meet the Ragdolls! Really great indie band giving me a real nostalgic feel for playing in London in the late 80's early 90's.90's.

We talk influences and aspirations, double basses and drums, and the 'joys' of playing to dog walkers in an outdoors cafe :).

Really lovely people playing great music.. ....track down their music now!

My conversation with Holly last episode made me want to look back to really ponder on whether playing original music successfully was actually any easier in the 90's than it is today.

I also share my one rejection letter I still have from a record company....can't get much more exciting than that!!

#musicthecurve #originalmusic #islandrecords #wearecords

My first foray into the folk universe brings me into a really engaging conversation with Holly.

We talk song writing, songs and their complicated emergence into the world, music politics and more about the origins of songwriting as a sometimes lost part of childhood.

We also share our love of all things Oli :).

How do you answer the question of who are your influences? And what does it mean? How come you might be influenced by someone who's music is nothing like yours. Here we consider complex influences that can make it harder to think about creativity and exactly how they influence what we do.

#original music #songwriting #davidbowie #xtc #thejam #genesis #elviscostello #joejackson

so. Having mentioned it in many of the puds, please have a look at this announcement for our first event, at the Roundabout pub, Plymouth, on the 24th April 2026. Please spread the word, but most importantly, please come along!!

#musicthecurve #RobCForce #craig_osment_music

extrovert... introvert...what lies between the ears of someone who doesn't like being the centre of attention, but wants to stand on stage in front of everyone....

Discuss.... :)

This is a link to a BBC video about the power of being an introvert...

https://youtu.be/o1Y4Z0oh1GE?si=P4qiU21rpTeT1odx

So. Writing songs is complicated. When to bring them to the band, how to sit on your songwriter desire to keep bringing new songs in....its all about throughout!! :)

#musicthecurve #songwroting #originalmusic

well we are back with another great interviewer; this time the up and coming Cat Rose. We talk about what it's like to try to be a performer today from a working class background, what it's really like to do a tour and find the perfect metaphor for the struggle to write a song .

#catroseofficial #musicthecurve #originalmusic #florenceandthemachine #touring

So being in a band is cool...mostly:). And you can get singing or playing an instrument...maybe extra cool. But then, if your the front person, you also have to say something (or not) between songs, beginning and end, etc.

So today we think about this. Finding the right vibe for the right audience, wishing I could cultivate a small, and remembering never to diss your 2 person audience!!

Not all gigs are equal. Some are more equal than others :). Let's consider bad gigs, such as discovering the venue you are playing at is huge when you thought it was going to be small, and the food, playing a festival in the sunshine on Cornish clifftops. And then the bizarre....:)

#gigs #maker #musicthecurve #soagetti westerns