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I'LL TRY TO REMEMBER...
Well I was born in Cheltenham in 82 and I suppose this is where I grew up.
My Dad was a DJ and still is, oh and he also played bass and a bit of guitar.
I got bored of school quick, I started teaching myself guitar when I was about 13.
I started writing my own songs, most of which sounded like bad Nirvana rip offs or The Kinks.
Most people in bands will tell yer they can’t pigeon hole their music and I to be honest I can’t really either.
I really have no memory but I kinda remember the first song I heard was Michael Jackson’s Billie Jean, like most kids at the time I danced along whilst screaming.
It wasn’t long before other stuff came creeping along.
I started to discover Motown, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, The Doors and then later Blur, Supergrass and Jeff Buckley, then Ryan Adams.
I spent all my teens playing gigs and putting together bands with my mates until I decided to stay on my own.
After Many Many Many painful years of playing as many shows as I could get, I signed a publishing deal with Chrysalis Music Publishing after a weird show in London, where my guitar neck snapped in half.
Since then I have mostly been touring the country in dives and in living rooms everywhere doing living room tours as well as tryin and tryin to write better songs, Picking up the Piano as much as I could.
I am currently hiding out at home writing and improving these songs that will be on my first record.
I'm gonna write an honest and soulful record and I can’t wait for you to hear it, until then please feel free to listen to some of these bedroom recordings I've been doing, which I'll keep posting as soon as they come.
Feel free to leave your comments, and try to make a show as that’s where I really feel at home
CONNELLY X
Howya Connelly,How you getting on, nice one for the comment, the 1st single off our debut album "We The People" went up on our page today, check it out if ya can, let us know what you think, hope all is good, chat to you soon.
finger my pooh!! hows it goin si?you got any gigs commin up soon at all? what you been upto?looking forward to hearing some new fresh stuff from you man. hope your well
Hey! How's the weather over there? I just want to let you know that i'm coming to the UK in late May/early June to play bass with Kevin Montgomery and Tommy Allsup. Tommy played guitar with Buddy Holly, and is THE guy that flipped the coin with Ritchie Valens. I figured that with you being a musician that you would really be able to appreciate this show. Kevin made a little video at my studio last week while we were recording....check it out http://myspacetv. com/index. cfm?fuseaction=vids. individual&videoid=34589518
There are a series of shows in England and Scotland....dates are on my myspace.
We won't be doing my material, but it is a really special show, and Tommy is a true rock'n'roll legend.
Anyway, take care and hope to see you there.
DW
greetings Si, long time no yadda. Have been reading your rants with amusement keep up the good work. Just wanted to let you know that I am now running a blog for local music, address is on my main myspace page. If you have any gigs coming up, gossip or news, releases etc, let me know and I will post them for you, help spread the word. Check the blog out and see what you think. See you soon my friend,
hey lovely, been really ill with the flu, sorry i have not been in contact taken me nearly a month to get over it! hows things going with you?? have i missed my vocal slot! xxx
hello mate! Was gonna text you the other day as I see you have some new demos on the site. I'm pretty good thanks - seen quite a bit of Martin lately. I see your next show is sold out?!!
i'm good, put myself on the typical get fit for summer and bikini programme, lol and been hectic with uni, work and hockey but other than that pretty chilled. i would really like to come here you play again soon got any gigs in central lined up for the near future?
just to apologise again 4 seeiming like a crazy person. Your set was wonderful the song i was suprised you didn't do was by the hour ( i remembered on the way home ) But all the same - Just awsome.
Keep going and DO NOT change!! see you at the next gig xxxx hannah xxxx
hello mate, I'm good ta. I'll def make it along to that next gig in London. Let me know if you are down before then - we'll try and get Martin out for a beer!
Whats UP Brotha! I see you are doing well...hows that piano doing...you said its crying? lol. I was just on Peter Gabriel's site yesterday...at the WOMAD site and they had studios there and I thought of you screaming in those walls man...you need to come to the states and open the paradox!
just wanted to say hello and wish you a good week :)
thanks for being a friend :) let me know what you're up
to ;)
x
indiana
ps: below is a video of a suicidal bunny in search
for love.... hope you like it :) it's sad, but, he's cute..
:)
Yo Sam! Just dropping by to say hello and check out any new tunes. Look forward to hearing your new stuff mate. Definately gotta do a gig together soon! Got some new songs on our page and changed our name, as there's another band called The Bright Lights who are getting a lot of radio 1 airplay at the mo. We are now 'This Love Affair'. See what you think of the new tunes. Catch up soon bro....
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