roddy johnston

here is some of my songs i also blowdown fiddles sratch on bagpipes twang on drums ect as a way of scraipin throughe this life..... I am playing guitar and sinnging on this site if you want to hear some fiddle whistle ect there is some on stewart negus and ylem (both in my frends,) both of these are collaberations i also play with varios other musicians in and around west yorkshire and the north of england,and i have been known to wresstle a set of bagpipes on the street but then nobodys perfect I enjoy telling a story with a song . i was always verry moved by the trad folk scene as a youngster and i thik maybe this comes into my singing and playin to some extent i hope you enjoy listening!!!!!.............................................. ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................................revie wsHe starts off quietly, understating his open-tuned guitar picking and songs of everyday human interactions, usually with a dark (and often alcohol-induced) twist. Roddy’s beautiful voice soars as he warms to his task, becoming bolder and more confident with each musical tale of warped sentimentality. The audience embarks on a journey from Shetland to “a bar in this old town where the drunkards tend to meet”, getting more and more drawn into Roddy’s hypnotic guitar playing and crazy but instantly recognisable world. His efforts are rewarded with ‘special silences’ during the later songs, where we, the audience, are totally concentrated and focused on the music and the moment. Undoubtedly Roddy is “a folky” with his delicate picking and melodies, but this is a performance that appears as old as the hills and yet is bang up to date. He is a very special musician.................................................... ....I also give fiddle tuition in west yorkshire................................................... .................................. ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------- REVIEW FOR NO SWEAT BENEFIT HUDDERSFIELD BY BAR BOWEN// First on is Roddy Johnston with a short but sweet set of his own deliciously poetic and sometimes warped songs in a melancholic Scottish folk style. Playing a ringing, open-tuned guitar, he commands the room with his presence and his beautiful voice, as he takes us on a trip through the (sometimes sordid) backstreets of his imagination: there’s travelling characters, an ominous ‘big man’ coming home, tales of going out on the pull, a bunch of no hopers bulllshitting wildly in the pub. All are portrayed with humour, hope and the sweetest melodies. It’s enough to send shivers down your spine.