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15th May 2012
Slim's last album 'FOR WHEN I LAY IT DOWN' has now gone digital. This means you can buy it as a MP3 download from all reputable digital forums, iTunes, Amazon and Spotify etc..It is still available though as a hard Cd copy through this site.
16th April 2012
Just to say to one and all that I'm back in the UK and looking forward to catching up with some familiar faces soon!
29th February 2012
Howdy everyone!! Iwill be back in the UK just in time to collect my Easter eggs and have a show shortly afterwards @
Friday April 13th
Belgian Cafe
11/23 Grand Parade
Eastboune, E.Sussex
BN21 3YN.
7.30pm Solo
This is one of my favourite shows and was the scene of my last gig prior to going to Oz...symmetry eh? Greg and Stephane got me well and truly steamboats on their Trappest Belgian beers,
so come along and taste the music.
7th November 2011
Well folks! I've decided to hole up in Australia for it's summer with first stop the paradise like Coogee Bay nr. Sydney. The news is that'll be hitting the sultry streets/bars of this land very soon and hope to infect the joyous Aussies with some of my down home blooze. I feel an outback recording or two will be in the offering as I've got some portable gear ready to capture those tumbleweed tunes that're ready to BBQ! For those of you backhome in the UK...keep warm and see you's next spring. In the meantime I will post the odd blog on my Facebook page. I will be availble for bookings in the UK as of April 2012. www.facebook.com/slimlightfoot.
18th October 2011
Heads up everybody! Slim will be playing his last UK show until next spring as he heads off to sunnier climbs. It's at The Belgian Cafe, Grand Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 3YN on Friday Oct 28th,7.30pm. Stompin' tunes from Slim and excellent food gauranteed from Greg, Stephane and the gang as well as mind distorting trappest beers!
11th July 2011
PRIMITIVE BLUES
The muse is a funny beast it can lead you astray but it can also focus that bread bin of your mind. Slim is about to embark on his next recording project taking in aspects of his Electro-Gospel-Blues ideas. The foundations have been laid for an album that has led Slim to forge a primitive sound using technology but sounding like a Preacher spouting from the country pulpit. "Roll Of Thunder" & "Beef & Horses" are becoming staple tracks to his set. Whilst "Gods Kitchen" is an existential addition from his troubled soul, distorting an old Blancmange track!! Let That Jelly Roll!
Slims Tips: "I often get asked what tunings I use for slide playing".....
"The most common one I use is a OPEN D tuning and goes from bottom to top as DADF#AD. It's great for those country blues songs and gives you more flexibility at the higher end of the fret board than it's close cousin OPEN G. Elmore James version of Dust My Broom is a prime example of OPEN D tuning at it's blusiest best. OPEN G tuning though is a real gem for getting that Delta Blues sound and has a bottom bass string that's made to boogie. It goes DGDGBD and was a favourite of John Lee Hooker, listen to "Boogie Chillun" or Son House's "Death Letter" to hear its growling power. Some people like Keith Richards remove the bass D so they can play a loose groove without thinking about dampening the strings but I'd advise to keep it on, hammer off the 3rd fret and then hit the open 5th string and you'll never want to go back to standard (European) tuning. Open tunings offer you instant freedom from normal rules and my main advise is to just experiment with them, if it sounds right then it is right! Look for patterns and try out simple two fingered shapes (double stops) whilst hitting the open bass note and see where it leads and don't forget to use a capo for key variations".
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