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Thursday, 12 June 2008
Well after 10 years of trying finally a modicum of success. A Dutch TV show called Hello Goodbye about Schiphol airport has used 2 of my songs “You Were There “ and “ In Your Arms “ on 3 episodes so it just goes to show it’s worth persevering.

I am a Singer songwriter from Suffolk, England and have been playing guitar for 8 years and writing songs for 7 years. Started playing live Sep 1999 (nerve wracking or what!) now have regular gigs in the local area.

My song writing inspiration comes from day to day observations and my own experience of life. I have always had a leaning towards the softer, more melodic style of music and my compositions naturally take me in that direction. With any composition I have to say I go for the "if I like it that's good enough" philosophy and try not to worry about rules or the latest "fashion". You will notice from my influences, generally they will not be trendsetters and I suppose that's an inherent trait in me.

As for musical influences my tastes tend to be the less well known artists and bands such as Barclay James Harvest, Marillion, and Martyn Joseph, although my collection also contains Pink Floyd, The Beatles, John Denver, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion and modern artists such as David Gray and Coldplay.

I recorded my first C/D in March 1999 "Through The Eyes Of The Beholder" (a valentine present from my girlfriend). The CD was a bit of fun with just me on vocals and guitar but with some good feedback about the songs I decided to go for a fully produced sound for the next album. "PURE BLUE" the follow up C/D was recorded at purple studios in Norwich and was definitely worth every penny. As luck would have it Nigel Harris who engineered the 1st C/D was available to produce PURE BLUE, and he did a great job in getting the right session musicians and playing a lot of the instruments himself and also coming up with so many great ideas that it was a joy to record.

This led to a 3rd C/D released February 2004 titled “ONE YEAR OUT” recorded at Zig Zag studio’s near Huntingdon and has a more relaxed and upbeat feel to it. So far the response to this album has been superb both critically and commercially with radio appearances and one track (In Your Arms) being selected as a song for an Irish newspaper C/D.

I did form a short lived band “ October Sun “ and we recorded an album in 2006 called” close your eyes and count to five “ but the band folded due to the drummer ( his wife gave birth to a baby boy ) and the bass player ( emigrated to Australia ) having bigger family commitments. So it’s back to Billy no mates!!

Anyone wishing to contact me for gig info please email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

cheers
mal

Webpage: http://www.castmp3.com/mal_fry
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Description: Singer /songwriter Guitarist playing very much middle of the road pop/folk ballads with a bit of social comment thrown in!!
Last Updated ( Saturday, 08 August 2009 )
 
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