A Television Programme You Enjoyed As A Child

Hi Blogheads.

Today Im going to tell you about a television programme I enjoyed as a Child. We didn't get a TV until I was about 6 years old. The first programme I actually remember watching was The Monkees, a story about 4 young men in a pop band. It was quite a silly programme but it had been made in the USA to try and match the popularity of British pop band The Beatles. The group were actors although they sany their own songs the music was created by session musicians. There was a lot of controversy about this but as a 6-year old it wasn't an issue. I started watching the programme because of my 3 elder sisters who were big fans. The 4 monkees were Peter, Davy, Micky & Mike. Each week they got into a situation caused by a misunderstanding or problem. There were always a couple of songs with images of them running around trying to escape from an evil villan or an eager fan. I think I enjoyed the music most of all. The songs were very catchy pop songs, many of them written by well know pop composers. I don't think the programme would be very popular today but it did serve as a blueprint for lots of other future programmes involving songs and singers.

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When it was on,
What it was about,
Why you enjoyed it.

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A Hobby

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Today I'm going to write about one of my favourite hobbies - making music. I started making music when I taught myself to ´play guitar aged 12 or 13. I used to write poetry and once I could play a couple of chords I started writing songs. A couple of years later I bought a synth and learnt to play a bit of keyboard. I joined my first band at about 16 but we only ever played live once. Aged 17 I started a punk/new/wave band with some friends and I've been making music ever since. I played in bands up untill about 1993. When I moved to Chile in 1998 I started experimenting making electronic music using different computer software. first one called cubase and then Ableton Live. I don't write as my lyrics as I used to and nowadays most of my creations are instrumental. I don't really know what genre my music could be described as either. Most of the time it's just weird. Often it has a House or Hip-Hop feel but I just play around with whatever comes out and improvise. I also make little videos to go along with my tunes. Mainly random stuff I've filmed that I play around with in Imovie.
Here are some recent creations:

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A Holiday You Remember As A Child

Hi Level 4 Bloggers,
I think the first time my family went on holiday I was about 9 or 10 years old. We went to a little village on the coast of the Irish Sea in North Wales called Criccieth. My family at that time consisted of 5 sisters & 2 brothers as my youngest brother, Ged, hadn’t been born yet. The cottage my parents rented was actually in the countryside about 5 miles from the coast. I remember seeing different landscapes and we did something different each day. My family loves walking and I remember us walking through fields and forests. We also spent time on the beach. The great thing about the beach at Criccieth is that it has sandy parts that are great for paddling (or swimming if you are very brave - the water is freezing!) and other parts with rock pools. I remember playing in the rock pools and catching small crabs and shrimps. Criccieth also has a castle. For me as an 8-year old it was really fascinating and visiting it was one of the highlights of the trip. I guess we stayed in Criccieth for about a week and it was in either July or August. Luckily, we had great weather and I remember having a great time. Here are the only 2 photos I have of that trip.

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A Concert or Exhibition You Enjoyed

Good Morning Bloggers;
Today 'd like to write about a concert I really enjoyed. I've been lucky enough to see some amazing artists performing live. I started going to concerts on a regular basis when I was about 16 years old and haven't stopped since (for example, this year I went to WOMAD in February and Gorillaz and De La Soul in March).
Anyway, the concert I'd like to talk about today is a concert by Canadian artist Feist at Club Amanda in October 2012. The concert was supposed to take place in Caupolican but for some reason the venue was changed at the last minute. I first heard about Feist when I saw a documentary on her on the Film & Arts channel. I downloaded some tracks and really liked them. She has a beautiful voice, she plays a mean guitar, and also has a sense of humour. That's a great combination. The concert at Club Amanda was really amazing. I went with my wife and we both agreed that Feist sounds as good live as on record. She had a really talented band and an earthy, organic sound. There was also a great rapport with the audience and I'm sure everyone went home happy.

Here's a track I recorded - a version of Nina Simone's See-Line Woman  plus a live track from a show in Paris that I love.

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A Special Family Celebration You Remember

Good Morning Bloggers,

Today I'd like to tell you about a special family celebration I remember. I actually come from a big family, I have eight brothers and sisters, and, in 2010rite , we decided to rent a farmhouse in Wales for a week and have a family reunion. It was a sort of open house and about 33 people came and went over a period of 7 days. Brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, in-laws, partners. It was great. The farmhouse cottages were amazing, we had our own little boating lake and a pool room. We played games, did jigsaws, made music, cooked, made bonfires, drank, ate and generally had a good time catching up or sharing new stories and ideas. However, the main pass-time was walking. My wife and I did a walk at 6am the first morning we arrived and we did at least one long walk each day after that. One day we visited a nearby beach and another we spent in a beautiful forest. I enjoyed the celebration because it was the first time that I had been able to share with my brothers and sisters for such a long time:) In addition, I got to know my all the new members of the family (a niece or two & my nephew's twin daughter's) which was great.

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A Walk You Would Like To Do Again

Hi Blogheads:

Today I'd like you to writ about a walk you would like to do again. My family is a family of keen walkers. When I was a child, my parents would often take us out for walks at the weekend. One of my favourite walks was up a Welsh hill called Moel Famau. Normally we would start from home in Mynydd Isa and walk about 5 kilometers through Mold to Loggerheads. Depending on the weather or how much time we had, we would then decide whether to do a walk up to the summit of the hill or to do a full trail. The walk up the hill is about 6km and the full trail is about 17km.

My favourite was doing the full trail because part of it was though a country park called Cat walk because it was a very narrow path that was quite high (especially for a young child!). Also, this part of the walk was through woods and along a river, the other part was pine forest and bare grassland at the top of the hill. I must have walked up that hill at least 50 times in my life. One of my aunties lived in a farmhouse at the foot of the hill and I often stayed with her in my summer holidays from school. She had a son who was a year older than me. However, when I was about 10 years old he had a car accident and lost one of his legs and so, unfortunately for him, his walking days were over. I think the last time I climbed Moel Famau was in the 1980’s but I’d love to do this walk again as it would bring back all my childhood memories. There’s a website with information about the country park here:

http://www.walkmag.co.uk/walks/wales-loggerheads-country-park-flintshiredenbighhire/

It even has a Facebook page!

Obviously, these didn’t exist when I was younger but at least you can get an idea of what it’s like.

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