For those who don't know, Chimes of Freedom is the name of a four-disc album of Bob Dylan covers. It has been released to mark both Dylan's 50 year career and Amnesty International's half century. It features 73 songs, most of which have been recorded especially for this album. I decided to give it a listen last week. Here are a collection of my tweets as I did, hashtags and all. Enjoy!

I got given a great compliment after I finished playing at the Wanneroo Tavern last Friday night. A gentlemen of about fifty or so came up to me and said that he'd really enjoyed my set. He apologised for playing pool throughout but he maintained that he was listening intently. He called my set esoteric. I thought that was brilliant. Esoteric. If there's anything I like to be called, that's one of them. He he he...

I took an interesting notion today. I threw my copy of Exile on Main St into the car stereo and hit the random button. How often do you listen to one of your favourite albums with the same staid tracklisting? Your brain anticipates which song is coming next and you're never really surprised by what you're listening to. It was a great way to shake things up, musically. Next time you reach for the Stones, why not try this playlist?