A rainy Sunday and a song for the verandah
Rain on the roof, one chair, one ukulele and a song that wrote itself.
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A song, a chord and a slow day, every Sunday.
7 min read
The three chords behind half the songs I know
C, F and G, and how far they will take you on a lazy afternoon.
5 min read
A slow strum for the end of the afternoon
One easy pattern, down and up, and a song to try it on.
8 min read
Walking the road around the island, one more time
Thirty-two kilometres, a lot of waving and a tune in my head the whole way.
5 min read
What I play when the roof is loud
Soft songs, small chords and playing quietly enough to hear the rain.
6 min read
A chord chart I keep by the door
Four shapes on a card, so I can pick one up on my way out.
7 min read
A lullaby from my grandmother, in my own words
The tune she hummed, written down with chords for beginners.
5 min read
Mornings on the step before the heat
Tea, a few chords and the lagoon going from grey to blue.
6 min read
The first storm of the season, and a first song
A grey sky, a warm wind and a verandah with a ukulele on it.
8 min read
Moving between two chords without stopping
The small trick that stopped my hand from freezing at every change.
5 min read
Strumming a song for a friend’s birthday
Three chords, one chorus and a few made-up lines.
6 min read
Slow days on the step: what I do with them
Mostly nothing, with a little ukulele in between.
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The Verandah Letter
One letter every Sunday: a song or chord to try, and a slow day from the island.