Jaquie Daniels

Member

Composer/Lyricist:	Both
Genre:	Songwriter
Email:	jaquied@ntlworld.com

Biography

 I wrote my first song at the age of 12; it was entitled "I wish I was back in old England now", and it was a narrative about living away in the United States. I can remember the tune perfectly, but unfortunately the words have been lost in the mists of time! After that I wrote the odd song, just dabbling and not taking it seriously. Then, in 1993, I was watching a series on BBC2 on the music of the 70s, and in one episode singer-songwriters were being featured. One song struck me in particular - Janis Ian's "At 17" - and gave me the inspiration to sit down and write a song that might have the affect that "At 17" had on me.

I've written many songs since then, which I play at the folk clubs in Southampton and the Candle Club (open stage) at the Talking Heads pub in Southampton. In 2001 I gained a judges' special recommendation for "The Fox Hunt", which I entered into the Woolston & Netley Folk Club Song Competition, and 3rd prize for "What is Christmas" in the St Denys Folk & Blues Club Christmas Song Competition. I am selling a 4-track CD on a website called Peoplesound - you can find this at www.peoplesound.com/artist/jaquie The tracks on the CD have been played on local radio in Southampton, in August 2001.

My songs are a mixture of pop and folk styles, mostly written using acoustic guitar. I'm also branching out into composing - I've recently had a piece performed by a contemporary group of which I'm a member, and I'm working on another piece.

Important Works		Performances
Friend - This is a ballad on the theme of friendship. I like to think of it as my answer to "You've got a friend". The smell of Obsession - This was inspired by a work colleague who wore Obsession after-shave! Talk of taverns - I wrote this song about a guy I had a crush on who was a member of CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale). He has a particular interest in pub architecture and sometimes gave talks about it, hence "Talk of taverns". Talk to me - I wrote this because my ex-partner complained that I didn't talk to him enough! So I wrote it from his point of view, quoting some of the things he used to say. This was played on local radio. The landlord's girlfriend's best friend's boyfriend Don't do it girl The fox hunt - As mentioned above, I was awarded a judges' special recommendation for this song in a local song competition. It is a folk song telling the story of a fox hunt. Footsteps Aching 18 - I think this is the song I always wanted to write after first hearing "At 17". It's about someone I had a crush on in the 6th Form who I recently found out is gay! Just my luck! Cat Suite		None added