I hope anyone joining us for #IAWLP is getting snacks & drinks sorted & sitting down for a solid listen & Q&A ~ i& #39;ll have a thread here of my memories of the sessions & Josienne will have another, follow both & ask us anything ~ we have @KaceyMusgraves on as a support act :)
This is nearby #FortWilliam - I was lucky with the skies, that week. It& #39;s a great little town. Spent a few mornings there having a coffee & exploring, looking at maps for ascents I& #39;ll never make that would likely kill me if I tried, but a man can dream, eh?

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Ah, those opening chords. Incredible stuff. I arrived with Josienne at @watercolour_uk then left the band to get on with their music business. That& #39;s me & my trusty size 11 @scarpaNA& #39;s a while down the road from the studio.

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The frozen edges of a puddle by the Loch by the studio, while other people were making music half a world away.

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I remember watching Dave the drummer play that offbeat floor tom, thinking, what is that? what is he doing? well, that& #39;s what he was doing ~ and now, Seconds....
Walk far enough from the studio along the shores of The Black Water (Loch Linnhe, originally An Linne Dhubh, say it like & #39;Un LYEEN-yuh GHOO& #39;) & you& #39;ll be able to look over at the inspiring might of the #BenNevis range, too. Walk back to the studio, if you like.

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Making it all about me, that& #39;s my shadow, on a tree. The band played until the early hours & I wandered for many miles around.

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There& #39;s JC & I sitting on a raised up sofa behind the mixing desk, so you can listen properly to what& #39;s going on. I& #39;m not certain how helpful I was but it sounded beautiful. I remember how much @ElliotGalvin& #39;s Rhodes called to mind The Carpenters, who I love dearly.

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There was a bridge nearby, low & dank underneath, a kind of ruminating animal graveyard, full of bits of bones, a grim & lowly place to stumble on. I had a drink under there then moved on.

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Spoiler - she did not start yoga tomorrow or any other day https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😅" title="Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with open mouth and cold sweat">
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That& #39;s me filming the video for & #39;If I Didn& #39;t Mind& #39;, though I didn& #39;t really know it at the time, and I think we all minded a great deal. Here& #39;s what I made out of what I shot.

https://youtu.be/flfNvrPD-84 

https://youtu.be/flfNvrPD-... href="https://twtext.com//hashtag/IAWLP"> #IAWLP
There& #39;s the drummer, https://www.instagram.com/davehamblett/ ">https://www.instagram.com/davehambl... & the pianist https://twitter.com/ElliotGalvin ">https://twitter.com/ElliotGal... relaxing behind the desk as Josienne & Sonny discuss the finer points of electric guitar tone & the acceptability or otherwise thereof.

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There& #39;s the desk, with a half empty bottle of red & Sonny& #39;s frantic notebook. There& #39;s also a washing up sponge and so many empty coffee cups I& #39;m surprised anyone could get any work done. Sounds about right & no, I can& #39;t explain the sponge.

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OK, pause there, folks, the first side is played! we will hit play on side 2 at twenty one hundred hours gee em tee on the sharp dot, take a break, as a Q, get a drink, see you soon!

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I think this is a family tree of the folks that run @watercolour_uk - a more characterful & inspiring room to play music in you will not find.

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here& #39;s Josienne asking & #39;is that, is that, how& #39;s that& #39; during a vocal harmony take on & #39;My Love Gave Me An Apple& #39; ~ sorry this isn& #39;t in order... https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ„Ž" title="Woozy face" aria-label="Emoji: Woozy face">

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I would get up early & play guitar in the main room before the others arrived. I wrote the main guitar part for & #39;Safe Mode& #39; like that. It was intimidating to be around while the band were working & I had a complicated reaction to that but good things fell out of it.
 
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It wasn& #39;t possible to stay up late and play after they were done because they worked until fucking ridiculous o clock. Making an album in a studio is such a strange kind of tiring. Listening to the band play Slender was an intense moment, let me tell you.

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It wasn& #39;t possible to stay up late and play after they were done because they worked until fucking ridiculous o clock. Making an album in a studio is such a strange kind of tiring. Listening to the band play Slender was an intense moment, let me tell you. #IAWLP
It wasn& #39;t possible to stay up late and play after they were done because they worked until fucking ridiculous o clock. Making an album in a studio is such a strange kind of tiring. Listening to the band play Slender was an intense moment, let me tell you. #IAWLP
Sonny& #39;s double bass headstock. I used to play double bass 20 years ago and I was kicking myself that I ever stopped. I still am, so I& #39;m gonna start again, if anyone knows anyone selling one cheap :)

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Here& #39;s some closeups of things I found in the studio, ferreting away under the feet of the musicians like a squirrel in a bin.

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Here& #39;s some closeups of things I found in the studio, ferreting away under the feet of the musicians like a squirrel in a bin. #IAWLP
Here& #39;s some closeups of things I found in the studio, ferreting away under the feet of the musicians like a squirrel in a bin. #IAWLP
Here& #39;s some closeups of things I found in the studio, ferreting away under the feet of the musicians like a squirrel in a bin. #IAWLP
Here& #39;s some closeups of things I found in the studio, ferreting away under the feet of the musicians like a squirrel in a bin. #IAWLP
That& #39;s Josienne playing her beloved @Alvarez_Guitars MD60 in the big live room @watercolour_uk. She worries at the walls, don& #39;t we all. This is my favourite song on the album, maybe on any album, always has been, always will be.

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JC appears to be opening a bottle of champagne, so I guess she must be done, tbh I don& #39;t recall any celebration; it& #39;s strange work & I just remember wanting to just leave, but hey, good that we apparently found the time to not do.

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Here& #39;s a huge treat for you ~ this is Mary Ann Kennedy ( @NicUalraig) recording & #39;My Love Gave Me An Apple& #39;, an unused rush from the & #39;If I Didn& #39;t Mind& #39; video. This was such a perfect moment, one of the last things to go on tape in the session.

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Four shots of the #BenNevis range surrounding @watercolour_UK - you& #39;ve seen these before, but I couldn& #39;t not include them in this thread, since they are an integral part of & #39;In All Weather& #39; to me, an Alec& #39;s eye view of making that beautiful piece of music.

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Four shots of the #BenNevis range surrounding @watercolour_UK - you& #39;ve seen these before, but I couldn& #39;t not include them in this thread, since they are an integral part of & #39;In All Weather& #39; to me, an Alec& #39;s eye view of making that beautiful piece of music. #IAWLP
Four shots of the #BenNevis range surrounding @watercolour_UK - you& #39;ve seen these before, but I couldn& #39;t not include them in this thread, since they are an integral part of & #39;In All Weather& #39; to me, an Alec& #39;s eye view of making that beautiful piece of music. #IAWLP
Four shots of the #BenNevis range surrounding @watercolour_UK - you& #39;ve seen these before, but I couldn& #39;t not include them in this thread, since they are an integral part of & #39;In All Weather& #39; to me, an Alec& #39;s eye view of making that beautiful piece of music. #IAWLP
Four shots of the #BenNevis range surrounding @watercolour_UK - you& #39;ve seen these before, but I couldn& #39;t not include them in this thread, since they are an integral part of & #39;In All Weather& #39; to me, an Alec& #39;s eye view of making that beautiful piece of music. #IAWLP
JC playing the #saxophone part for Onliness, the last track on the album. This was a wonderful moment, as she played it over & over, looking for the perfect combination of notes to go with the words.

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