So, #tuneoftheweek. What an adventure! Last week I hit a milestone; week 25. I’ve composed 25 tunes, one every week for 25 consecutive weeks. I feel that I’ve grown as […]
Week 25 #tuneoftheweek
I can’t quite believe that it’s week 25 of my #tuneoftheweek project already. I’m still having lots of fun with the project so I think I’ll keep it going for […]
Week 24 #tuneoftheweek
This week’s #tuneoftheweek is a reel in C which is in the pipe scale. I’ve been starting to have a whistle revival as I have been neglecting it a little […]
What Tina’s up to next..
I have quite a busy time ahead of me in the calendar with some exciting bits of work I’m really looking forward to. GRÁINNE BRADY & TINA JORDAN REES IRELAND […]
Week 23 #tuneoftheweek
I’ve been writing a lot of tunes on the piano recently so today I fancied trying to write one on the whistle. Different styles of writing happen when I choose […]
Ducks at Luss (Distil Scratch Band Day)
The first Distil Scratch Day took place a few weeks ago in Lofi Studios in Glasgow. The task was to write for drums with bass, piano and fiddle. This was […]
Week 22 #tuneoftheweek
I love composing. I love my #tuneoftheweek project. I feel that I’m gaining confidence not only in my composing but also in my playing, my recording abilities and my writing […]
Week 21 #tuneoftheweek
I wrote this tune yesterday on the last day of week 21 of my #tuneoftheweek project. I had been thinking about writing a slow tune (for variety within the project) but […]
Distil Scratch Band Day
Yesterday I was in LoFi Studios in Glasgow taking part in the Distil Scratch Band Day. There were 5 composers who all got an hour with the scratch band to […]
Week 20 #tuneoftheweek
Week 20 #tuneoftheweek is a tune I wrote this weekend which I thought would go nicely with my tune from week 3 of this project: ‘Cherry Falls’. Thanks to Adam […]