Paul Englefield

If Little Richard heard us rock 
The songs that Elvis gave
Would he dig high hat and kick,
Or roll around his grave?

#poem #rockandroll

Poster for Two Bob Bit

I'm really enjoying working on an acoustic Americana set with Bob Powell, Bob Cooper, & Debbie Bee. Bluegrass, Old time, Hank Williams, Dylan.. Mostly playing Mandola with a bit of mandolin and guitar + singing BVs and a few leads. Interesting and good discipline working without bass and drums.

Poster for A-Train Express on 19th Feb at the Somerville arms.

A statue of Neptune from a low angle in winter sun against a blue sky.

Neptune holds court at Bristol centre. #neptune #godsinthecity #blueskies

Cabot Circus shopping centre from a high viewpoint. The building is onl several levels and the semi-open roof has a mesh / sail motif.

Beautiful architecture and bland shops at Bristol's Cabot circus.

Two Bob Bit at the Gatehouse Coventry this Thursday + Open mic slots

That's a fabulous photo

I went to this last year and it was an excellent session. Bob is a clear and organised instructor.

Chain of fools are more than a bit fabulous.

I like the idea of a little vanilla

The cover of Dough by Richard Bertinet with four different and interesting breads

Richard Bertinet knows his baking chops. He also knows how to share them in this well-organised book. #baking #slap-and-fold #cookbook

I've fallen in love with the octave mandola. (It's like a mandolin but bigger and, no surprise, an octave deeper.) It really cuts through a mix and is super versatile: melodic breaks, tunes, arpeggios, chop chords ... It can sound just right for Americana but also can get a bit mediaeval.
#mandola