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Bungalows by the sea
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Bungalows by the sea – words & music by David Braid
Bungalows by the sea,
Mainly brick, one stone,
All of them alone, in a chain,
In a brace of streets.
The early-March sun,
A false spring of chill,
‘Welcome to Rhyl’,
A cosy placing of Bingo and bridge,
Over the lines to my first job,
The ‘Sound Centre’ – not in town centre.
The once-shouting bright front remains,
The monorail gone, the funfair gone,
My parents’ wedding church gone,
Bungalows remain, Carry on! Carry on!
‘Welcome to Rhyl’, at your convenience.
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How many crossings?
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How many crossings - words & music by David Braid
A curvy twist of corners when learning to drive,
How many crossings does it take to cross the road?
Curios, Antiques, my Grandma: alive,
The Point, a reference, a sea view, a node.
Where The Bay begins and Nino's persists,
Where the lido has not, but the crazy golf has
The Avenues (don't be fooled), the chases and fists
The tennis and seawalls and Rugby Club jazz
Where I learned to cycle, on the high path in red
Lessons in guitar via my petite French car
The ridiculous jet skis and wet suits well-fed
The Abbey-turned-pub and a neon-lit bar
Your mind bred mainly by the musty tweed bookshop
The sea, the escape and eternal-wait bus stop.
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David Braid London, UK
David Braid, composer of some 180+ works, including 3 symphonies, a viola concerto & 90+ pieces including guitar, has had
his work performed in Europe and the Americas & broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Steve Reich said of his work ‘Morning’ (soprano/string qt) “Real honest stuff”.
Major UK performances include Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, King’s Place, Wilton’s Music Hall, 1901 Arts Club, etc.
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Electric Intervals
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A work of beautiful, pointillist guitar from Martyn Heyne, the moving songs on “Electric Intervals” are made of tiny pinpricks of sound.
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Minimalist modern classical that captures the slowly unfolding beauty of post-rock groups like Rachel’s.
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Imprints 1 & 2
by Simeon Walker
These almost heartbreakingly gentle felted piano compositions have the delicacy and loveliness of slow-falling snow.
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Landscape Traces: New music for khaen, volume two
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The khaen—a free-reed mouth organ from Laos and Northeast Thailand—comes to life on this compilation EP.
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