Remarkable

Posted on June 30, 2009 by bigrab

Last night I went to the 02 Academy in Glasgow to see a man who perhaps more than any other laid the foundations for the path of popular music in Britain in the 1960’s and where it would go thereafter.
He has worked with, or more accurately employed, some of the best musicians in the business. [...]

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Rab’s Helensburgh Blues

Posted on April 28, 2009 by bigrab

I mentioned that Harmonica Lewinsky had done this song at our recent gig.
Unfortunately I couldn’t get the band together in a hurry in the studio so I recorded this at home. It’s me on the moothie and vocals and my friend Keith on guitars. The drums organ and bass were programmed by m’self on a [...]

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Rab’s Blues

Posted on April 15, 2009 by bigrab

I was asked by my reader last night (Billy) what the words were to the song we played in Coopers on Saturday about Helensburgh. This song first saw the light of day a couple of years ago when we played a gig in the town and I had the idea and scribbled down some lyrics [...]

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Doc Watson

Posted on February 21, 2008 by bigrab

Some things to bear in mind before watching this video. 1) Doc Watson is 85 years old  2) He has been blind since before his first birthday and 3) This is an impromtu performance where he tries out a new guitar he’s never played before.

He got the nickname “Doc” during a live [...]

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