Andrew CleatonAug 18, 20203 min“And Call Off Christmas!”There’s a famous scene in ‘Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves’ in which the scene-stealing, scenery-chewing Sheriff of Nottingham (played by...
Andrew CleatonJun 21, 20202 minThere's no such thing as a free lunch......but there is such a thing as a FREE MIX Recording musicians, get your track mixed completely FREE OF CHARGE. If you’re a...
Andrew CleatonMar 28, 20202 minPiano DayToday, March 28th, is Piano Day 2020 - check out: https://www.pianoday.org It's a worldwide celebration of all things piano set up back...
Andrew CleatonFeb 11, 20203 minRIP Lyle Mays 1953 - 2020 I guess, when you get to a certain season in life, you become accustomed to the fact that many of the previous generation of creative...
Andrew CleatonFeb 5, 20202 minMessiah's Dawn Live 1999 was a remarkable and memorable year for many reasons. Anyone remember the much feared Millennium Bug? For me, the last year of the...
Andrew CleatonJan 3, 20201 minHOPE Goes Digital!I'm delighted to announce that - thanks to Doxmedia - my solo piano album, 'HOPE', is now available for digital streaming and download...
Andrew CleatonDec 25, 20191 minHappy ChristmasThank you to all my friends and followers for your interest, love and support in 2019. Lots more to come in 2020! Wishing you all Peace,...
Andrew CleatonDec 21, 20192 minMessiah’s DawnSeveral years after the performance of “The Greatest Gift”, I was still turning over the idea of expanding the suite of pieces with more...
Andrew CleatonDec 17, 20192 minGoing Public That first song, “The Greatest Gift”, set me thinking and, in discussion with others at church, we decided to make it the centre-piece of...
Andrew CleatonDec 8, 20193 minThe Greatest Gift This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the first performance of my Christmas production, Messiah's Dawn. The following year saw the...
Andrew CleatonNov 10, 20191 minDigital Downloads Done!"HOPE: Musical meditations on light in dark places for solo piano" is now available for digital download. To listen to all the titles on...
Andrew CleatonNov 6, 20191 minHappy birthday to me!Industrial quantities of Jiffy bags! This can only mean one thing... The 'HOPE' album has arrived. We have taken delivery of the CDs and...
Andrew CleatonNov 2, 20191 minRemember, remember...We've had confirmation that the CD copies of the new album, 'HOPE' have been loaded onto the truck on mainland Europe and are heading...
Andrew CleatonOct 28, 20191 minNow Hear This...We've posted some teasing snippets of tracks from the new album, HOPE. Head over to: https://soundcloud.com/andrewcleaton/sets/hope-3
Andrew CleatonOct 28, 20191 minThank YouI'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came to the album launch concert on Saturday - and to all those who sent good wishes. It...
Andrew CleatonOct 12, 20191 minAlbum Launch ConcertDear friends (especially Yorkshire people), I'm playing a special concert at the Parish Church here in Sheriff Hutton to celebrate the...
Andrew CleatonOct 12, 20191 minA thousand words...And so to the big reveal. The album cover itself. If you're not familiar with the story behind this, then do take a moment to look back...
Andrew CleatonOct 10, 20192 minIt’s got to be… perfect?One of the things I wanted to do with the new album was get back to basics. Those of us of a certain age will remember the era of...
Andrew CleatonOct 7, 20192 minSolo PianoThe new album is a collection of pieces performed as piano solos. I’ve always loved the piano. Some of my earliest childhood memories...
Andrew CleatonSep 26, 20192 minMasteringMastering is the final process in a long chain of decisions before the finished album is sent off to be manufactured. After all the...