My husband Erskine is a great
guitarist and vocalist (I think I’m permitted to say that!). He started playing
guitar at the age of fifteen, but played the kettle drum before that (once he
was in a wedding procession on Long Island as
a small boy, playing the drums!). He also learned to play the accordion.
Since then he’s jammed with a
lot of musicians over the years in The Bahamas and England. He’s played with Jay
Mitchell’s band in the British Colonial Hotel, Nassau; “Little Joe Cartwright”
in Count Basie Square, Freeport, Grand Bahama; Count Bernadino and his daughter
Nita Ellis at Westwinds II, Nassau; musicians in a pub in Exmouth, England;
pubs around Exeter, England (with me singing along with him); entertained on
the SS Oronsay on the way to England; formed a two man band with our son Gavin
called “Roadblock” while we were living in Long Island (with other musicians
coming down to join them at gigs around the island); the former Holiday Inn,
Paradise Island, with Buddy Rae; and at the former “Buzz” night club and Crazy
Johnny’s on East Bay Street, Nassau, with such musicians as the late Berkley Van Byrd.
Here's a short video of Erskine singing and playing Roy Orbison's song
"Pretty Woman" at “Crazy Johnny’s”, Nassau, Bahamas
(formerly “The Buzz”) in 2009 - "Pretty Woman".
Now he’s writing his own
songs. You can hear some of them on soundcloud.com at the following links:
YOUNG HEARTS
Lyrics, music, guitar and vocals by Erskine Knowles
(Based on true events when Erskine first met me!)
© 2015 Erskine Knowles
THE WRITER’S PRAYER
Lyrics by Fay Knowles
Music, guitar and vocals by Erskine Knowles
© 2014 Erskine Knowles
BORN AGAIN
Lyrics, music, guitar and vocals by Erskine Knowles
(Inspired by spiritual events and dreams!)
© 2015 Erskine Knowles
It’s a great joy being
married to a musician!
