Not To Be Mean About It, But

Our Politicians May Fail Us, But Status Quo Always Delivers On The Promise.

Unnur Birna Is A Reykjavik-based Violinist And Singer. She Has Performed As A Session Musician With Countless Icelandic And International Artists While Recording And Appearing As A Solo Artist As Well. Unnur Has Joined Me As An Unpaid Guest On A Few Icelandic Shows In Recent Years, So It Is A Great Pleasure To Return The Favour And Appear On One Of Her Songs At Last. This New Track, Sunshine, Came About In Italy, Written As An Ode To Sunlight And Happiness After Fleeing The Dark Winter In Iceland

Our Politicians May Fail Us, But Status Quo Always Delivers On The Promise.

As A Songwriter, You Tend To Develop Your Own Style, Your Own Technique, Based Around What It Is You're Trying To Write And Perform, In Terms Of Your Own Music. So A Way Of Evolving A Guitar Style As A Songwriter Is Much Easier, I Think, Than Developing A True Style Of Your Own Just From Listening To Music Or Playing Other People's Music.

There's Always Going To Be A Little Bit Of Autobiographical Content To Everything. It's How You Lend Some Authority To What You Write - You Give It That Weight By Drawing On Your Direct Experiences And Indirect Experiences From People That You Know Well, Or A Little.