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Welcome to Henry's Blog
Alongside his musical endeavours and songwriting on guitar and piano, singer/songwriter and musician Henry Facey releases a quarterly newsletter in which he regularly tackles a broad range of contemporary and challenging topics that the modern songwriter, musician and artist face today. He gives his thoughts and opens them up to discussion in an attempt to encourage a debate on the issues raised. Read on below...
I often wonder what I would have done if I hadn’t chosen art as a vocation from a young age...
Predicting the future of music is always a difficult feat. The future is by definition unpredictable. Everything can seem like it's going one way and all of a sudden the "future" decides to take a left-turn and surprise everyone...
In the wake of the new year, I am finding myself exploring new musical directions and this got me thinking about why this was such a necessity...
The music video for the B-side was finally released on 17th December, just in time for Christmas...
It is a real pleasure to be able to perform with the full band again. The last time this happened was back in February for the album launch...
The music video for The Mouth Of The Sea came out on 04/04/22. I briefly touched on the significance of the song in the previous newsletter, but I would like to elaborate further on its meaning and significance to me…
The recent deaths of rockstars Taylor Hawkins and maybe lesser known singer Mark Lanegan have reignited this burning question in me: why are the artistic industries replete with tortured souls?
Since the days when I started playing the drums and guitar in the late 90s, the way music is consumed has changed beyond recognition. So where does the modern musician fit in this ever-changing digital landscape? Allow me to share some personal thoughts...
There is a stream running through each song on the album...
I would like to talk about music and inspiration and what it means to me in this first blog post.