Willy Muffin and the Bootcut Bluejeans

Acoustic Life

It's a little off the beaten path from rock'n'roll - but playing an acoustic (or semi-acoustic, as the case may be) is an interesting...

Willy Muffin

Jul 25, 20191 min read

So, I've started a YouTube channel for... Well, so far, a series of videos about writing and recording songs. But look for some vlogging...

Willy Muffin

Jan 4, 20191 min read

Of course they do. Even if it's a throwaway lyric, or a simple piece of storytelling. Every one of my songs has some meaning. These...

Willy Muffin

Oct 2, 20181 min read

Some bands make an entire career out of it, and pretty much 90% of the Sixties was built on it. So is there a place for the simple,...

Willy Muffin

Oct 2, 20181 min read

There are a lot of songs that use sound effects to enhance the arrangement. Wind, rain, helicopters, gunshots, lightning, cars revving,...

Willy Muffin

Sep 3, 20181 min read

One thing I try and do with my songs is to paint stories. Most songs have a broad theme of one form or another - invoking an emotion,...

Willy Muffin

Aug 28, 20181 min read

But I've still been busy! As the UK Summer heatwave continues, time in the studio gives new understanding for lobsters thrown into the...

Willy Muffin

Aug 6, 20181 min read

Well, this might be an odd entry on a music site by a musician, but there's a lot of processes involved in being a mucisian (even a solo...

Willy Muffin

Jul 6, 20181 min read

A hot end to June in the UK brings Sgt Fury home among friends, providing the entertainment at the 50th birthday of one of our own (in a...

Willy Muffin

Jul 2, 20181 min read