Drinking Wine in my Pyjamas - A new habit which formed during Lockdown .
My Next Great Affair - A story of a lonely guy wondering about his next love.
Waste a Little with You - There can be no great compliment than wanting to waste time with somebody; in a bar, walking etc
Title track of my 2023 album. Just take a little Me Time and it will be ok.
Annoyed by all those on-line questionnaires? Annoyed by always being asked to like 'stuff'?
Music is Cheaper than Therapy - In dark times we all have ‘go to’ songs or albums to help us through.
Varosha - A descriptive song of a city in Cyprus left in ‘no-mans land’ since the 1974 invasion.
Old Compton Street - A guitar instrumental in the style of the great 1970s guitar pickers.
Singer/Songwriter
**Places to hear/buy Graham Corbould’s music; Bandcamp; Apple Music; Spotify.
Original songs, some with humour and singalong chorus’ mixed in with those of more serious topics.
My aim is to entertain and involve the audience, and leave them with something to think about.
Some of my original songs are written with a wry, self deprecating humour, ranging over a variety topics, others tell more serious stories. We all love a sing along! So, many of my songs have easy to pick up chorus’ and are upbeat. In between the songs, a few stories of explanation will be told.
My objective is to keep the performance light, upbeat and entertaining.
All songs/albums are available to stream/download and purchase from:
Download and purchase ‘Me Time’ at www.grahamcorbould.bandcamp.com
Old Compton Street on Apple Music; Spotify
The Night After the Morning Before Apple Music; Spotify
To make a programme more varied, familiar and accessible, I can add in suitable covers from a long and varied repertoire of upbeat and chilled music from singer/songwriters, Pop, Soft Rock, Folk, Irish to Americana largely from 50s to the 80s.
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Recent Performances:
Broadstairs Folk Festival;
Rochester Sweeps Folk Festival;
St. Edith’s Folk Club;
Dartford Folk Club;
Shrewsbury House (Album Launch);
Acoustic Anarchy (at The Water into Beer Micropub, London SE4);
Man of Kent (Rochester);
Bob Hope Theatre (Music Night);
Pelton Arms; Morden Arms;
The Shortlands Tavern
Plus many more. (Also I play a lot of covers gigs, not shown above, and will in slip original songs just to see who is paying attention!)
Examples of my original songs - all can be found at https://grahamcorbould.bandcamp.com
*Drinking Wine in my Pyjamas - A bit of Lockdown humour.
*Going Commando - Why don’t our crack fighting force wear pants?
*Bewildered Bystander - A take on 21st century life and attitudes.
*The Questionnaire - Tired of getting email questionnaires when ever you buy something?
*The Song of Me and You - a tale of regret.
My Next Great Affair - Lonely boy dreaming of his next love.
Varosha - A descriptive song of a city in Cyprus left in ‘no-mans land’ since the 1974.
Old Compton Street - A guitar instrumental, folky with a tinge of Jazz.
Drinking on a School Night - A call to indulge in mid-week merriment.
Music is Cheaper Than Therapy - In dark times we all have ‘go to’ songs or albums to help us through.
*denotes a new song soon to be available on my album “Me Time’.
"Graham played a highly enjoyable and 'elegant set’.”
“I thought your CD’s and songs are really good – please do come back to St Edith’s Folk Club sometime soon.”
Singer/Songwriter
As a song writer, Graham addresses a wide spectrum of topics, feelings and issues. Never forgetting that audiences are there to be entertained, much effort is put into making songs accessible through strong choruses and verses which carry a story. The stories are varied in topic, not limited to love and loss, but tell of many things. Within the repertoire of over 50 original songs, some have a rye humour about them others address more serious topics.
The guitar features prominently and there are a few self-written instrumentals. Graham was guitar tutor for 20 years up until 2021when he gave up to focus on gigging. In 2009 Graham was awarded Guitar Tutor of the year award by the Registry of Guitar Tutors.
Graham has also had a number of Prestigious support spots - Oyster Band, Phil Odgers (The Men They Couldn’t Hang), Chicken Shack and others.
Graham’s song “It's the Little things” reached the semi-finals of the UK Songwriting Contest.
After submitting various examples of his work, Graham was awarded a place on a songwriting workshop tutored by Sir Ray Davies MBE.
Covers
Mixed in with Graham's originals he will often play a few songs by other songwriters. These could come from three sources;
1) Favourite acoustic/folk songwriters down the years; Al Stewart; Ralph McTell; Bob Dylan; Billy Bragg; Show of Hands/Steve Knightly; Arlo Guthrie; Richard Thompson; Donovan; Lindisfarne....
2) Soft Rock; Ray Davies; The Band; Old Crow Medicine Show; Nick Lowe; Paul Weller; Rod Stewart; Green Day; Joy Division. Many songs have been re-worked.
3) Any selection from Graham's Acoustic Covers Section.
My current work is available via Bandcamp. Complete albums and individual tracks can be heard, purchased and streamed via clicking here. Clicking on the blue song title below takes you to the track, where the lyrics are displayed.
You can also find me on Spotify, and all other digital platforms. These are studio recordings, live, you get me, my guitar, the song and a bit of banter.
If you like what you hear, please share it!!
I hope the enjoy the music and thanks for looking me up.
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