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Paul Henshaw

Why bother having your cake if you can't eat it?

About Me

I love music. Lots of music - all kinds, from J S Bach to W F Bach, I also love that feeling you get when you can't remember whether or not you've put sugar in your coffee. I have an abiding passion for guitar music, from John Williams, Julian Bream, Segovia through Al Di Meola, Eric Clapton, Dave Ellis, Chris Smither, Lonnie Johnson, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Mick Taylor and many many others, leaving the best till last ... Jimi.After years of listening to and playing along with (as best I can) all these people on record I have written and recorded a few of my own poor offerings which can be heard above. I hope you like them. Let me know either way, but not too harsh please. I had a lot of fun and will continue to do so hopefully for a long time to come.One of my songs - Voodoo Lounge - is influenced by and mentions my all time favourite guitar hero, Jimi Hendrix and my all time favourite actor, Humphrey Bogart. I hope they're not spinning in their graves. Here's looking at you kids.So long My Little Chickadees

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/9/2007
Band Website: Inthecorner.wherethespideris/hahaha.com
Band Members: On guitars of all shapes and sizes - Me, On Mandorin - Max Jaffa, On Drums - Woody Sticks and Soft Brush Strokes, On My Ukelele - One String, On Kettle Drum - Murphy Richards, On The Flying Trapeze - The Man, On Golden Pond - Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn, On Keyboards - Justice Fingers, On Slide Guitar - Oily Dave Carter, On Operatic Libretti - D'Oily Carte Raver, On The Tip Of - My Tongue, On Top Of The World - Si Tting, On Double Bass - The Thompson Twins, On Behalf Of Me and The Band - Thank You Very Kindly,YOU CAN ALL JOIN IN
Influences: Jimi Hendrix, J S Bach, Cuthert J. Twilley, Cream, Rufus T Firefly, Beatles, the school mistress in Mary Had A Little Lamb, Mrs. Claypool, Carl le Ffong, The man driving the bread van up the mountain in the background in El Cid, Joe Cocker, Dave Ellis, Guy Lombardo, Henreich Stubel, M M Max Headroom, Duane Allman, Pink Floyd, Captain Spalding the African Explorer, Alvar Lidell, Horace Batchelor, Otis P Driftwood, Stheno and Euryale (the other two Gorgons) Chris Duarte, Beatrice Reiner, The Thing, Brian May, Agent X20, Cosmo Kramer, Victor Lazlo, Sophia Lorens bra, 4 of the Greek Muses, Mahatma Kane Jeeves, Tinsley Ellis, Hugo Z Hackenbush, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mason Verger and Cordell (how about a little cookie Cordell) Paracelsus, Professor Popkiss, Egbert Souse, Kaspar Guttman and Joel Cairo, Lydia the Tattooed Lady, Led Zeppelin, and almost anyone who can play guitar.
Sounds Like: The cacophanous crack of a headmasters cane callously catching the fat school boys' arse....THWACK. The thump of the handle of a misguided rake as it slams into the unsuspecting nose on the random application of a carelessly heavy foot to the upturned prongs......BIFF. The cascading clatter of the recently re-potted rubber plant accrimoniously nudged from the third story balcony landing fairly and squarely on the postmans' insouciant sconce...BLAT. The watery flutter of dead budgerigars cast leisurely now from the bedroom window whence once they soared .......... MATRON! ...... perhaps just one more pill..
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Plancks Constant - the rest of us just dither

As you can see (should I say hear) I've recently added some new songs. With these three new tunes, -  "Why",  "I Fall To Pieces" and "Poppies" I have attempted to cut down the recording...
Posted by Paul Henshaw on Wed, 14 May 2008 07:17:00 PST

Laura Smith

Coming soon to this page, Laura Smith, a great new sound. Just wait till you hear her!
Posted by Paul Henshaw on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:37:00 PST

This is my beautiful lounge

 I started writing and recording music a couple of years ago after a friend showed me what could be done with a computer and a home studio program. My thanks to Liam for that. I still use Cakewal...
Posted by Paul Henshaw on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:26:00 PST