Category: John Maul
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The Keyboard Chronicles Interview
Hat’s off to Mr David Holloway, the founder of the YouTube site – ‘The Keyboard Chronicles’. His tireless efforts interviewing keyboard players from all over the globe is fast making this the ‘go-to’ resource for professional 1st hand advice and experience, hopefully with a few laughs along the way. I was delighted and honoured to […]
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Hommage to Elton
Following my Facebook Post on the ‘We Grew Up In Watford’ Group, I was contacted by journalist Panayiota Demosthenous. She was interested in knowing a little more about a letter I received from Elton John back in February 1978 , having written to him at Watford FC only a few days before. It was a […]
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Time Flies….
Wow – I cant believe it’s been February since my last post. Suffice to say I’ve been very busy and very grateful for it. Since March I’ve been to Slovakia, Czech, Austria and Sweden with the Dire Straits Exeprience. We had a tour of the Netherlands in May and various trips to France in June, […]
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Brit Fest 2024
It was a pleasure to revisit my 80s Pop roots for the Brit Fest 2024 Festival at Ashely Showground in Chesire on July 6th. I had a fabulous house band to MD. Artists we backed included, Nik Kershaw, Paul Young, The Real Thing , 5-Star , T’Pau and Owen Paul. Whilst the weather could have […]
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Back On YouTube
I must confess it has been awhile since my last YouTube video but I’ve revisited Final Cut Pro and got creating again. This time it’s an educational video looking at Orchestrating a piano piece using one of my Christmas tunes that I composed a couple of years ago – ‘All Aboard The Reindeer Express’. It’s […]
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A Return To ‘Gigging’ Life
I’m glad to say some normality has finally returned to gigging life, albeit slowly and cautiously. The Dire Straits Experience have at last been busy. March included a two week tour of France with no less than 11 shows, all with fantastic audiences, food and hospitality. After a brief 3 day respite back home we […]
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‘Piano Life’ – Lives !
Thanks to the pandemic , I’ve been encouraged to look for other outlets for my musical pursuits. I’m glad to say that my ‘Piano Life’ You Tube channel has gained a little momentum albeit modest by some standards. But the purpose of the channel has really been a flag-waving exercise and, as and when time […]