darrenashford.com — musician, educator, producer and published author Darren Ashford

New Play-Along Tracks

Here are three tracks I recorded for irish bassist Dave Marks as a range of play-along tracks for bassists and soon to be available here and at http://www.drumlessonpodcast.com minus drums for drummers.

Ghetto Upgrade (HipHop/R&B)

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The Ealing Feeling (Brit Funk)

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Skattershot (Ska)

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The drumlessonpodcast.com

I am currently in the planning stage of a new web site entitled “The Drum Lesson Podcast”. Visitors will be able to download a large number of FREE, yes free lessons on a variety of different subjects for beginners to advanced students of the drums.

Visitors to the site will be able to download the lessons to their computer or ipod from what will be an ever expanding library of information for drummers and percussionists.

Watch this space for more details!!

http://www.drumlessonpodcast.com

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22nd August 2009 – Beautiful Days Festival – The Dub Pistols

Here are a few photo of me playing with the Dub Pistols at the Beautiful Days Festival in Otter St.Mary in Devon.

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Me’sha Bryan videos on Youtube

Here are three tracks from Me’sha Bryan’s DVD that we recorded earlier in the year. The session was great fun and I got to flex my producing chops by recording and mixing the audio. Hope you enjoy the tunes.

http://www.myspace.com/meshabryan

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24th July 2009 – Maryport Blues Festival – Laura & the Tears

Supporting Jethro Tull at the Maryport Blues festival with Laura & the Tears.

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5th July 2009 – Beat herder festival – Dub Pistols

Performing with the Dub Pistols at the Beat herder festival, Ribble Valley, Lancashire.

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27th June 2009 – Glastonbury – Dub Pistols

Me and The Dub Pistols at Glastonbury 2009… We rocked!

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26th June 2009 – Paris – Dub Pistols

Sum Music festival in Paris

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8th April 2009 Pat Martino Masterclass in association with the ICMP

April 9, 2009

After being involved in the early rock scene in Philadelphia, alongside stars like Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker and Bobby Darin, Pat Martino made his mark bringing jazz into psychedelia. With a distinctive, fat sound and gut-wrenching performances, he represents the best not just in jazz, but in music, embodying thoughtful energy and soul.
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