Pete Kavanagh Guitar Lessons

22/09/2015

We are all loving being back in Ireland. It's a whole different way of life. Anyone trying to contact "fifth scene" can't as FB have requested ID verification and I'm not bothered. I may set up another a/c soon, but to be honest, I find being off it a relief. However, for those of you who have liked this page and wish to stay in touch, please message me here and I will send you on my email/contact details :)

04/08/2015

Right well, that's it for the here and now folks. My wee tribe and I are away to Ireland in the morning. It's been an absolutely fantastic experience tutoring guitar here in West Lothian for the past seven years and to everyone who attended or had someone attend group or one to one lessons with me, I thank you kindly. It's been an amazing journey and an absolute privilege to have had this opportunity. I hope you enjoyed my short guide tour into the musical hall of mirrors and white noise. I wish you all the very best for the future and stay tuned, keep playing and grow with music. Stay in touch. Love and peace to you all. Pete.

22/07/2015

I'll be on the radio with Dr. J tomorrow evening, live, tweenst 6 & 8. Playing a couple of songs, choosing some tracks to spin and shooting at the breeze from the hip as we hit the cobbles and rap, Bejaysus :) tune in, click on regalradio.net

28/06/2015

Beginners guitar class for children will be starting on September 5th at 12 noon. This class is subsidized and costs £30 for 12 weeks. An email has been sent out this morning to all applicants who have registered and places will be allocated to the first twelve secured with a deposit. Cheers

23/06/2015

URGENT UPDATE: There is a march organized in Broxburn this Saturday (27TH) and as a consequence, I have to cancel this week's scheduled guitar lessons. We'll be back again on the 4th for everyone and the 11th for 12, 1pm and 2pm classes. I have contacted all attendees by email and text. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Previous post updated:

As some of you may already know, my family and I are leaving Scotland and returning to live in Ireland this coming August

In the meantime, I am currently trying to arrange the adult and children's group classes at Strathbrock Community Centre, Broxburn for the September term. You should all have received a text/email today with an update. There will be a new tutor, Dan Barr taking over from me and he can be contacted through Leith School of Music https://www.facebook.com/musicschoolofleith

Dan will be at Strathbrock Community Centre on 4th and 11th to meet and greet and show the kids some of his riffs and choons :)

I will be contacting all new registrations for the complete beginner's course later today. The start date for the next term is 5th September. The complete beginner's class for new starts will be at 12 noon and this class is subsidized by Strathbrock Management Committee. The beginner class this term, which currently runs at 1pm is also likely to be subsidized (T.B.C). I will require a £10 deposit from all students to secure their place in the next term. This can be paid in cash or cheque at Strathbrock onSaturday (4th) or the following week (11th). Alternatively, this can be paid through paypal at my website www.peteguitar.com.

http://www.peteguitar.com/deposit.html

Adult attendees on Thursday nights, can pay me in cash or cheque this Thursday at Strathbrock or through paypal (see above link). New beginner registrations, please wait until I contact you before paying a deposit. More info to follow. Text me on 07521 254 513 with any queries or PM here.

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22/06/2015

As well as sorting the classes, I am also selling my house (Don't do things by half :) This has just gone to market. If you know anyone looking to buy a house in Livingston, West Lothian please share this link with them.http://www.s1homes.com/Houses-for-sale/2015061920065340.shtml

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22/06/2015

As some of you may already know, my family and I are leaving Scotland and returning to live in Ireland this coming August.In the meantime, I am currently trying to arrange the adult and children's group classes at Strathbrock Community Centre, Broxburn for the September term. You should all receive a text later on today with an update. There will be a new tutor, Dan Barr taking over from me and he can be contacted through Leith School of Music (See below) I will be contacting all new registrations for the complete beginner's course later today. The start date for the next term is 5th September. The complete beginner's class for new starts will be at 12 noon and this class is subsidized by Strathbrock Management Committee. The beginner class this term, which currently runs at 1pm is also likely to be subsidized (T.B.C). I will require a £10 deposit from all students to secure their place in the next term. This can be paid in cash or cheque at Strathbrock this Saturday (27th) or the following week (4th). Alternatively, this can be paid through paypal at my website www.peteguitar.com. Adult attendees on Thursday nights, can pay me in cash or cheque this Thursday at Strathbrock or through paypal on my website. New beginner registrations, please wait until I contact you before paying a deposit. More info to follow. Text me on 07521 254 513 with any queries or PM here. Pete :)

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28/05/2015

Twas a special night indeed-here's Paul and I shaking it up a little :)

For years to come the question will be asked ‘were you there?’ but only a lucky few will be able to answer ‘yes, I was there’. And they’ll be talking about the inaugural Bridgehouse Acoustic Night of course! What an evening that was. What a night. What talent!

Pete got things off to a great start with a mix of own material and classic blues numbers including the unforgettable BB King’s ‘The Thrill Has Gone’. After a short break Paul took over and wooed the audience with an eclectic mix of modern, blues and folk ranging from Tom Waits to Harry Nilsson, eventually bringing the house down with his (now classic) ‘Red Telephone Box Blues’. All too soon the formal part of the evening was brought to a close with Pete joining Paul in a foot stomping, crowd singing, candle waving medley of classics including Proud Mary, Johnny B. Goode and Come Together.

But the night was still young and the floor was open and who’d have thought that Bridgehouse had so much talent?! Unbelievable! With Paul acting as compere, Lachlan set the ball rolling with an excellent 500 miles (NOT the Proclaimers), then there was Jackie, Perfect – what a voice, and Mathew’s instrumental version of Blackbird – what a guitarist, what a talent at such a young age! And then his dad Andy – brilliant! No stopping things now, up stepped Alan with Sloop John B and much audience participation. But it didn’t stop there Jocelyn quickly took to the mic and floored us all with her powerful rendition of Adele’s Hometown.

If anyone’s been missed, apologies, things were starting to get a bit hazy by then. Thanks so much to Pete and Paul and to all who attended and took part, not to mention those kind souls who regularly offer up prizes for the raffle only to spend a fortune trying to win them back! All profits go towards the upkeep of the hall.

But the question on everyone’s lips for the moment is 'when are we doing this again?' The answer – watch this space.

20/05/2015

As some of you will know, my good wife Pam took ill last week. She was in hospital with a serious clot, but thankfully she's now back home on the road to recovery. It'll take time and plenty of rest. As a consequence, I have not had much time to reply to correspondence such as texts or emails. I will be back to work this week, so adult classes are back on tomorrow and children's are all on this Saturday. Onwards and upwards :) See ye there

23/04/2015

Going back to the nineties tonight for adult group classes. Come and have a go if ya think you're hard enough :)

02/04/2015

Happy Easter to all my guitar heroes. I hope you are all set for the break. Remember, we are away for this weekend and next. Back on the 18th for Saturday children's classes. Try and get some playing done :)

29/03/2015

The next term for children's beginner guitar lessons is now completely booked up. I will email those of you who have paid their deposit with a confirmation update this week. I'd like to thank you for your enrolling your child for this course and look forward to meeting you all on the 18th April in Strathbrock Community Centre at 1pm. Any queries you have, please don't hesitate to contact me here. For further information, please visit www.peteguitar.com Pete :)