EDIT: It's been a weird and hard and impossible month - one of the weirdest and hardest and impossible-est. But I got 5 and I really like them all - that's an EP, which is a kind of an album, and I'm really proud of it! The biggest thanks to my FAWM fam, who have been there for me this whole weird-ass month and the times in between

Find me somewhere on the socials, I would love to keep in touch with all of you awesome people and your awesome music. Here's to '23!

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HELLO I’M BACK yep last year I managed a slightly off the rails folk album for my eleventh FAWMiversary, this year who knows, it could go full Gregorian chant.

2022 Disclaimers (mostly for myself): 1) I’m working a huge amount and 2) I dislocated my wrist in July and it is still not right so 3) I’m coming in with gentle expectations, particularly for instrumentation.

Happy to talk collabs, let me know if you want to do the instrumenty bits or see how discordantly we can harmonise and call it jazz

As usual I have no idea what I am doing but whatever it is I will sure do it because it is February!

They/them pronouns chur

I'm a conspirator in bandness with @cleverhansel and @kat, and conspirator in FAWMness for many years with @zecoop and hopefully again this year with @evandiem

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  @paulmilne Feb 2022

  Hey there, yes let's Collab if you have time, my email link is on my soundboard, but if you are busy we can catch up again next year. I've really enjoyed listening to your music this year.

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  @paulmilne Feb 2022

  Hi Leo, I was just listening to "Gotta Go" and it struck me that your style fits in with my lyrics to I Found Your Letters in a Box. Have a look and see if its something you could work with? No worries if you are busy with your own stuff, just a thought ...

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  @stephenwordsmith  Feb 2022

  Heh. Right now I'm in line to get my booster outside the MSD in Porirua. The journey here was halfway between driving a road and fording a river, but at least I can still walk to my front door without needing kamuputu

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  @paulmilne Feb 2022

  Hi Leo, just thought you'd like to know that Plant a Tree has a demo courtesy of a collab with @gwyn1234. I think it's turned out really well!

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  @slightlydrunk  Feb 2022

  Hey, thanks for the helpful comment. I'll make sure to reply to the soundboard from now on! :D
  Btw, the beef-rat wordplay on "the gloomy day" was inspired by the great band "Mouse Rat" (Parks & Rec). :)

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  @tuesdaygray Feb 2022

  Thank you so much for your kind comment!

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  @kingwoodkowboy  Feb 2022

  Howdy Leo and thanks pard, for reviewing El Rancho Grande - video.

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  @ltunes  Feb 2022

  Thanks a bunch for taking the time to comment on my song.. I am inspired by the work you are doing! Brilliant.

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  @franniezest  Feb 2022

  Thanks so much for your comments on my song :) happy fawm to you!

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  @paulmilne Feb 2022

  Thanks for the comments on Access all Areas. I've been listening to your songs and they are bloody amazing. More please.

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  @shutyatrap Feb 2022

  Thanks for checking out new one as well. OnYa my NZ mate :)It must be good to see the boarders opening again finally down under;)

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  @rwhosings  Feb 2022

  Thanks for being so encouraging on I’ve Got Grit, and Could Be Good.
  Your years of second alto definitely show in your harmonies, but there is some floaty potential there.
  I’m not sure of my low range, or how much character I have left in my voice since I’ve trained classically for so long, but you and others seem to think the less ‘pretty’ delivery is working.
  Carry on!

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  @phenola Feb 2022

  Thanks for the listen and the comments on Vultures, buddy. Appreciated

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  @porrectus  Feb 2022

  Thanks for the kind words on Balance

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  @sp4cek4a3n Feb 2022

  OMG thank you for the comment on This is the Season.
  
  I have to say, it was the quality of your lyrics that inspired me to step my game up and collaborate with the Bishop of Bantercurry.

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  @tukayandryan  Feb 2022

  Thank you for your lovely comments on Temporal Drifter. So happy you liked it and so lovely be able to listen your songs again this year!

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  @andygriff  Feb 2022

  Thanks for your lovely comments, much appreciated!

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  @seanbrennan  Feb 2022

  Thanks so much for giving my song, "Lavender Gardens," a listen the other day! Especially glad that you felt cohesion in the collab; my ideas are like the bland rice base, from which my buddy Andrew seasons, garnishes, and adds ingredients to truly create the dish.

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  @arthurrossi Feb 2022

  I would like to thank you very much for your kind comment on "Symphony of my heart"!

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  @billgcaldwell  Feb 2022

  Thanks for the kind comment on my Way of the World.

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  @sheamiejay  Feb 2022

  Thanks for the kind words.

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  @rwhosings  Feb 2022

  Thank you for the comment!

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  @farmyardorchestra Feb 2022

  Thank you for revisiting and clearing up my Irrigation Ditch!

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  @farmyardorchestra Feb 2022

  Maybe it was the trombones! Or the fake choir!

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  @farmyardorchestra Feb 2022

  Hello! Thank you for your quick unzonging and kind remarks! But "grunge guitar"? Do you mean the mellotron cello? I have not got any guitar in the piece. :-)

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  @pianoonthepatio Feb 2022

  Thank you so much for your comment on Strangers with Memories! There's something about that coming-of-age period put in music. Glad it successfully brought you back lol

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  @shutyatrap Feb 2022

  Thanks so much Leo for your encouragement in your comment. I hope you have a fantastic FAWM

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  @stephenwordsmith  Feb 2022

  Thank goodness. Would have been terribly awkward to have written all that and missed the mark.
  
  Good luck for the rest of the challenge!

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  @zecoop  Jan 2022

  Yeahhhhhhhh..... Can't wait to hear what you come up with!

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  @kadmad202  Jan 2022

  Hi @theodamas! Sure hope you're back for FAWM2022 - I really enjoyed your creativity last year :)