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The Dreamed and the Drowned CD

My new CD is now ready to order, priced at £10. To learn more or place your order click here.

Valentine (from the album Dragonfly) by Reg Meuross

I wrote ‘Valentine’ after reading about the killing of friendly fire of Lance-Corporal Matty Hull in Iraq by American pilots in March 2003. I became aware of the story on February 14th, 2007 when I saw online that The Sun … Continue reading

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Fool’s Gold

E the woman combed her yellow hair                                                                  B fixed her dress and stepped into the street E behind her in the hotel room                                                              B7 maria turns the bed to change the sheets A suddenly a flash of light … Continue reading

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21st Nov: The Holywell Rooms, Oxford

Reg Meuross in Concert with Bethany Porter, Cello & Emma Blake Trio in support.7.30pm Tickets £10 in advance £12 on door. You can buy them direct by following this link http://www.wegottickets.com/event/94016, or by PAYPAL using the button below (no paypal … Continue reading

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Album release concert

Reg will be launching his new album in the beautiful Electric Palace Theatre, a beautifully restored Art Deco Picture House.in Bridport Dorset. The concert will also feature some very special guests who feature on the album. The Electric Palace, Bridport, … Continue reading

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Three new reviews for All this longing

Northern Sky Review Fish Records Review Netrhythms Review

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American tour 2006 part 2

Wednesday morning we had breakfast with a couple from New York. He was a Gram Parsons fan too and I told him about the Gram tribute I’d played at the Union Chapel in London. He was so impressed he bought … Continue reading

American tour 2006

The American tour was a complete success. I played my first ever House Concert in Watsonville, Nr Santa Cruz. The home town of Richie Valens. It was a benefit for a Health Clinic in Managua, Nicaragua, organised by my friend … Continue reading

And Jesus wept

Lizzie loved a highwayman

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You left me crying


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Worry no more


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She fell down the stairs


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Pretty blue eyes


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Good with his hands

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How to play Lizzie Loved a Highwayman

I’ve had several queries about how to play lizzie. I use a cutaway capo which only covers strings 3,4 & 5 and I detune the 6th string to D. If you don’t have a cutaway capo you can use the … Continue reading

You left me crying

first girl i ever loved was everything, taught me to whistle & she made me sing. i’ve never been the kind to shout aloud but something about her made me strong and proud. i don’t know how it ended it’s … Continue reading

Worry no more

if you need me come and see me and I will worry no more. if you love me go and tell me and I will worry no more. when you’re down and on a low note and your lifeboat’s a … Continue reading

And they danced

she was foolish and he was crazy, she was headstrong and he was lazy, bad luck followed them both around. sick and tired of the freezing city they drove west where the trees were pretty, green grass and somewhere to … Continue reading

Jealous

i’m jealous of the sun that warms your face that wraps itself around you in your state of grace, i’m jealous of its fingers on your skin, the way it lights your room when you won’t let me in. i … Continue reading

Good with his hands

my father was a carpenter he made things out of wood and he made them strong and he made them good he took me out on sundays to gather fallen trees we’d find treasures in the bushes and pennies in … Continue reading

On Roslyn Banks

on roslyn banks she held me close as the night came gently ’round and through the trees a soft rain fell and the silver moon looked down she said it was the evening’s chill that made her hold me so … Continue reading

Your face again

sometimes i don’t know where i am sometimes i don’t know where i’ve been i’ve been running around since you’ve been gone you should see the state i’m in i just want to see your face again there’s gonna be … Continue reading

The man in the moon

i took a walk one night just to ease my head i had a lot of things on my mind a lot of words that hadn’t been said i sat down on a cemetery bench to watch the clouds roll … Continue reading

Just like an angel

seems like a long time seems like a long way back you’re getting ready looking for something black and you say you’ll be along in your own sweet time don’t ask me why i’m crying you look just like an … Continue reading