In the desert at Wadi Rum Saleem laid on a bedouin feast and gave me a brief lesson on playing the lute and arabic singing.
The lute is fiendish. Just tuning it is a work of art and every song we tried seemed to have a different tuning.
It was an honour to be allowed to attempt to play such a valuable instrument. Thankyou Saleem.
When I got back I recorded this Arabian Nights by Timski

One of my more memorable experiences.
Visiting the amphitheatre in Jerash we came across two men playing bagpipes and drum and I sang “Bratach Bana” in Gaelic with them for the tourists.
The acoustics were amazing. Because it’s a perfect semicircle the sound reflects back to you perfectly and it’s better than any monitoring system yet developed and it doesn’t need electricity.
Thankyou Jordan

The lyrics are here