Dave Clemo- No Regrets

This is another song from my ‘Songs from an Empty Room’ session from March 2016. Our living room had been emptied prior to redecoration and there was a distinct echo as we walked around. My son Chris and I set up our mobile recording unit and over the space of a couple of hours we filmed and recorded ten songs. My guitar was DI’d and miked and my vocal was captured using a number of room microphones. All the tracks were recorded live with no effects, edits or overdubs.
This was the final track to be recorded. I was starting to feel tired and this showed in my voice. I hope that it does not detract from my performance of this Tom Rush song from the 1960s.
I remember being in the audience of the BBC ‘Simon Dee Show’ which was broadcast live every Saturday night from their Lime Grove Studios. The featured artist was US based singer Tom Rush. A few years ago, I discovered that he was a friend of Joe Boyd, a very influential person in the London music scene. He managed a number of artists including Fairport Convention, The Incredible String Band and Nick Drake. The song wasn’t a hit but I managed to find a copy of the record to add to my collection. The song resurfaced about ten years later when The Walker Brothers had a hit with it.
I hope the fatigue on my face and in my voice doesn’t detract from your enjoyment of this video.