Well, We’re going to start writing blogs!
2012 has been great so far with the all new Experience line up. Last Summer Nawaz Haq beat off competition from over 20 other electric guitarists who auditioned for the band.
We spent a lot of time over the winter shut in a rehearsal room arranging and writing new material. Although the melodies are folk based, having the guitar has enabled us to move in a completely new direction with the band’s sound and we’ve been working a lot on bass lines, techno riffs etc.
Our fiddler Paul Godfray has designed an elaborate effects pedal board set up for his electric fiddle and we’ve also been using midi and effects on the accordion bass.
I’ve been working closely with Excelsior Pigini, (a famous accordion manufacturer in Castelfidardo, Italy) over the past couple of years. They’ve now built me a custom accordion especially designed for the ceilidh rock band, and called it The Norminator! I’m going to have the tuning altered slightly and it should be ready to rock for August.
Archie MacFarlane (our official photographer) is currently editing the latest shoot so new pictures coming soon...
We’ve also been working on some new demo tracks and have a new video in the pipeline. We start filming for that in September so it’s all very exciting!
Keep an eye on our FB gig diary and you’ll hear about any live shows which are open to the public: www.facebook.com/ceilidhexperience
Hopefully see you at a gig somewhere soon!
Cheers, Norman www.ceilidhexperience.com
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