Garden shed used to host musician sessions

16:11:20 12th November 2010

A businessman in Somerset has been using his garden shed to film and record various musicians performing their songs.

Jon Earls uses a digital camera to document the musicians' efforts and posts them on his website songsfromtheshed.com.

According to the Guardian's Chris Salmon, more than 50 acts have performed in Mr Earls' shed.

"In truth, it's something of a labour of love for both the artists and Earls, with many of the videos having attracted less than 100 views in several months online," Mr Salmon writes.

He goes on to say that the most-viewed session was by Scottish folk singer Alasdair Roberts but has been seen by fewer than 5,000 people.

Regardless of this, Mr Salmon describes the "lo-fi" music sessions an "unmistakable warmth".

The latest session to be posted on the website is by Americana troubadour Micah P Hinson.

Earlier this week, Glenn Newnham wrote on articlesbase.com that sheds are used by many as a space in which to practise their musical instruments without disturbing others or being disturbed.