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The organisers of Carnival in the Park still haven't managed to correct my name but it is me appearing as a double bassist as part of "Peter and the Wulf" at the "Up in the Trees" stage in South Park on 5 July.

We are due on for a half-hour performance from 1.30pm - to whet your appetite, you can see my video from our recent performance at the Catweazle Club.

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April? Yes, that was quite a long time ago! I took a lot of photos in April and, by the time I finished deciding which to keep it was already part-way through June!

There were a number of images I was very pleased with but decided to award this one the honour of being my favourite picture from the month. It is on the bawdy side; it is suprising what you see when you start paying attention round a supposedly refined place like Oxford! I was particularly pleased how it came up with a bit of processing to fine tune the contrast and colour palette.

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Adding lots of photos to my Flickr account today. Still got the skeleton ones to work on! http://www.flickr.com/photos/wulf/

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For at least the last couple of weeks, I've seen one or two butterflies when cycling across the field at the back of the Churchill to work (on dry days). Today, though, there seemed to be a significant increase in numbers.

I don't know whether this is due to the time of year, the recent intense heat, a combination of the two or something else. Whatever the cause, I am determined to enjoy it and will be cycling slowly enough to let them get out of my way and to enjoy their colours.

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Apparently it is 30 years since the Sony Walkman was launched. An article on the BBC website puts one of these devices in the hands of a 13 year-old and he provides a fascinating comparison with modern portable music technology.

I remember being a 13 year-old and thinking walkmans were very cool but I agree with the BBC's young correspondent that they don't really stack up compared to modern technology and I'm glad to be in the 21st Century!

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I have recently discovered the guitar stylings of Terje Rypdal, a Norwegian guitar virtuoso, thanks to a combination of Last.fm's recommendation engine and Spotify's huge music collection. What I have heard so far reminds me of Jeff Beck in a mellow mood, floating around with harmonics and whammy bar manipulations of his notes.

Definitely an artist to return to.

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I've been on all week about performing at Catweazle, which meets on Thursdays in the East Oxford Community Centre (where Princes Street meets Cowley Road). That's now been and gone and it was a great night - there was a high standard and some excellent performances.

Above you can see video evidence of one of the songs Pete and I played as "Peter and the Wulf", a folk tune called The Willow. Dave Seck was also down there so we performed a couple of Djinn tracks. I think I sounded a bit ropey trying to make Ghost work on the electric upright bass but New Year Blues was perfect for the sound of it and flowed smoothly from my fingers.

The next outing for "Peter and the Wulf" is due on 5 July, when we will be appearing at the Carnival in the Park event on the "Up in the Trees" folk stage.

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