Michael
@Mike Garvey
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Warrington, United Kingdom
Joined Dec 12, 2007
Michael (Mike) John Garvey is a 30 year old guitarist and composer from a small town near Liverpool called Warrington.
A brief history....
In 1994 Mike found himself travelling between Warrington and Blackburn, the town he'd just left. This was a particularly hard time, moving to a new and strange town. He got into the music of Pink Floyd after hearing 'The Wall' and immediately went out and bought most of their albums including 'Dark Side Of The Moon'. Something about the music, in particular the majestic guitar playing of David Gilmour gestated gently in his subconscious.
Whilst staying at his fathers in Blackburn he happened to walk past a small music shop. In the window was a gleaming electric guitar.... At that exact moment Mike knew he wanted to be a guitar player!!! He managed to get a Squire Stratocaster for Christmas, though sadly he didn't have the guitar in his possesion for too long.... "Didn't know how to string it, had no amp, didn't know how to play the f*cker!". For a year or so Mike forgot about guitar playing, believing that he wasn't cut out for it... However he was cought by the bug and from the age of 19 onwards had owned a succession of cheap guitars on which he gradualy learned his first chords and basic blues licks......
Continued at...
http://www.myspace.com/mikegarvey78
My Music
Video Lessons On Youtube
Sep 2, 2008
http://www.youtube.com/user/MikeGarveyBlues For those of you who play guitar, you might like to know that i'll be posting a number of video lessons (And original videos) on Youtube over the coming months. My Youtube channel can be accessed via my page and most of the videos can be watched in the Youtube player on the right of my page. Most of the songs will be classic rock and blues from the 60's to the current day. These lessons are aimed at beginner to intermediate players though some will be very advanced. If you have any requests for a lesson or any other guitar related questions (i.e. setup, care, etc) let me know. Upcoming lessons include.... Guns 'N Roses - Mr Brownstone (Riff) Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker (Riff / Solo) AC-DC - Back In Black Shadows - Cavatina Whitesnake - Here I go Again Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Solo) Cream - Crossroads Dire Straits - Tunnel Of Love (Solo) Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (Solo's) Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing Gun's 'N Roses - Sweet Child 'O Mine (Riff + Solo's) Led Zeppelin - The Lemon Song (Riff) Eagles - Hotel California (Solo) Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe (Intro + Solo) Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love B.B. King - Sweet Little Angel Stevie Ray Vaughan - Scuttle Buttin' Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs Gary Moore -Walking By Myself Eric Clapton - Layla (Riff) Eric Clapton - Bad Love (Riff + Solo) Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways Gary Moore - Empty Rooms Pink Floyd - Time (Solo) Pink Floyd - Hey You (Solo) Pink Floyd - Mother (Solo) Pink Floyd - Is There Anybody Out There? Pink Floyd - Fletcher Memorial Home (Solo) Pink Floyd - Final Cut (Solo) Pink Floyd - Great Day For Freedom (Solo) Pink Floyd - Coming Back To Life (Intro + Solo) Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Solo's) Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall Pt-II Pink Floyd - Money (Solo) Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond David Gilmour - On An Island (Solo's) David Gilmour - Where We Start (Solo) David Gilmour - The Blue (Solo) More Advanced Stuff... Joe Satriani - Day At The Beach Robben Ford - Talk To Your Daughter Eric Johnson - Manhattan Robben Ford - Cannonball Shuffle Loads more! Please note this list isn't in any order and is subject to change. Please don't expect all these lessons to be up quickly. I'll post them as and when I have the time to do them..... I want to make sure they're note for note perfect!
Tribute For My Brother. David Garvey (1976 - 2008)
May 11, 2008
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I write this as a tribute to my Brother, David Anthony Garvey who sadly passed away early this morning (11th May, 2008). David had Aspergers Syndrome, a mild form of Autism and had battled alcohol addiction for nearly ten years. Sadly, today he lost that battle. David I hope you've gone on to better things. I love you. I have nothing to give you but these songs. Rest in peace David. Forever your brother.. Mike
Comments
15
Serenaded Heart
Jun 09, 2010
Hi Mike,
You are so welcome. Thank you
so much for stopping by to say
hi. *smiles*
Paige
flat357
Feb 16, 2009
Lessons ? Gimme gimme gimme :D
a gerry
May 10, 2008
Awesome playing man, good job...I'll stop in again for sure...
flat357
Apr 24, 2008
Hi m8 .
Hows things ? Noticed you've put in for the idol comp ... good man .
Few new bits and bobs on my site for ya when ya get chance bud .
Have a cool weekend , and don't get too drunk :)
davelambertband
Apr 07, 2008
Hi Mike,
Thanks for swinging by. I have been on the road so I couldn't get to you as quick as I should have.
real nice tone, feel and artistry...I'll check in from time to time...
BLPBrianLucasProject
Mar 30, 2008
Mike,
Fantastic job on "The Journey". I really like the addition of the Whammy pedal and you really captured DG's EMG pick up tone as well. Best of luck on the contest and keep me posted with your progress.
Shine On...
Brian
Maria Daines
Mar 29, 2008
Hi Mike,
thanks for the friends add & nice to meet you here, wishing you all the best in music :)
M&P
overwater
Mar 28, 2008
hello Mike
love pink floyd ...dave gilmour is the man ...so are you ....nice playing...:)
barny
flat357
Mar 27, 2008
Thank for adding my stuff to your station Mike .
See ya soon m8 .
All comments (15)
Hi, I just rediscovered "Can't get away" on my harddisk and wanted to leave a comment. It really is a great song and every now and then I listen to it and it makes me feel good. Greetings from Germany, Markus