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The Music biog of Chris Dinsdale I'm 46 years young, born & bred in Silsden West Yorks Ive been playing self tought guitar now for quite a number of years, but like so many people i was a closet guitarist, it was about three to four years ago when i started to go down to my local pub where a few local guys were having a weekly singaround, i was invited to have a go, and managed to fumble an odd song or too out.
I had never played a note outside of my own doorstep before this. It was quite a step.
The guys were great and encouraged me right from the start.I was soon hooked on the buzz of delivering a good tune and even though my early influences range from robert Johnson to the great popular artists of the seventies such as Rod Stewart, Bowie, Thin Lizzy & all the good rocky stuff but always enjoyed listening to the nice tuneful sounds like Simon and Garfe, Eagles, E L O etc.
I'm not sure where my own music comes from but when in the right frame of mind find it quite easy to write my lyrics and simple tunes to accompany them.
Even though i'm not much of a traditional folky i do enjoy some of the younger acts and the modern influences introduced to folk music by them.
Not being very good at catagorising types of music my self, i am told that my music is "folk music" and am quite happy to accept this,
I started doing the odd shared gig in summer 2005 and i am finally taking bookings on my own . Most of the gigs are in pubs which can be a harsh environment to try and put my own stuff across. I try to mix things up a bit doing a blues spot and a few popular songs people may recognise but the pub circuit has done me a power of good as these often rowdy places tend to harden you to it. I most relish the folk club type gigs where you always get the 100% listening factor. This brings out the best i think.
This first CD, "Catch The Whirlwind" has emerged from people around me who have remarked that i should have a go at recording, so i bought a small recording gadget and wrote the songs and laid them down. I then took good advice and had the tracks mastered proffesionally, its expensive but worth it.
Hope you like them.
Enjoy.
Chris Dinsdale
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