

Out & About in the world...
Another Tuesday night behind me... Under the harsh flourescent lighting, without amplification and just one or two songs to hit the mark, the music in the round evening leaves us with nowhere to hide! Of all the contributing artists, I'm the only one singing original material so it can get scary. We ran the gamut from Victoria Wood songs to Porter standards, from 15th century folk songs to clippings read out from The People's Friend... I sang four songs (was nominated by a no


Music in the Round
Always good to get back to live performing and that's something I've been in the thick of over the past few weeks. There is a group of musicians local to me that meet up once a week to showcase new numbers to their peers. The group hovers around the twenty and the range of material is very diverse. I turned up with my Alvarez Baritone to oohs and aahs, and with capo at the right fret I tried a couple of my newer songs and it was rewarding to revcieve both questions and commen


Short Stories
The creation of songs for the next album is well under way. The trials and tribulations of the past few months have added their spice and flavour, with vignettes from the past seven decades filtering through into the mix. Working titles so far include: Life (You'll Be The Death Of Me...) West Country Boy Rattlesnake Jar Northern Star Mill Row Five Strawberries Imprints Snake Island Girls A Winter's Dream Almost American Battle Scarred Moses Blood Moon Barefoot In The Park Dro