Arbelos

Words and Music by Mark Toner

Arbelos, bassist, ukist, alt guitarist and digital drummer

In a previous incarnation as a Physics lecturer, Mark used to use the video of David Scott dropping a hammer and a feather on the Moon to demonstrate the principles of gravity as discovered by Galileo. Such is his enthusiasm for this that “The Hammer And The Feather” sprung fully-formed from his spaced-out head. This is all Mark right down to the last ukulele chord and the rest of the band apologise for letting him get away with it.

The musical influence is a little obscure here. Mark and Noel suspect that the old “Road” pictures may be evident. Our apologies go to the shades of Bing and Bob.

The voice over the instrumental section is Dave Scott himself, taken from the NASA sound archives. Don’t try to repeat the experiment at home. A hammer falls more gently on the Moon than it does on the Earth.