.fandalism.com

HOUND DOG (wacky chords) Never able to simply 'play a song' I always love to experiment - 'push the boundaries' - moulding, warping, distorting - morphing each song into a new shape that challenges my 'weird musical sensibilities..!' LoL

FIESTA (original instrumental) Only in my mind, not on paper, this is an earlier classical guitar composition of mine that I'm still doubtful about including in my upcoming September gig (- my first since 2012..!) Gasp! So I first have to write it out - then the piece needs a lot of work to really make it flow..! (Wipes sweaty brow!)

TIGHT DRESS BLUES (original song, remix) A Blues encounter that inspired me to write probably the most intense song I've ever written..!

THE GLORY OF LOVE (tutorial) My basic fingerstyle method for separating the thumb from the fingers by using only one thumb note for each beat... I also show a couple of other fingerstyle techniques for this great song..!

LAGOON (original song, remix) Cintsa lagoon, nestling on the east coast of South Africa, toes dipping in the beautiful Indian Ocean, this gorgeous retreat holds so many precious memories and inspired so many songs for me...

LIPSTICK HOCKEY TRICK (original song) Wacky is as wacky does - this is a free flowing FUN song..! 'A rap-fashioned narrative - car horn boogie..!' LoL

JAZZMOLO (original instrumental) I'd just wished bon voyage to my latest guitar student from UK and I was itching to get to terms with extending a piece that had been going around my mind - I call it 'JAZZMOLO' - so I scribbled a quick cascade of chord symbols and pressed video record... It starts with the music that is a little guitar study, then I improvise on the scribbled chords in the middle section - and end off with the study again..! Oh, and the guitar is a sweet 3/4 sized student model that I bought new in UK last month, for seventy pounds..!

I'm in the Mood for Love (remix) My recording of this wonderful old classic song is dedicated to my darling wife, Susie... What an inspiration Susie is, in my life and my music!

You may have noticed that I've always been fascinated by chords, so when I put this song together - I had to use a lot of harmonic glue...! LoL

I found a delightful Chinese Puppet Show by Dragon Art Studio. I added some weird music..! (I think this will raise a smile from my grand kiddies: Jude and Darcey, Emma and Claire...)

Granada On My Mind (original song) Summer is here and the scent of bright yellow Broom flowers wafts along the hills and roads all the way to the beautiful city of Granada...

Photograph of You (remix) His girlfriend had cried on my shoulder, 'He's always busy, busy, busy - she could never spend time with him - what could she do..? *I simply had to write this song..!

Using the 'Good Morning Blues' of Lead Belly fame (as so many Blues players do...) I'd loosely sketched some new verses... However - I'm only a dabbler in the Blues Style - so what finally came out is a wacky nonsense piece (though at the very end I do hope there's some sort of resolution ...!) LoL

I don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine (remixed) Novel phrasing and chords...

Rocky Raccoon (remix) Lots of Oops and rolling of eyeballs among this wonderful Beatles Western 'spoof' song (- some flying fingernails too..!) LoL

Funny Walks (original instrumental) I selected a segment from my 'Ministry of Funny Walks' video, and turned it into a rhythm study to use for teaching..!

BRINK OF CONFUSION (original song) AFTER A COLD START ON A WET AND WINDY MORNING I SEE YOU IN A CORNER OF MY MIND BUT FOR THE SAKE OF INNER PEACE I CONCENTRATE ON ABSTRACT THOUGHTS THEN I FOCUS AND MY DAY BECOMES DEFINED I TAKE A BOLD STEP THROUGH THE MORNING DOORWAY MY THOUGHTS BOUND WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK I ALLOW THEN THE RAIN KISSES MY BROW, AND HERE I AM ON THE BRINK OF CONFUSION AND I FIND MYSELF THINKING ABOUT YOU ANYHOW I NEED A FIRM HOLD ON THE HANDRAIL OF A NEW IDEA A FIRM HOLD - A NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR MY LIFE A NEW SLANT - TO BREAK THE THREAD OF MY DEMISE TO REIN-IN MY GLOOMY MOOD AND LIFT MY DOWNCAST EYES SUN RISING ON MY NEW THEME, LIKE A NEW MUSICAL SCORE MY SELF CONTROL ASSERTS ITSELF - SADNESS IS DENIED ONCE MORE I'M IN CONTROL, RESOLUTE AND SELF ASSURED I THROW AWAY MY BLINDFOLD - I WON'T WEAR IT ANYMORE

Pumpkin Houses (original song, remix) Let's talk about pumpkin Pied a Terre's and cucumbersome homes That fulfil the two essentials we need Let's talk about eating where we live and living so cheaply, 'Cos we grow our own houses from seed! Let's talk about eating marrow raw as we nibble out a doorway And have breakfast on a passage or two Let's talk about lunching on the lounge with a little marrow-juana Let's talk about vegetable bedroom stew Chorus: Oh, Oh, eat me a hole in a new house Eat me a place to stay Gonna get me an artichoke architect To digest my accommodation needs - today! Let's talk about vegetarian pests, I never have them as guests 'Cos they eat me out of house and home... I was once a marrow cook, with a narrow outlook Now I'm a broadbeaned gastronome! Chorus: Oh, Oh, eat me a hole in a new house Eat me a place to stay Gonna get me an artichoke architect To digest my accommodation needs - today! My calabash cottage is the avocado Ritz For me to habituate With a full fat tummy and roof above my head I'll settle down - lean upon my beanbag - and vegetate!

THE INFLUENCE (ORIGINAL SONG) GOT MONEY DRINK BREW SMELL BAD MAKE NOISE SHUT UP GET UP TALK NICELY DON'T HELP KICK DOOR KICK BACK GRAB WHEEL FALL OVER SHOUT OUT PUSH BOOT TALK NICELY DON'T HELP SIT DOWN GO FAST PEOPLE CARRY VERY FAR DON'T FEED DON'T EAT TALK NICELY DON'T HELP STOP FAST HIT FACE FIGHT BEAST HURT HAND BITE TONGUE WRONG MOVE TALK NICELY DON'T HELP JUMP UP ROOF SMACK KNOCK DOWN HEAD SORE DOOR OPEN FALL OUT TALK NICELY DON'T HELP BRAIN LOOSE SIT UP GO BACK START OVER FOOT WALK ALMOST NEARLY TALK NICELY DON'T HELP

GIRL FROM IPANEMA (jazzy) Aah, free wheeling with this fabulous Bossa Nova song that I've never recorded before...

UFO (original song) I FOUND A FLYING SAUCER BURIED IN THE GROUND, I CLEANED IT UP AND CHANGED THE OIL THEN FLEW IT INTO TOWN I TOOK IT TO MY GARAGE BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THE MAKE, SO A BICYCLE REPAIR SHOP CHECKED THE TYRES AND FIXED THE BRAKES I WENT FLYING UP THE MAIN STREET FASCINATED LOOKING DOWN, I ALMOST HIT THE TOWN HALL IN MY FROLICKING AROUND PEOPLE ON THE PAVEMENTS, WALKING, FOCUSED ON THEIR PHONES - THE MASSES AND THEIR MILLSTONES - I COULD ALMOST HEAR THEIR GROANS THE KIDS WERE ON THEIR PHONES TOO WHEN I HOVERED AT THE SCHOOL, BUT NO ONE LOOKED UP TO SEE ME SO I HEADED FOR THE ZOO THE MONKEYS SAW ME - THEY ALL LOOKED UP EXCEPT FOR THE KANGAROO, WHO CAME HOPPING OVER FOR A RIDE - ALONG WITH THE GNU I SCOOTED AWAY FROM THIS ANIMAL FRAY - IT WAS PEOPLE I MEANT TO IMPRESS, SO I FOUND A GATHERING OF SOCCER FANS AT THE STADIUM ADDRESS I HOVERED OVER THEIR FOOTBALL MATCH THOUGH ALL EYES WERE ON THE BALL - I SAW THE GOAL AND HEARD THEIR CHEERS - BUT NOBODY SAW ME AT ALL IN FACT NOBODY WAS EVERYWHERE THOUGH NOBODY NOTICED MY RIDE, EVEN A SPACESHIP CANNOT WHACK IT - FACT IS PEOPLE ARE PRE-OCCUPIED I WOUND UP BROWNED OFF AND DOWN IN THE DUMPS EVEN THOUGH I WAS UP IN THE AIR, IT'S RATHER INCREDIBLE (ACTUALLY INEDIBLE) - I DIDN'T STAND AN EVENING PRAYER I FOUND IT A DULL PLACE WHEREVER I FLEW OVER HOUSE AND STREET AND TOWN, GOING UP PROVED A COME DOWN, A TOTALLY TURNABOUT RUN-AROUND WEARING A CLOWN FACE I QUICKLY ABOUT-FACED AND ME AND MY SAUCER FLEW HOME, I CHEWED SOME CHOICY ADJECTIVES, PARKED IN MY BACKYARD AERODROME IN A BLACK MOOD I LOWERED IT BACK IN IT'S HOLE AND SHOVELLED IN SOIL WITH A SIGH, I THREW IN SOME SODS THEN THREW A SALUTE, FEELING SAD AS I WHISPERED GOODBYE LATER ON ON MY PHONE SOMEONE TWEETED ABOUT A KANGAROO AND A GNU, THAT HEAPED PROBLEMS ON KEEPERS BY RUNNING AROUND, AMOK AND AT LARGE IN THE ZOO

TRIPLICATA (original guitar suite) The suite begins with a 6/8 arpeggio Prelude (- only a few hours old - it's virtually an improvisation that uses my 'Skeleton' chords - high fretted notes interspersed with open strings..!) The middle movement is a slow 4/4 Song that precedes the Dance which is in 6/8, both of these are dusty (rusty!) LoL - older pieces that I've never recorded before...

SOME PEOPLE (original song) 1) SOME PEOPLE LIVE WITHOUT EMOTION, WON'T GET THEIR FEET WET IN THE OCEAN OF LIFE.. THEY'RE NOT PREPARED TO SAY, THAT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A NOD AND A WINK, SOME PEOPLE APPLY A RULE OF THUMB - SOME ARE DOING GOOD DEEDS – OTHER’S ARE LOOKING THE OTHER WAY..! 2) SOME PEOPLE MIX A POTENT POTION – FOCUSING ON SELF-DEVOTION FABRICATING SELF-PROMOTION - JUST TO GET YOUR VOTE SO BUTTON YOUR COAT - OPEN YOUR MIND, AWARE OF THINGS THAT MIGHT BLINDSIDE YOU JUST READ THE WEATHER CAREFULLY, AND YOUR BOAT WILL STAY AFLOAT..! 3) SOME PEOPLE GO THROUGH ALL THE ACTIONS, AND FOR THE MEREST FRACTION OF THEIR LIVES HEADS BOWED THEY MUMBLE - THEN THEY WALK AWAY... HAVING PAID THEIR WEEKLY PENANCE, AND SALVED THEIR SHAKY CONSCIENCE THEY'RE ALL FIRED-UP AND LICENSED TO BEHAVE IN THE SAME OLD WAY..! 4) SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO GET IT WRONG, WHILE OTHER’S SEEM TO GET IT RIGHT BUT DON’T LET APPEARANCES DECEIVE YOU - MOST FOLKS ACHIEVE SO MUCH BELIEVE IN YOUR SELF, YOU’LL FIND YOUR FORTUNES - ARE IN LIFE, AND NOT IN COOKIES JUST LOOK AND LISTEN BEFORE YOU LEAP – AND DEVELOP A SENSITIVE TOUCH..! 5) SOME PEOPLE KEEP AN EVEN KEEL, ENABLING THEM TO STAY QUITE STABLE, RIDING A GALE, THEY’RE HALE AND HEARTY – THEY’RE ON THE UP AND UP... ENJOYING THE SWEET FRUITS OF THEIR LABOUR, SWEATING, TOILING - LOVING LIFE THEY’RE LIVING LIFE FOR ALL IT’S WORTH - AND NEVER GIVING UP..!

MOUNTAIN GREENERY (jazzy chords) I cut my lyrical teeth on fabulous songs like this Rogers and Hart 1926 song... With such inspirational material, it was great fun to come up with over 150 chord changes to provide colourful challenges for my guitar playing and singing...

FLAT CAT (original, remix) by Clive Davies In the MARSHMALLOW among the TWEEDS, a tiny SELF lay sleeping Covered in CLOVER, nothing he HEEDS, though his mind through a dream softly PEEPING His mind through a dream softly PEEPING Curled in a ball of CANDYFLOSS, three little TWICE lay DREAMING Neither one nor the other one noting the loss - of the fourth little TWICE who was SCHEMING The fourth little TWICE who was SCHEMING Cheshire a FlatCat eating his dinner, FURRING in contented splendour Waiting for something or nothing to GLIMMER - waiting for something to end-or... BEGIN! A CREAM filled the air of the BRASSY wallow - up SELFED the JUMP - in a hurry! A MONSTER came over the FRIDGE to follow - his FOOTSTOMPS in kind of a CURRY His FOOTSTOMPS in kind of a CURRY 'ZOT!' cried the SELF - as he shot with his P UN - the FLATCAT lay sighing in GLASSES 'OH, Toe is ME! MY Good DEED is DONE!' And rewarded he was... with MOLASSES! And rewarded he was... with MOLASSES!

Tea Shop Tourniquet (original music and poem) Romantic VALENTINE Dreams..! NOT EXACTLY..!!!

FOCUS (original song)

Dum Dee Dum (original song) For my grand kids, Jude and Darcey in UK and Emma and Paige in South Africa. *And a special dedication for Simon, Susie's eldest son - with his bright mind - amazing computer skills and Calvin and Hobbes vision...

PACKINGTONS POUND (MY VARIATIONS)

REVELATION (original song) Freshly plucked from my song tree - it's about this wonderful free APP - I just had to write to tell you about it..!

CLIVE & RAFI Montefrio Musical Evening Rafi, a retired teacher is a fine singer and dear friend. He has played trombone in the local prize winning Montefrio Wind Band for many years... Two months ago, he and I decided to give a little concert of popular songs that we grew up with - Beatles music and so on... This is an edited video of our concert on the 26.DEC.2018 (*My first 'live' public performance since 2012..!)

The Snowman (original song) Based upon a true legend...!!! *No snowmen were injured during the making of this video.

DANCING WITH CALATAYUD (original instrumental) Recorded at a small concert I gave in Montefrio a few years ago, I was inspired to write these variations by a sweet little Em Waltz of Bartolomé Calatayud, the Spanish guitar composer, 1882 to 1973.

CHRISTMAS SONG (chestnuts roasting...) Mel Torme wrote and sang some wonderful songs... This is one that I really love..!

Adagio de Ballet (original) This afternoon in Montefrio, a typical winters blue sky day, I picked up some music at random - perched myself outside in the sunshine and birdsong, and recorded this little piece... (Though I'm no sight reader!) LoL *This music first appeared on my 'Ministry of Funny Walks' video that I posted about 30 months ago.

Lulu's Back in Town (my jazzy version) With my chord symbols hastily scribbled over the lyrics, I thought Lulu was back - she was - but in Eb...! Aaarrgghh! Anyway I had fun playing around with her... *Don't tell Susie! LoL

Merry Go Round (original song) HOLDING ON TIGHTLY, SHOUTING OUT LOUD, WAVING AT FACES IN THE CROWD SINGING LOVE SONGS, BLOWING KISSES, GUESSING EACH OTHER'S SECRET WISHES COASTING DOWN THE STRAIGHTS OF LIFE, FREEWHEELING ROUND THE BENDS FULL OF KINDNESS, TENDER HEARTED - LEAVING CARES SO FAR BEHIND US RIDE WITH ME - COME SPEND SOME TIME ON THIS MERRY GO ROUND OF LIFE READ MY LIPS - BUT DON'T READ MY MIND - YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU FIND YOU'RE THE ONE TO BRIGHTEN MY STYLE, YOU LIGHTEN THE LOAD AND MAKE ME SMILE LOVING LAUGHING - HOLDING LIKE GLUE, SIMPLY DELIGHTING IN WHAT WE DO... TOGETHER - ALWAYS TOGETHER..! ROLLER COASTING BUMPY ROADS, SHOULDERS HOLDING ANY LOAD YOU IN YOUR FRILLY FEATHERED HAT - ME WITH YOUR DOG AND YOUR PERSIAN CAT IT'S THE RIGHT STYLE, TRAVELLING LIGHT, KEEPING SUNSHINE IN OUR PROFILE WARM DAYS, OH-SO PRECIOUS - AND YOU, MY LOVE, TASTE SO DELICIOUS SEND A MESSAGE TO OUR FRIENDS - GONE ARE THE DAYS OF ODDS AND ENDS LEND AN EAR, BIDE A WHILE, WITH SOMEONE WHO'LL MAKE YOU SMILE... SEEK YOURSELF A LIFE LIKE THIS - SHAKE THE BOTTLE AND TASTE THE FIZZ EASING INTO THE PLEASURE ZONE, SEIZE THE DAY - MAKE IT YOUR OWN HOLDING ON TIGHTLY, SHOUTING OUT LOUD, WAVING AT FACES IN THE CROWD SINGING LOVE SONGS, BLOWING KISSES, GUESSING EACH OTHER'S SECRET WISHES COASTING DOWN THE STRAIGHTS OF LIFE, FREEWHEELING ROUND THE BENDS FULL OF KINDNESS, TENDER HEARTED - LEAVING CARES SO FAR BEHIND US -TOGETHER, ALWAYS TOGETHER

COOKIE JAR (Michael Franks great song, remix) Funk is a fascinating rhythm, ideal for fingerstyle improvisation... Currently I'm working pretty hard on updating my gigging repertoire, so I re-mixed my video of this song which I dearly love..!

ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK (Sting's great song) This is a remix of the video I made a couple of years ago... (Living in Spain has probably influenced my music as much as South Africa did..! )

SMACK, BANG IN LOVE (original song) Our HERO finds himself in a really tough situation... Her slap and tickle, was more like Wack and Wiggle - She WACKED - and he WIGGLED - out of a tight corner..!

'C' Si, Si, Senorita (original) A fingerstyle Serenade, I wrote this little melodic piece for my guitar students (often they have a sight reading ability better than mine..! LoL With simplicity in mind, I chose to use the open 'C' chord shape that's easily moved to many positions - up and down the neck... The music display is in TAB and notation, with chord boxes too... If you would like a copy - just send me an email clidaco@gmail.com

Blue Moon (duet + dogs chorus) Big brother Les came to visit me and Susie in Spain a couple of years ago. Les always loves to sing, so this was the two of us having fun with an off the cuff version of this great song - it features a canine chorus too..! LoL

THE ROAD TO FALLOW DUNN (original song remix) First posted four years ago, I wrote this song, having been inspired by the music of the same name, by Mark Smith.

LOST KEY (original song) He's trying to find his door key - but he's wearing his Wobbly Boots..!

An Elephant in THE HOUSE With apologies to Nellie The Elephant! Donald the Elephant flies his self-propelled hot air balloon... Such loud Trumpeting echoes around the globe... Impervious thick skin, oversized gall bladder - Donald's a political animal - no doubt..! LoL

FlamBluesy Floozy (original) Set in a fictitious Spanish nightclub, my story unfolds in a song..!

Valentina (orchestrated) I approached Fandalism's wonderful orchestral composer and arranger, Jean-Louis Sambiasi, asking him if he would like to write an orchestral arrangement... He very kindly agreed to do this for my solo guitar work, Valentina! Working through the heat of his Corsican summer, Jean-Louis then sent me this lovely orchestration!

Wearing Your Wobbly Boots (original)

Fiesta Fun! (original song) Since moving from South Africa to Spain in 2005, I've added some self-styled flamenco influences to my novel rhythmical fingerstyle playing... And of course the wonderful people, events, and places of glorious Spain have left deep, precious images on my music too...!

Melody's Guitar Workshop visit Melody is a lovely lady who came to study with me at my individual guitar workshops in Montefrio, Spain. This is an excerpt of a video she took during one of her guitar workshops...

Dandelion Clock (original song) For kids (and Kings) of all ages...! LoL

MAIDEN VOYAGE (original song) Unashamedly romantic - my darling Susie requested a love song... So, not surprisingly, this song came to me in a flash of inspiration - it took me just two hours to write and record it..! (*Then three days to search for photos and edit them...!) LoL (But my Susie loves it..!) Aaaahh, sigh..!

La Tormenta (original) Some welcome relief from the hot sunny days of summer..! La Tormenta (The Storm) from my Montefrio Suite. (I recorded this music in winter, a few years ago. The rainy scene is from a Summer Countryside Storm in Navarra, northern Spain.)

Desperate Moves (original) I wrote this long ago - last played it in 2012 when the recession had bit harder - and the gigs dried up in our part of Spain... So it's a wee bit rusty - but I really enjoyed playing it again... LoL

PROUD MARY (re-harmonised) Talk about indecision - I didn't want to play it as a rock or reggae, bossa or Latin - even as I started - I still couldn't make up my mind if I should play it bluesy or jazzy..! LoL

Just me and my guitar, recording this new song in my studio... (I have limited space when making a green screen video..!) * This is of course the same song as I posted yesterday - Susie suggested that focusing on my song and playing only, might be of interest to some of you...

Swing Shift (original song) A wacky celebration song..! (My Fandalism.com videos now have 1.5 million views) Gasp..! Please note that this is an original song written and performed my me. My song is not used for making money. So in using short video excerps, no copyright infringement was intended.

Tenth Avenue (original instrumental) One of my earlier jazzy pieces that illustrates my breakthrough guitar ideas... It's a remix, plus some New York street scenes...

Butterfly Sonatina (original) Staying with the insect theme (though a little different from my previous video..!) - this one features the first and second movements of my classical guitar piece, Butterfly Sonatina. Bit of a cheek posting this video - as I'd almost forgotten it - hence the many oops moments..! LoL BTW Here's the link to the last movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FePf...

Beastro (original song) Summer has arrived with warm sunshine (and insects..!) I've just seen Melody off, on her way back to Holland. For the last week, she'd been attending my guitar workshops, here in Montefrio. And my Susie is over in UK - so now I'm relaxing... Beastro was one of my first video posts... I decided to regurgitate it..! LoL

Summer Fitness (original music) My serious attempt at a Fitness video - move over Pilates..!

Google Dreaming (original song) Our Hero is refusing to let go of a lost love... He's forever sighing... And dreaming...

Jackie's Workshop Blues Having fun..! An important feature of my guitar workshops..! Here, Jackie, a drama teacher from UK (and yours truly) are just 'loosening-up' the blues - introducing some musical wackiness - getting the blues to F l o w ...!

Ed & Clive, improvised duet Ed Scott is a fine steel string guitarist, playing both plectrum and fingerstyle, he came all the way from New Zealand to study with me this week at my one-on-one guitar workshops, here in Montefrio, sunny Spain. We had a ball, covering so many aspects of my unique guitar style: my chords (some very challenging) - along with associated 'Clivestyle' riffs and licks - plus my innovations and a number of my graded original guitar compositions... In this video, we are both improvising - limiting our playing to a mid-fretboard position in the unusual guitar key of C#... I sustained the root note C# on the 8th fret of the sixth string and kept a sort of accompaniment, while Ed searched for sweet and melodic notes...

Media Image (original song) We all need Role Models, but unfortunately, they are easy targets for Gossip Mongers..! Societies are fuelled by Gossip - it's a human need - and a very saleable item..!

Summer Promises (original guitar trio) This was written as a result of a request from my Susie... 'Something sweet and flowing, please..!' How could I refuse her...

King of the Road and Meditation (my novel arrangements)

Short Circuit (original song) Our Hero is hooked... His new lady (in tight shorts) - has him doing her bidding - playing him like a fish..! Until... *Another brand spanking new song - just plucked from my CliveStyle song tree...

Flamingo Blues (finger-twiddling blues) This would take a lot of work to warrant its fancy title..!

SteamAgers (original song) I wrote SteamAgers for those of us who are not quite teenagers anymore - who were born way back in BC... (Before Computors...!) LoL!

Got a lot of Living to Do (cover try-out) It's a first attempt - sort of winging it - not much time, as my new student, Ricc, arrives from London today..,

Blowing Bubbles (original music) An odd title for odd music - and an even odder cast - of Right Honorable twits...! Brexit stage left - or right - whatever...

California Dreaming (re-imagined)

Cool Blue Moon (original song)

Joystick (original guitar trio) Over forty years ago, good friend Ian Harper suggested that we both take flying lessons... We did! And a doorway to the sky was opened...! Then life intervened, and we lost contact... Last week, out of the blue, Ian contacted me via email... So I made this little video for him, my dear old friend.

South Africa the Beautiful (original song)

Finger Clicking Happy (original song) My new song idea is about that incredible moment when you click your fingers, and your face lights up in a big grin... 'I've got it..!'

RIPPLES (original instrumental) Susie and I met the delightful classical guitarist Lisa Hurlong in Granada today, we had the most wonderful entertaining lunchtime chat with her ... Arriving home afterwards I was inspired to pick up my (newly repaired) Ramirez guitar - with its long fingerboard and huge sound - it's very macho and a demanding instrument to play (not like my blonde Aria flamenco guitar - which is definitely female..!) LoL

MIDAS (original song) THE LUST FOR GOLD..!

Toxi & Noxi (original cartoon) I wanted to create a funny anti-smoking cartoon that children would find amusing, one that would also leave an anti-smoking message... I had written some music based on the gait of a giraffe, so this is the original video I made some four years ago ( I've enhanced the sound a bit!) The whole thing - story, hand drawn 'monopedic' caricatures and music - all original - was created from my (vivid) imagination - by my hand and eye... I imagined that the hopping of these characters would be an auto-reaction of coughing - so (of course) I made them chain smokers... They lived in a land of cigarette trees, so, by simply plucking a cigarette, they would cough - and hop - cough and hop - as a means of getting around...! (Just like two-legged people who smoke..!)

CHIMENEAS (original song) I responded to a suggestion from a local newspaper editor, and wrote a poem about Chimeneas... It's my first attempt at turning it into a song... Using good old Audacity, I edited this rough improvisation into a song that my Susie liked... So, nothing ventured - here it is..! ROOFTOP DECORATIONS, STORK-LIKE IN REPOSE PROD MY INNER POET, PROMPT A LITTLE PROSE NO ODE TO A ROADSIDE SMOKE-STACK THIS, I'M PONDERING REASONS WHY SPIRALLED SCULPTURED FINGERS POINT TO AN AZURE SKY ELEGANT AND STATUESQUE, PHANTASMAGORICAL FLIGHTS VERY MARY POPPIN-ESQUE THESE CHINEMEA SIGHTS INTRICATE MASONRY MASTERPIECE, ARTICULATE BRICK ARTISTRY CREATIVE AND INVENTIVE - VENT, VENTIST, VENTISTRY SERVING A THREEFOLD PURPOSE NOT A PEACOCK CHANTICLEER - BUT A WORK OF ART, A WINDTOWER - AND A WINTER CHIMENEA NO WATCHERS ON THE HILLTOPS SIGNALLING THE NEWS THESE CASAS ANDALUZAS FLAUNT THEIR FABULOUS, FLAGRANT FLUES