Episodes

Episode #83: BP Diner (Song starts at 8:38) On this episode I have Mr Paul Dredge (from New Zealand), along with me. We wrote this song about (surprise) the BP Diner…it was a petrol and food place, which was opposite a resort I worked at with Paul Dredge. To get the full picture (and more stories), have a look at this blog post from a while back: The Hazy Line /Wairakei Resort. https://thehazyline.wordpress.com/2020/12/22/the-wairakei-resort-gig/ One grey rainy morning we were sitting in the hot...

Episode #82: Old Hat In The Sun / Life In One Day (Songs start at 6:18 & 22:07) Hi there. I’m writing these show notes immediately after recording this episode (which is what I normally do) … Although I also normally listen back through as the recording ‘bounces’, ready to be put online as a stereo file. This time, I’ve stopped the tape. Just wanting to really soak up this moment and try to tell you how I’m feeling. I’m feeling pretty good. Unexpectedly, I ended up writing a full song, in the mo...

Episode #81: Remote (Song starts at 7:02) I’ve changed things up a bit this week: here’s a lively, slightly edgy sort of a pop song from a while back. The word ‘remote’ is a bit of a pun in this song. There’s a line about me not having a remote to turn off the incoming creative inspirational visions that are pretty much constant for me. Best I can do is get out into remote nature, away from things made by humans. I did that by going fishing this week. I recount a misadventure I had with a beauti...

Episode #80: Everything Comes To An End (Song starts 4:16) Hi there, thanks for stopping by and checking out the show notes for today’s episode. This podcast is where you’ll get to hear a how a song comes together and gain an insight into what makes a songwriter tick. It’s proving to be an ongoing exploration. I never realised it was so complicated. Writing songs is something I’ve never taken for granted. It’s hugely rewarding. I find songwriting to be a very quick and enjoyable process… A coupl...

Episode #79: It’s True (Song at 6.25) Welcome to a very mellow, slightly mysterious sounding episode. This week’s featured song has that sort of a vibe about it. Song #60, written in 2014, came about a few days after a fishing expedition. It was a moonlit evening and I set off after sunset. In fact, we going to set off together. Yep, on this episode I’ll take you with me to spend a bit of a peaceful time down by the water. The waves are lapping, the moon is shining on the water… Why would we do...

Episode #78: Secret Lullabies (Song at 3.36) Hi there and welcome to another episode. For the next 30 minutes or so, I’ll be guided by my feelings as to what’s interesting to talk about about with this song. It’s the way I roll, here on this podcast – it’s a fun way to go about it. I end up in places I never guessed I would’ve, when I hit the record button at the start. This week I’ve chosen to finally unveil the song I use to kick off each episode. The music at the start of each episode is the...

Episode# 77: Anticipation and Longing (Song starts at 7:00) Welcome to another episode, packed with humour, chat & music. This week I interview my old mate, and co songwriter, Mr Paul Dredge. I also videoed proceedings. So you have the option to watch and listen this week, if you’d like to: https://youtu.be/0cc4r1SVz80 Paul and I ended up talking about all sorts…from All Blacks, to bird calls. Sit back and enjoy this easy conversation between 2 songwriters, as we endeavour to shed some light on ...

Episode #76: Molly Brown (Song starts at 5:28) This week’s song is a brand new one, so it’s very fresh in my mind, as to how it came together. I wrote the lyrics and recorded the demo recording 2 nights ago. Tonight I’ve been a bit busy. I’ve just done online live concert for 90minutes, where I premiered this song. Then I videoed myself recording piano and vocals in my studio, playing along to some instrumentation which I’d already created. This song, ‘Lead The Way’ will be on an upcoming yet to...

Episode #75: Harbour Lights (Song starts at 7.35) Hi there. If this is your first time here, what can you expect from having a listen? You’ll find a show packed with music, humour, anecdotes..even the odd bird call. (!) I’m here to entertain you by providing a relaxed 30 minutes of conversation. Sure it’s a pretty one sided conversation, but thanks so much for those of you tuning in each week. I feel like I’m in your company… plus you’ll get to hear some new music – well, it’ll be new to you, bu...

Episode #74: I Can’t Call You (Song starts at 12.58) Hi there. Come along with me for another ‘wander’ and a chat. I’m looking to entertain and relax the listener (you). I’m also looking to shed some light on the mystery of a creative process: Songwriting. As I write these show notes, ‘I Can’t Call You’ is the most recent song I’ve written. The version on this episode is the live version, taken from my recent live online performance, (you can view some on YouTube Pete Pascoe Art and Music or the...

Episode #73: Long, Long Road (Song at 5.34) Talk about a long, long road…it’s currently lockdown here in Melbourne – Again! That’s 6 times! Happy to do my bit, stay home and do what’s right. One of the things I’ve enjoyed over the last 15 months has been recording podcast episodes. It’s been my one of my ‘islands of certainty’ each week, in these uncertain times. I have a few things I’m committed to doing each week, including a music video and painting, a blog etc. But the focus of what you’re t...

Episode #72: Gratitude (Song at 4.22) An interesting one this week. I stumbled across this old demo when I was going through some files on the computer. I’ve already presented this one to the band (myself and the Patient Hum) – would’ve been handy to have had this demo around on the evening I sang it through with the guys. Or maybe not…sometimes it’s fun to see what other musicians come up with, without them being steered in a certain direction. As it turns out, on the evening I played it to th...

Episode #71 The Man In Blue (Song at 11.02) Hi there and welcome to another 30 minutes of relaxed chat – and some music. If you’re back here for another dose, thank you! If it’s your 1st time here, welcome. As you listen, I hope you’re feeling like you’re almost ‘in conversation’ with me, as an audience when I’m talking away. Recording the episodes about songwriting, life observations, anecdotes, etc is an intimate thing. It’s a rewarding process, looking into songwriting – it’s a gentle and re...

Episode #70: Help Me (Song starts at 7:24 ) Hi there, from Melbourne. Once again, here I am behind the mic, at the piano, looking at another song from a while ago – or that was what I thought. But…I pushed a button without realising it. An 80s synth sound came through loud and clear, when I was expecting a piano sound. I let this take me somewhere and I leapt in and started composing an …80s rock song. So this may well become a song which I’ll finish and release at some point in the future – and...

Episode #69: Where The Days All Went (Song starts at 5.50) Hi and welcome to another episode. As usual, we are travelling back in time to the day I wrote this one – song #446. If you’re thinking ‘that’s a while ago’! That’s what I’m thinking too. But the strange thing is, it doesn’t feel so long ago, to me… And now I’m thinking ‘where did all those days go?’ It’s been years since I moved to Melbourne from New Zealand. I miss walking beside the rivers in NZ. It was a beautiful calm winters day, ...

Episode #68: Time Wheels (Song starts at 4:26) Welcome to another episode. I like the way this podcast is developing. Casting my mind back, it’s hard to believe more than a year has gone by since I recorded my 1st episode. Those time wheels keep on turning. Written in 1991 ( yes, that is some time ago, and it’s a surprise to me that so many years have passed since I wrote this one).The lyrics of Time Wheels are a collection of seemingly random images from my past. The reflective mood of these wo...

Episode #67: Huckleberry Man (Song starts at 7.54) Hi there & welcome! This week’s episode features a song that came out of thin air – a collaboration between myself and my friend Jo Kinniburgh. The evening it happened, we didn’t set out to write a song – it was completely unexpected. It was at the time I composed my very mellow 1st solo piano ‘River Music’ album. There were 3 of us living in the house at the time, reading Tolkien by candle light, going fly fishing… Sounds pretty tranquil doesn’...

Episode #66: King Edward’s Park ( Song starts at: 6.44 ) This song (# 380 ) reminds me of how it felt to be sitting in King Edwards Park all those years ago, back in New Plymouth, NZ. I can recall the mood, the sounds of ‘ the ducks chattering in love’, the sights … just a few people strolling by, a monarch ( butterfly) floating by on the breeze… the most peaceful kind of scenes: late Autumn & the seasons seemed to have been paused. I was sitting on the old wooden park chair, writing the words ...

Episode #65: Visions Of Sleep (Song starts at 5.48) Hi and welcome to another episode of fun, exploration and …intrigue. Where did this song (song # 406) come from? It came from a dream. There you go. It was early (ish) in the morning, after all, I’m a musician. It would’ve been sometime before 11am. Probably. Anyhow, I woke from this dream as if someone lightly shook me. So I wrote those words in my diary and then they became lyrics. The rest of the lyrics came from my casting my mind back into...

Episode #64: Memory Of The Day (Song starts at 7:28) This episode’s song was fully inspired by some words that came to me out of thin air. Actually, it was like it was whispered to me somehow…in my mind. That’s quite an admission to make publicly, but, as a creative, these things seem to happen. Maybe it comes through your DNA, something from your past or ancestors….or maybe there’s more. I think there’s more to it – and as a matter of fact I’m pretty comfortable with that. I’m open to possibili...

Episode #63: A Tincture of Time (Song at 26.58) (Song plays at 26.58 – you can scroll easily. Each episode is approx 30mins long). Hi there and welcome! This episode, we have a have a different sort of a format: I’m looking closely at how this song came together, rather than what inspired it. On that note I can you tell exactly what inspired this song… I’ve been receiving some very nice, ongoing, positive feedback regarding my Song and a Chat podcast, courtesy of Roger from Adelaide, Australia. ...

Episode #62: Close To Me (Song at 4.43) It was a bit chilly in the studio tonight.. Winter seems to have arrived. Don’t you love the change in seasons? I took a walk today down the road. Where I live, I’m close to nature and for that, I’m very thankful. It’s great to get out and get a breath of fresh air. Today’s song, Close To Me, talks about the beginning of a relationship. Then it talks about how naturally the two peoples lives combine like the currents of a river – and the currents (and th...

Episdoe #61: With the Flow (Song at 5.22) Welcome along to another episode. This week we are looking at a song I wrote back in 2016. The day I wrote this one, I was teaching piano. In fact, I was teaching 17 students on a Monday – followed by another 15 on Tuesday! I’ve ‘reeled it in a bit’ now to 26 students. Either way, that’s a lot of private lessons in one day. As I teach these lessons, I aim to entertain the students & make it as much as fun as I can – yes, I’m in a creative state. As I wa...

Episode #60: I’d Do It Again (Song at 6.44sec) As usual, this week I examine a song I’ve written, I endeavour to put you in the shoes of a songwriter. I’m looking to entertain and inform on this podcast (6.44 is the time where the songs kicks in). I can’t believe I’m up to episode number 60. Here’s a shout out to Brent Vaarstra https://www.brentvaartstra.com/passive-income-musician for his podcast that got me cracking on my path of sharing all of this online content on a weekly basis…he shares ...