Hello from London (via Yorkshire)

[AndyFereday]

Hi everyone,

 

I thought I'd pop in and say hello. I've been playing bass for the last three years or so, having played in my late teens (I'm now 50) but never in a band. Joined a covers band last year, we did a gig before Christmas but I've decided they weren't really for me. I'm noodling around on my own for the moment, which makes me happy. I'm slowly making my own tunes, teaching myself guitar and learning to program drums and snip audio samples in Reaper. I come from a goth / alternative / industrial background via folk music and Morris dancing (I also play diatonic accordion). Oh, also teaching myself violin with a customised / upgraded gear4music electric model. I'm a bit of a gear / tech fan, not really a nerd as such but enjoy learning new things. I'm a big fan of TC Electronic stereo effects and run my signal into an FRFR setup using an Ampeg PF-500 as a preamp. Happy to talk about my setup for anyone who's interested! Oh, I'm autistic too.

[SpondonBassed]

Welcome Andy.

[msb]

You’re a fifty year old Morris dancing goth that plays the accordion ?

 

welcome !

 

… this thread really deserves some pics!

[AndyFereday]

Hahaha! No, I don't dance any more! Damaged tendons in both my heels from too much dancing one day.

 

But Morris dancing and Goth are pretty much the same thing... you get dressed up, dance around and drink a lot of beer!

 

I don't have any recent photos but here's an accordion video from about 3 years ago... https://youtu.be/b1EdQXmbY_Q

 

 

[msb]

That’s lovely , Andy! The trad scene is very much alive in NS.

[Newfoundfreedom]

Hi Andy, from a very hot Bulgaria via Yorkshire. 😉

[AndyFereday]

Aye. Now then.

[Newfoundfreedom]

6 minutes ago, AndyFereday said:

Aye. Now then.

Ars tha doin mucka. Where abarts in God's county is tha from? 

[AndyFereday]

I'm from all over really but studied in Leeds, then lived in Huddersfield and Halifax for a few years. Never lived anywhere else as long until I moved to London... What about thee?

[Newfoundfreedom]

57 minutes ago, AndyFereday said:

I'm from all over really but studied in Leeds, then lived in Huddersfield and Halifax for a few years. Never lived anywhere else as long until I moved to London... What about thee?

 

Am from a little mining village in middle earth, in-between Doncaster, Barnsley, Wakefield and Pontefract. Although I think I've almost lived more of my life outside Yorkshire than I did in. But I reckon if you snapped me in half like a stick of rock it would still say "Yorkshire" in the middle. 😉

[snorkie635]

Welcome to you. A fine place to be, and from G.O.C. as well. 😉