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Chris Macorkindale

You do the coffee, we'll do the melodrama.

About Me

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Chris Macorkindale was born on 6 March 1969 in Winchester, Hampshire, Great Britain of Scottish parentage. He is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and arranger of great experience and a stage performer in the classic acoustic tradition.****"I have always been fascinated by guitars. I wish I could say that I was influenced by the Smiths and the Velvets at an early age, but the fact is that, as a pimply teenager, I was more into Iron Maiden and Pink Floyd. So I picked up the guitar at the age of 14 with a view to emulating my heavy metal heroes. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough hair to grow long so that idea went out the window. Still, my taste in music improved and I never lost my love for the guitar and a well crafted tune."****Chris is a familiar face at many leading London venues and, after a break from music to pursue a nursing course, he has returned to the fray ready to throw his all into music and performance. He currently works as a healthcare professional in Tooting, South London.****"My claim to fame must be either shamelessly chatting up Rachel Stevens from S-Club 7 during a broadcast of Chris Tarrant's Capital FM Breakfast Show or telling Boo Hewerdine at one of his gigs that he had great potential! I also had the pleasure of playing bar billiards with a pre-Iron Maiden Janick Gers in an Ealing student pub when I was 18. He absolutely thrashed me! Must be all that time spent hanging around recording studios!"****Chris has been a resident Londoner for the last 13 years and has been writing songs for much of that time, building up an extensive repertoire. Venues he has performed at in the past include the Mash Tun, (Winchester), Soundhole@Windsor Arts Centre, Upstairs@Hope and Anchor (Islington, London), Half Way Crazy Club, (Red Lion, Colliers Wood), Canterbury Wholefoods Cafe and Canterbury Christ Church College Student's Union.****So, what can you expect when you listen to his music? Chris is a versatile songwriter and his songs reflect various aspects of his life and experience from strange characters he has encountered to exotic places he has visited. There are tales of thwarted romance and a good deal of soulful introspection. Chris also addresses matters arising from his committed Christian faith, which reinforces the spiritual heartbeat of his music.****"My approach to Christianity is fairly liberal and unorthodox, which has got more to do with how my mind works than any doubts about my faith. A bit like Moby if he was an Anglican."****As a vocalist, Chris is influenced by Jeff Buckley, Roy Orbison and Paul Buchanan (Blue Nile). His Gospel-tinged vocals have an intriguing range, rising from a plaintive whisper and a choirboy falsetto to a full-blooded roar. He also possesses a naturally dynamic, fluid and resonant guitar style.****As a songwriter, Chris is heavily influenced by Josh Rouse, Robyn Hitchcock, Nick Drake, Neil Young, Pete Yorn, Crowded House, Big Star and Counting Crows.****If you like original acoustic material with strong melodies and articulate lyrics, delivered with passion, sensitivity and a sprinkling of dry humour, check out the MP3 demos on MySpace.com, because this is for you. Better still, catch Chris Macorkindale live and see him rip it up on stage!Rocco and Pancho. (Misery FM Show, Canterbury Student Radio 106.5FM)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/13/2006
Band Website: None at the moment.
Band Members: As of the gig at the Troy Bar in Hoxton, London on 18 April 2007, I have been performing in a trio called the Drowning Family with Mark Spall (congas) and Mark Shand (bass). More demos and a fresh page to follow. Watch this space for more details...
Influences: Influences are legion: Jeff Buckley, Roy Orbison, Paul Buchanan (Blue Nile), Josh Rouse, Ray Davies, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, Nick Drake, Robyn Hitchcock, Pete Yorn, Neil Young, Big Star, Crowded House, Waterboys, Counting Crows, Go Betweens, REM and anyone else who can carry a tune better than me!
Sounds Like: Four flat tyres in the middle of the desert!
Record Label: None yet...Open to all offers and gigs anywhere!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Lyrics: One for the Road.

ONE FOR THE ROAD: This song is an upbeat number and was written using a similar chord pattern to Where the Sun Rarely Shines. It concerns the moment when the youthful dreams of changing the world fina...
Posted by Chris Macorkindale on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:28:00 PST

Lyrics: Invitation.

INVITATION: This song is a bit of an epic by my standards. It's essentially cobbled together from two different sources. The first verse refers to my mother taking me and my brother, sister and me on ...
Posted by Chris Macorkindale on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 01:30:00 PST

Lyrics: Where the Sun Rarely Shines.

WHERE THE SUN RARELY SHINES: Unfortunately, there's no real story behind this one. I had the idea once to try out for a floorspot at Croydon Folk Club on one of Clive Gregson's nights. I didn't have a...
Posted by Chris Macorkindale on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:25:00 PST

Lyrics: Georgie.

GEORGIE: This is my unashamedly mushy tribute to the late great George Best. For those who don't know their football (or "soccer" as it's called in the States), George Best was simply one of the fines...
Posted by Chris Macorkindale on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:23:00 PST

Lyrics: When My Eyes Were Closed.

WHEN MY EYES WERE CLOSED: This song relates to a particularly disastrous time I had on placement in the community as a student nurse back in the summer of 2002. Basically, I fell foul of a senior dist...
Posted by Chris Macorkindale on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:13:00 PST

Lyrics: Dont Hold Back the Tide.

DON'T HOLD BACK THE TIDE: This song relates to some of my early gigging and promoting experiences. At some gigs I've done, the promoters have put on a load of incompatible pub rock acts who simply bri...
Posted by Chris Macorkindale on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:05:00 PST

Lyrics: Look Out Below.

With a view to the upcoming Drowning Family gig at the Troy Bar, near Old Street in London (only our third, boys and girls), I thought it would be a good idea to put up the lyrics to the songs in our ...
Posted by Chris Macorkindale on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:34:00 PST

Lyrics: A Few Minutes of You

I've had nearly 3000 listens of this demo now and some good feedback, although I've only just started putting it in the live set, so I thought I'd put up the lyrics for all to see (or guffaw at...). L...
Posted by Chris Macorkindale on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:17:00 PST