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1940s Wartime Dancehall Blues

from The Secret Diary Of A Tunesmith by Lins Honeyman

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The Tunesmiths challenge for this track was to write and record a ballad. Whilst perhaps not a ballad in the traditional sense, this song does tell the story of a young man who has fallen in love and faces the bitter prospect of being called up to serve in the Second World War.

Specially recorded for Tunesmiths, this song was originally written in 2004 shortly after I purchased my very first ukelele. I was keen to reference a number of WW2 elements such as the bombing of Buckingham Palace, black outs and Glenn Miller as well as the sartorial challenges of the day (paint-on nylon hose and working/dancing shoes.) This particular version contains not one but four layered ukeleles as well as a thumped briefcase. Lastly, my vocal was put through a grungelizer effect to give a 1940s gramophone feel to proceedings.

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from The Secret Diary Of A Tunesmith, released September 15, 2014
Written by Lins Honeyman

Lins Honeyman: vocals, ukeleles, briefcase.

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Lins Honeyman Perth, UK

Lins Honeyman is a singer/songwriter and performer based in Perthshire, Scotland. Lins has appeared live in bars, prisons, churches and living rooms - both solo and with his band.

To keep things fresh, he goes between guitar, harmonica, piano, mandolin, dobro and ukulele and plays a range of original material, old blues numbers and the odd surprising cover or two! ... more

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