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Equinox(Demo - Sept '24)

00:00 / 04:56

This one is also the result of exploring the Open C voicings. Second half of the tune is a stab at a 'rolling', seemingly endless 'loop' of a progression.

Instrumental in Open Cmi(Demo - July '24)

00:00 / 06:16

So I've always been a big fan of open tunings on guitar and although I've always used an Open G and Open D over the years, I'd never really explored the Open C voicing made famous by Jimmy Page of Zeppelin. This is the result of finally learning his 'Rain Song', then coming up with something original of my own

One More Kiss(Demo July '23)

00:00 / 05:11

My take on a Vangelis song from the 1982 Bladerunner soundtrack

City of New Orleans(Demo - Dec '22)

00:00 / 05:13

So with no fresh ideas and a mojo gone into hiding, I asked my fam out of all the songs they'd listened to over the last 20+ years, which, if any, I should maybe have a go at committing to 'tape'. They pretty much straight away responded with 'City of New Orleans' and this is the result. Quite a special song for me in it's way; it's certainly been part of my consciousness for 40 years or more. It has so many links for me to people who've come and gone over that time. When we first got The Bourne Valley Boys together back in 2002, I went through my entire vinyl collection looking for inspiration for material that would fit the new band. The only song that jumped out at me was 'City', and we worked it up and played it at every gig since that time. We never tired of it and, crucially, the audience loved it, helped in no small part by Chris's locomotive blues-harp and Simon's vocal harmonies. I'd like to dedicate this to all the people who come to mind whenever I hear or play it- they are many but in particular, Simon Squire (who will never see this but first played me the Arlo Guthrie version back in school), Sophie, Lily and Ruby, Big Keith (who really loved this and regularly fixed us up with gigs), Caroline & Yash and in particular their son Luca, who as a toddler was just absolutely mesmerised by a certain Johnny Cash train video. x

Onwards (Demo - Nov '22)

00:00 / 02:53

- Just a little finger picked driving kind of a song I think?
Short & sweet

Breathing Space (Demo - April '22)

00:00 / 05:02

- An exercise for me on starting out with a very simple bass line and adding layers on top to see what i could come up with. This is the result.

22-2-22. (Rising)(Demo - Feb '22)

00:00 / 02:29

- Messing around with my keyboard and came up with a bit of incidental film-like music from the early eighties I think......

Vibram Soul (Demo - Feb '22)

00:00 / 03:17

- New year-new tune. Still trying to be short and succinct in my composition here. This one is in praise of high country and the head space I get into when out in the hills. Sadly living where I do, they are all rather too far away.

A Love Supreme (Demo - Dec '21)

00:00 / 03:04

-This is a song to my wife and girls. A love song if you will. It is an exercise in restraint; trying to write a shorter song which is seemingly quite difficult. Still didn't quite manage the sub 3 minute mark.

Vallage Stole My Rocket(Demo - Nov '21)

00:00 / 05:11

- Riffs. Based around an acoustic pattern I've had going on for a while it then morphs into an uptempo rhythmy spacey groove.

Rusty x(Demo - Sept '21)

00:00 / 03:18

- A song for our trusty hound who died very suddenly a few weeks back. We spent the last 12 years at work together and we enjoyed some of the best times yomping around our beautiful countryside. She's left a big hole in our world.

Keep It To Yourself (Demo - July '21))

00:00 / 05:07

- This one seems to have taken a couple of months. All started with the riff that kicks it off and was keen to work in more harmonies, both vocally and with the guitars.

'53 (Demo- April 2021)

00:00 / 04:12

--This is centred around a finger picked chord shape in D which I don't know the name of but it turned into something quite groovy I think. Another instrumental one.

HOT DB (Demo- Feb 2021)

00:00 / 05:06

- Bit of a departure this one. Always wanted to try something electronic and spacey. It's inspired by the mighty Hawkwind, a band that I have always loved and respected.

Higher Ground (Demo- Jan 2021)

00:00 / 05:37

- This is a tune of 3 parts but started with the riff in part one. Gets funky in the mid section and then ends with a loose gospel kind of a groove.

- Written in the aftermath of my Mum's passing.

Porthia (Demo- Nov 2020)

00:00 / 05:55

When The Levee Breaks (Demo- Jul 2020)

00:00 / 05:09

- This is my take on a massive song from the Mississippi Delta from 1927 by Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy and popularised by Zeppelin on their monolithic 4th album which is where many first heard it, including me. That album moved me greatly.

Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (Demo- Feb 2019)

00:00 / 03:46

- My arrangement of a song by Delta Spirit whom I happened to stumble across on Jools Holland's programme late one Friday eve. I was so blown away that I had to rush out and buy the album. Brilliant album and great band.

Veiled Star (Demo- Apr 2018)

00:00 / 05:57

- I wrote this for someone as a birthday present. They are very special to me and I wanted them to know just how important and truly loved they are. x

Twilight Zone (Demo- Nov 2010)

00:00 / 04:21

- A song born from memories sweet, long ago when we'd stay up all night, spurred on by good music etc then would watch the sun rise out of the dark in a far flung field

Shine (Demo- Jun 2012)

00:00 / 06:02

- With a nod to Jeff Lynne- a song about the how a little bit of sunshine can make you feel a whole lot better. Dedicated to someone very special (she knows who she is x)

Neil, Joni & Me (Demo- Dec 2018)

00:00 / 04:32

- I wrote this in great haste for my brother Lee who was entering the last stages of his battle with cancer. We'd not been as close as we could have been latterly and I hoped to convey to him that, despite everything, we were brothers and that he was very special.

She Never Came Home (Demo- Apr 2012)

00:00 / 04:31

- Autobiographical thing about growing up in the care system.

Po' Boy Blues {Demo- Feb 2011)

00:00 / 05:27

TED ROGERS

AMERICANA FOLK BLUES

ROCK FROM THE ATTIC

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This one is also the result of exploring the Open C voicings. Second half of the tune is a stab at a 'rolling', seemingly endless 'loop' of a progression.

My take on a Vangelis song from the 1982 Bladerunner soundtrack

- Just a little finger picked driving kind of a song I think?
Short & sweet

- An exercise for me on starting out with a very simple bass line and adding layers on top to see what i could come up with. This is the result.

- Messing around with my keyboard and came up with a bit of incidental film-like music from the early eighties I think......

- New year-new tune. Still trying to be short and succinct in my composition here. This one is in praise of high country and the head space I get into when out in the hills. Sadly living where I do, they are all rather too far away.

-This is a song to my wife and girls. A love song if you will. It is an exercise in restraint; trying to write a shorter song which is seemingly quite difficult. Still didn't quite manage the sub 3 minute mark.

- A song for our trusty hound who died very suddenly a few weeks back. We spent the last 12 years at work together and we enjoyed some of the best times yomping around our beautiful countryside. She's left a big hole in our world.

- This one seems to have taken a couple of months. All started with the riff that kicks it off and was keen to work in more harmonies, both vocally and with the guitars.

--This is centred around a finger picked chord shape in D which I don't know the name of but it turned into something quite groovy I think. Another instrumental one.

- Bit of a departure this one. Always wanted to try something electronic and spacey. It's inspired by the mighty Hawkwind, a band that I have always loved and respected.

- This is a tune of 3 parts but started with the riff in part one. Gets funky in the mid section and then ends with a loose gospel kind of a groove.

- Written in the aftermath of my Mum's passing.

- This is my take on a massive song from the Mississippi Delta from 1927 by Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy and popularised by Zeppelin on their monolithic 4th album which is where many first heard it, including me. That album moved me greatly.

- My arrangement of a song by Delta Spirit whom I happened to stumble across on Jools Holland's programme late one Friday eve. I was so blown away that I had to rush out and buy the album. Brilliant album and great band.

- I wrote this for someone as a birthday present. They are very special to me and I wanted them to know just how important and truly loved they are. x

- A song born from memories sweet, long ago when we'd stay up all night, spurred on by good music etc then would watch the sun rise out of the dark in a far flung field

- With a nod to Jeff Lynne- a song about the how a little bit of sunshine can make you feel a whole lot better. Dedicated to someone very special (she knows who she is x)

- I wrote this in great haste for my brother Lee who was entering the last stages of his battle with cancer. We'd not been as close as we could have been latterly and I hoped to convey to him that, despite everything, we were brothers and that he was very special.

- Autobiographical thing about growing up in the care system.

- This is now 10 years old but it's a still a very fine line between staying afloat and sinking.

This one is also the result of exploring the Open C voicings. Second half of the tune is a stab at a 'rolling', seemingly endless 'loop' of a progression.

My take on a Vangelis song from the 1982 Bladerunner soundtrack

- Just a little finger picked driving kind of a song I think? Short & sweet

- An exercise for me on starting out with a very simple bass line and adding layers on top to see what i could come up with. This is the result.

- Messing around with my keyboard and came up with a bit of incidental film-like music from the early eighties I think......

- New year-new tune. Still trying to be short and succinct in my composition here. This one is in praise of high country and the head space I get into when out in the hills. Sadly living where I do, they are all rather too far away.

-This is a song to my wife and girls. A love song if you will. It is an exercise in restraint; trying to write a shorter song which is seemingly quite difficult. Still didn't quite manage the sub 3 minute mark.

- A song for our trusty hound who died very suddenly a few weeks back. We spent the last 12 years at work together and we enjoyed some of the best times yomping around our beautiful countryside. She's left a big hole in our world.

- This one seems to have taken a couple of months. All started with the riff that kicks it off and was keen to work in more harmonies, both vocally and with the guitars.

--This is centred around a finger picked chord shape in D which I don't know the name of but it turned into something quite groovy I think. Another instrumental one.

- Bit of a departure this one. Always wanted to try something electronic and spacey. It's inspired by the mighty Hawkwind, a band that I have always loved and respected.

- This is a tune of 3 parts but started with the riff in part one. Gets funky in the mid section and then ends with a loose gospel kind of a groove.

- Written in the aftermath of my Mum's passing.

- This is my take on a massive song from the Mississippi Delta from 1927 by Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy and popularised by Zeppelin on their monolithic 4th album which is where many first heard it, including me. That album moved me greatly.

- My arrangement of a song by Delta Spirit whom I happened to stumble across on Jools Holland's programme late one Friday eve. I was so blown away that I had to rush out and buy the album. Brilliant album and great band.

- I wrote this for someone as a birthday present. They are very special to me and I wanted them to know just how important and truly loved they are. x

- A song born from memories sweet, long ago when we'd stay up all night, spurred on by good music etc then would watch the sun rise out of the dark in a far flung field

- With a nod to Jeff Lynne- a song about the how a little bit of sunshine can make you feel a whole lot better. Dedicated to someone very special (she knows who she is x)

- I wrote this in great haste for my brother Lee who was entering the last stages of his battle with cancer. We'd not been as close as we could have been latterly and I hoped to convey to him that, despite everything, we were brothers and that he was very special.

- Autobiographical thing about growing up in the care system.

- This is now 10 years old but it's a still a very fine line between staying afloat and sinking.

- Just a little finger picked driving kind of a song I think?
Short & sweet