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Roger Clarke - Johnson

About Me


"Spanish Influences" is the name I've given to my very first solo-CD-album. It consists of 19 acoustic guitar tracks played in a very special way, because a Spanish Guitar is something really unique. On no other instrument (as far as I know) do you play something completely different simultaneously with the fingers of one hand. The songs I've chosen have been accompanying me for decades.
Everything is completely handmade. I do the wooden covers myself and I also sign the vinyl-looking CDs. The tracklist on the backside is completely handwritten, too. My daughter Claudine did this beautiful drawing...
If you want to find out more about the CD or if you want to own one, feel free to contact me and/or have a look here:
http://www.normcast.de/spanish-influences
(Once you're there, please scroll down for the English version).
Update: The very first CDs are available! Please have a look at my blog-section here or send an Email for more information!
The following video shows me playing a short version of "Homage to Francisco" which is the opening track of the CD. You can also listen to the full-length-version on this site...
Here's a German-language-video from "Guetersloh TV" about me and my CD:
...and here's some older stuff...
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Excerpt from "Hotel California"

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Embraceable You
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Member Since: 24/05/2007
Band Website: http://www.normcast.de
Band Members: Solo
Influences: Years of playing Rock`n`Roll and Blues...
Sounds Like: Roger C-J, of course :)
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Spanish Influences : Special Wood Edition

I've worked with wood nearly all my life. Building instruments, furniture and even a fully-functional record-player gave me great pleasure and that's why I thought about a special edition of this C...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:12:00 GMT

The very first CDs are available now...

...and they might end as collector's items, because they're all numbered...Online-Distribution will follow soon but right now you can find the very first 'Spanish Influences'-CDs around Guetersloh h...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:08:00 GMT

My new CD "Spanish Influences"

"Spanish Influences" is the name I've given to my very first solo-CD-album. It consists of 19 acoustic guitar tracks played in a very special way, because a Spanish Guitar is something really unique. ...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:10:00 GMT

GT smAll Stars Live 2007

The 2007 smAll-Stars-concerts are over. Three days of having fun, meeting old friends and playing all kinds of music. The saga will continue next year.In the meantime, here`s a video excerpt from the ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:21:00 GMT

Cool School Reloaded Vol.2

Here`s another video from the same guy and the same evening :)...our "xxl-version" of "Summertime Blues"... Link: sevenload.com
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:19:00 GMT

Cool School Reloaded

Jerry Hovell and I recently met again to perform a gig at"Patrick`s Irish Pub" in Guetersloh. "Cool School" reloaded :)Here`s a little amateur video that Norman did... Link: sevenload.com
Posted by on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:13:00 GMT