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About diana Stone

Diana Stone is a performing composer and musician playing Piano Violin & Guitar. She currently plays with Orchard and The Sonic Boomers. Previously with Rock/Roots band Elephant Shelf and also the Delta Ladies who mixed roots acoustic music and electronica until the death of Vicky Martin who formed the band which was active for 17 years. Diana composes in a variety of styles from pop to rock to Jazz and and classical music. Diana is also expert in multi-media recording and music production.

Covid

Covid has finally got me, I have mild run ins with it before, in fact I have had it about 4 times before this but not felt ill. The first time was not too good though. Thats was back in 2020 in pre- vaccination days. Unfortunately this time it’s crept up on me and got me. I was supposed to be playing a gig on Saturday but it was not to be. Fingers crossed that it does not hang around too long but I suspect this week is a write off. We are also having a couple of days of very high temperature, up to 40c.
Ho hum and lack aday.

   

Busy Times

Delta Ladies, Diana Stones Songs, glass cage, music, Piano

So lots going on and I am doing live gigs again. At present its still all very much an experiment to see what works and what doesn’t though.
I played 2 gigs on last Saturday and that was a bit of an effort but it was OK.  I was worried that my voice would not hold up, but much to my amazement it did.
A very late finish and a lot of driving was involved though. 

Well, I can honestly say I feel totally knackered. Aching legs perhaps due to standing up and singing plus a 315 mile round trip drive to the gigs and back. I think I did about 70% of the vocals on both gigs but the voice held out OK. I played Keyboards and Violin and even did a bit of electric guitar on two numbers. So I am now outed as a guitar player. I sang a song solo too as Jans back was having a wobble. I now know how it is that I have ended up feeling so out of condition these days. When we were gigging back in the day I would have worked my body quite hard, loading and out plus the gig it self. That must be why I used to weigh a stone less or more on average. The pains I have are the typical aches one gets after strenuous exercises, rather than stabby or burning or bruised types of Arthritis ones.

I did wake up with cramp in my foot. 2 hours driving continuously may be the reason for that, as I was in 5th for nearly 80 miles worth of the trip on the way back. I like Jan, she is like having a talented but somewhat loopy younger sister.

Here is a  recent music effort for you all.  A bit of cosmic ambient whimsy with Violin.

Mental health is stil an issue, all those little voices that constantly whisper doom and destruction in my ears as soon as I try to do anything. they don’t really go away. They can be quieter at times though.