UPCOMING GIGS
Gig Schedule 2012 Jan 20 Selena Cross @ The Wesley Ann Jan 21 Kumar Shome @ The City Tiler Jan 22 – 30th Jetty Road @ Tamworth …
26 Jun
Jetty Road @ Kinross Woolshed and Rooty Hill RSL
Jetty Road @ Kinross Woolshed and Rooty Hill RSL
After rolling into the Kinross Woolshed and sharing the love of music and good times it’s time for another day of driving. To the soundtrack …
26 Jun
Training on the Road
Training on the Road
For all the health conscious out there: here are some great workouts I’ve put together for the mobile gym rings I travel with. If you …
01 Apr
First gig with Jetty Road
First gig with Jetty Road
Just did my first gig with Jetty Road. A great Australian country act and winner of the Tamworth Country Music Festival Golden Guitar award. This …
31 Mar
Weight Dramas
Weight Dramas
Just a quick post to wake myself up! It’s 6 am and I’m preparing to fly up to Sydney for a gig with Jetty Road …
21 Mar
Diminished Warm up/Whole tone ii-V-I approach.
Diminished Warm up/Whole tone ii-V-I approach.
This is my 800th attempt at getting these photos to load properly. Not happy Jan. Here we go again…..
20 Mar
The Olie Williams Effect
The Olie Williams Effect
For probably about a year now I have played in a Brazilian/Fusion trio with Olie Williams and Kumar Shome. Two incredible musicians who have dedicated …
20 Mar
Bridget Pross
Bridget Pross
One of Melbourne’s best young songwriters Bridget Pross. Hear her work at http://www.myspace.com/bridgetpross
20 Mar
In the Studio
In the Studio
It’s been great recording on fretless again! This shot is from Bridget Pross’s session in 2010. But I have just pulled the fretless out again for …
19 Mar
Meltdown!
Meltdown!
The average cover gig presents challenges they never teach you in school. This in a winery gig in rural NSW. The temperature is about 30 …
19 Mar
From the Road: Tour and Gig Diary
From the Road: Tour and Gig Diary
Ewwww gross! Bass player fingers……. This July I am going to be touring Canada, France and Switzerland with Jetty Road. I have been exploring ways of …
03 Sep
Diminished Lick (no2) – Fits neatly into one.one hand positions on bass
Diminished Lick (no2) – Fits neatly into one.one hand positions on bass
09 Feb
paul chambers lines on So What
paul chambers lines on So What
the problem why does So What sound so open/modal on the record, yet it often sounds chunky and rigid when folks play …
17 Jan
The Aesthetic of Electric Bass.
The Aesthetic of Electric Bass.
Bass Guitar: the influence of design, industry, genre and technique on performance practice. P.W.Farrell Introduction. In this paper I wish to examine the evolution of bass …
03 Sep
Randy Hope Taylor’s part on Colibri (From Incognito’s album, “Tribes, Vibes and Scribes”)
Randy Hope Taylor’s part on Colibri (From Incognito’s album, “Tribes, Vibes and Scribes”)
22 Aug
OPEN LETTER TO PORT PHILLIP COUNCIL in regards proposed restrictions on the live music venue ‘The Vineyard’.
OPEN LETTER TO PORT PHILLIP COUNCIL in regards proposed restrictions on the live music venue ‘The Vineyard’.
I sent the original letter off in a bit of haste……what follows has some spelling corrections and minor word changes: Dear Council and Councillors of the …
01 Jun
Jaco Pastorius: Continuum
Jaco Pastorius: Continuum
Jaco Pastorius: Continuum by Patrick W Farrell On the 1st of December, 1951, John Anthony Pastorius came into the world. During his short life he would influence …
01 Jun
Why Music Exists: An Exploration of the Lexicon of Sound
Why Music Exists: An Exploration of the Lexicon of Sound
Why Music Exists: An Exploration of the Lexicon of Sound By Patrick W Farrell “…whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, …
01 Jun
Levi Featuring Lethbridge. “Handcuffs Off” Music 1 Remix, Pat Farrell on bass.
Levi Featuring Lethbridge. “Handcuffs Off” Music 1 Remix, Pat Farrell on bass.
Dance track I played on. R.I.P. Levi.
31 May
The Unknown End.
The Unknown End.
The view from The Espy, summer 2011. “have faith and pursue the unknown end” that’s what my father always said. he didn’t tell me about love and pain, …
31 May
The Couple. A Poem.
The Couple. A Poem.
The Couple Like children they cling to their ‘merri-go-round’. They fight for leverage, they fight this chaos tearing them apart. Like swordsman they parry. They deflect, reject, block, slash …
31 May
Confessions of a Mad Man. A Poem.
Confessions of a Mad Man. A Poem.
Confessions of a Mad Man. The mad dog recoils at shadows cast, bites the hand that feeds him. Not because he wants or lusts. He’s vacant, …
07 Nov
bassist: Jimmy Haslip. Album: Yellowjackets – Run For Your Life. Track: Jacket Town
bassist: Jimmy Haslip. Album: Yellowjackets – Run For Your Life. Track: Jacket Town
For over 25 years the Yellowjackets have cultivated a sound and niche all their own. This sound is a synthesis of their beautiful compositions and …