Mike Outram’s Weblog

Jan/Feb 08

• I’m only doing private tuition now on Saturdays and Sundays between 9 and 12.
• Rebecca Hollweg released her new album (which I’m on), it’s called Orange Roses. She writes very good songs, tremendous in fact.
• Recorded Harvey Brough’s ‘Requiem in Blue’ with Clare College choir (here they are) and a host of other soloists.

• Did a tour of the UK with Theo Travis, Roy Dodds and Pete Whittaker. Got to play almost loud. Here it is on YouTube, I do a slide solo and where I throw the slide on the ground but it smashed into tiny pieces, splintering into jagged counter-patterns if you will. But, fear not, I carried on - tremendous professional focus. Slide is quite hard, and I decided on this tour I would have a crack at it. If you can imagine the sound of a theremin being played by someone who’s injected toothpaste into his head then you’ve a pretty good idea of what I sound like. In a gesture of band solidarity Roy smashed his stick.
• Here’s another gig of us at the Boxford Fleece, the crowd went mental that night.

  Recorded the music for a film called ??. score written by tremendous composer Laura Rossi.