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World On Your Street: The Global Music Challenge

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Musician: Paul Henderson

Location: Kirkmichael, Scotland

Instruments: guitar

Music:Scottish folk / Blues

HOW I CAME TO THIS MUSICWHERE I PLAY A FAVOURITE SONGClick here for Hande Domac's storyClick here for Mosi Conde's storyClick here for Rachel McLeod's story


ListenListen(7'58) to to 'Knockin', performed and composed by Paul Henderson.

ListenListen(2'18) to Paul Henderson talk about his music

A favourite song:

‘Knockin’ is a very simple song with a working title. I began with 2 chords that I really liked, and that followed into a whole other chord sequence. I stuck a melody on it and recorded it in my own little studio. Originally I was going to have saxophone and trumpet playing the melody, but I played a guide melody with the guitar and then improvised over the rest. It was one of those magic moments - a one-take thing - throwaway. So I played it back and thought, ‘That’s actually quite good! That works as it is!". It’s got a blues feeling. And I think because it was almost like an accident … I’m quite proud of it!

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