Quarry Hill Festival / The wardrobe

What a great day that was. Quarry Hill put on it's own little mini-fest today with all the local businesses getting involved - such as the beeb, LCM, The Wardrobe, SAA-UK, the West Yorkshire Playhouse and First Floor. Lots of stalls, food, sunshine etc. A very impressive group of kids from the 'Rock School' played a few tunes outside to the delight of the sun kissed crowds, made all the more impressive by the fact they had only met for the first time that morning.
I did an hour set in the Wardrobe and was followed by the awesome Tom Attah. I keep hearing his name around Leeds and how good he is, so it was nice to find out for myself. Believe the hype..
http://www.myspace.com/tomattah - check it

Now to watch klitschko get knocked out by David Haye. Yes..

EP Available for purhase!

My EP is now available from Bandcamp (see link on the left) for digital download and hard copy. Get it while it's hot...ish...

EP Review from 'NO TITLE MAGAZINE'

The first review from my EP by Mr Philip Regan at No Title..

In his first solo EP, scouser Dave Pilla treats the listener to four songs of relaxing chill-out goodness.

The opening track ‘Where did all the time go?’ benefits greatly from Jennie Chapman’s delicate backing vocals and together the duo produce pleasant, uplifting harmonies with a feel of somber Irish folk music.

The mood becomes slightly more experimental in ‘Waves and tides’. Pilla combines his rustic, Mediterranean style guitar playing with the Robert Frost poem ‘The Road Not Taken’. The result is a psychedelic, haunting and deeply sorrowful journey about life and personal regrets.

‘Lions share’ is the filler track and repeats the same ideologies of the EP in a less inspiring manner. Nothing bad here, it just felt like the ideas ran dry.

Fortunately it all ends on a high. ‘In my sole’ uses fast-tempo piano chords and melodies to create a sense of urgency and panic, which builds into the frenzied, passionate rant of a man who has lost in love and lived to tell the tale.

Overall, Pilla’s excellent vocal range allows him to tell many different stories effectively. His music often takes the road less traveled and that has made all the difference. Highly recommended!

And so it begins..

Right then, the start of the blog. This is actually my second attempt at doing a blog (third if you count crappy myspace) so with a bit of luck/effort I'll keep this one going. I suspect I am like most new bloggers in that it's a case of 'what am I going to write about of any interest?', but I also suspect with time it begins to flow and become more of a natural process..

Of course at the center of this blog will be my music. Here I will keep you updated with general goings on in the Dave Pilla camp, up coming gigs, news, reviews, songs and general musings. I will also spend a little time writing about my songs - how they came to be, what they're actually about etc, for anyone who is interested in a little more detail.
Anybody who knows my music knows that adjectives such as 'cheery' or 'happy' don't often get associated with my songs (!) but I will do my best to keep any descriptions as lighthearted as possible. Besides, they're not ALL morose ;-)

Also here you will see various links and widgets and whatnot to the sides - there you will be able to listen to songs, watch videos, buy CD's and access links to download/streaming sites such as bandcamp, soundcloud, myspace and reverbnation.

A big thanks must go to my brother Joe 'kenny/joe egg/fat PiG' Rees for all his help setting this page up for me to run with. For food related fun and frollocks check out his (and his masterchef fiance JoJo's) blog at http://foodandbiscuits.blogspot.com/

Cheers!