Swallows and Crows
Swallows and Crows, Matt PycroftThe smell of seaweed on the beach, when you first saw the sea and heard seagulls overhead. Daily melodies of brine and rusted harbours, and a weekly post to be read with a cup of tea. If you’re drawn to the sea’s quieter voice, you’re at home here.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 29 | Founded | 7 months ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Don't slip...
Once or twice a year I try and get professional photos done. I know - it’s pretty cringey… But occasionally I need some images that aren’t just my own dubious iPhone photos.
If I can, I get them done by my mate Liam. Partly because he’s a...
This is how it starts
with the rhythmic cello part
This is how I usually start the recording process. Here’s the video of recording the main cello part.
I still don't have a name
I was in the studio this week. (Somehow I managed to time it with the only rainy day this month - what a result!!!)
And - finally, after over five years, I have started recording the tune that I open every single gig with. It is the thing...
I hope a goodbye isn't too sad...
I found out one of my closest mates had died on a Facebook post.
Doom scrolling, barely paying attention, and then his name. Just there, in the middle of everything else transitory. I kept re-reading it trying to make it mean something els...
Sorry and thank you!
I have written music for as long as I can remember. And played music for even longer. I can only imagine the screeching when I started aged four… But as an adult I have spent a lot of that that time doing it very privately (especially the w...
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The smell of seaweed on the beach, when you first saw the sea and heard seagulls overhead. Daily melodies of brine and rusted harbours, and a weekly post to read with a cup of tea. If you’re drawn to songs of the sea, you’re at home here.
- Film director and photographer for things like Nat Geo and Netflix. - Host of the Adventure Podcast - Writer of words about nature, adventure, exploration and this planet of ours. - Father, husband, schemer, dreamer.
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