Edirol UA-25EX

Today I purchased a Edirol UA25-EX by Roland to connect the computer to the keyboard using MIDI and USB. It worked on the first test. This is the track I laid down in Garage band. One take, and I was not really focusing on playing as I was working on making sure that technically everything was correct.

Aunty Jack

Edit:

Here are my two first compositions:





And now the third:

SpanishLadies.mp3 - Brian Yap

and a fourth:

the Bushfire random verses - yewenyi

but wait, there is more!

The Team Part 2008-12-28A - Brian Yap

Spanish Ladies and variants - Brian Yap

Eurotrash

Well I have always loved Eurovision, long before it became fashionable here in Australia. But this is the first time I headed off to the pub.

On some occasions I am in synch with the Europeans, and others I am not. This time I was only a little in synch. Here is my top 3

1. Bosnia Herzegovina
2. Azerbaijan
3. Ukraine
   

"Eurovision at the Pub" by yewenyi [?]

"Eurovision at the Pub" by yewenyi [?]

National Folk Festival

I went to the NFF with Kate, Wing and Morgan. It was the first festival I have been to in a long time and camped and it was a great break. I will add some reviews to my lost on the internet site of the CDs I have purchase, though I have a few more to buy.

There are several videos, but this was one of my favourite songs.



"Kate" by Morgan Carpenter [?]

"Wing" by Morgan Carpenter [?]

"Morgan" by yewenyi [?]

www.flickr.com More of yewenyi's photos tagged with NFF 2008

Penelope Swales

Well, after a long time of not seeing Penelope but buying her CDs, finally I got to see her. Owing to a mix up I did not see her until the show, but it was great to see an excellent live performance.

Bushwackers on iTunes

Well, I have not been an iTunes convert. Every time a music store opens up, I go and look for music by the Bushwackers. I used to go their dances at the Melbourne Show Grounds, before they were forced to close down. Always, I never find their albums. They only every released a few compilations on CD, which I have. I no longer have the LPs. So I was pleasantly surprised and concerned when I found all the albums on iTunes. It is good that they are there. The down side is that this might turn out to be expensive. Though, I checked the cost of a CD by another band. iTunes is only half the price of a CD. I have not purchased the music; yet.

Update: Just had a closer look, only their later albums are there. The early ones like Murrumbidgee are not. I wonder why?