re: shackman
I didn’t know what happened with him, but Alnwick is a funny little northern town in England… I assume he was from there, its on the River Coquet.
It even has a pub called The Dirty Bottles, they’ve (the bottles) been in the pub front window for over 200 years or something, and never been cleaned.
Spooky, huh… ?
Harry Potter was also filmed there, not in the pub, but in the castle- which is magnificent, so no surprise really 
Sorry, welcome to the forum. 
Count me in on the welcome wagon party.
dude, you need a backstory… just kiddin
My back was out after heavy lifting, but better today. Thanks for caring
Awesome
Welcome back FD!
Thanks guys! Hope to be more active in the near future.
What about Patrick (French but living in Canada) is he still about? Chordwainer? Sven?
Welcome back. Patrick is busy making albums but shows up from time to time with a beard.
All 3 are still here. Chordwainer and Sven are on here regularly and it looks like Ptalbot (Patrick?) is on here right now.
Hey firedance.
Seems like it’s been hard for a bunch of us to be as regular forum members like we used to. I’m here sporadically, always with the intent to get back a little more regularly.
So good to see most people still get on here even if it’s only every now and then.
Speaking of Brandon, if anyone has his email address, could you please message me. He actually hosts a couple of websites for me - since we stopped rr his old email does not work and I’d like to reimburse him (and make sure I don’t lose my stuff if he pulls the plug!!).
Obviously, he is not an easy person to track down!!!
Anyway, good to see you again!
Firedance!! How did I miss this thread? So great to see you again!
(And you too danman!)
Thanks guys! and despite all this, still nothing from me in three weeks lol
Hopefully this will change soon … anyway, great to see a few regulars still here!!
Always great to add veterans to the team!
Hey again all! Been a while to say the least . . . !
Hope at least some of you are still around and that all is well with everyone and the site.
FD
Welcome back, Firedance!!!
Welcome back! Long time no hear. I don’t think I ever asked what inspired the “Firedance” avatar, what’s the meaning? You used that for many years.
Also, what’s happening in Ireland and Europe, it seems the world has gone crazy? I hope you’re gathering lots of firewood (for those firedances) - and to keep warm this winter!
BTW - I had to think for a minute, but that song “The Quiet Zone” was quite a song when I first heard it years ago. Very moving.
Funny you should say that - literally just took a break from chopping free firewood Stan!
Yeah, all a bit crazy but what can you do?
‘Firedances’ is an album by Killing Joke, one of my favorite bands and I just sort of liked it as a compound word anyway!
The Quiet Zone - yeah, thanks! Haven’t actually fully completed anything since but of course I have 738 works in progrss probably!
From time to time the people gather in masses, sometimes tens of thousands, and protest in the streets of the capital and major cities. At least in Europe from what I’ve seen. I think it raises awareness and gets attention. Mainstream news media (MSM) won’t cover these much though, so many people may be unaware how much unrest and dissent there is. Sweden and Italy look to be changing politically, rejecting globalism. As powerful as the autocrats think they are, they are nearly powerless without the consent of the people. That’s why there is so much energy put into controlling the media narrative (including censorship). Non-consent and non-compliance with idiotic policies is a first step.
Excellent! Preparation is the name of the game.
Ah yeah of course Stan, kind of meant the phrase figuratively but yes, protest is is a big European (and Irish) thing.
Suppose I meant nothing much will change in the nest weeks/months regardless, nothing will happen overnight.
But anyway, music creation will continue as long as we have life, fingers and internet connection! lol
I’d sure love to hear what you’ve recorded lately!