In early 2023 I was commissioned by Gift To Nature to write 5 songs about the trees that grow on Sibden Hill in Shanklin, a small but delightful bit of woodland that sits at the edge of a fairly modern housing estate, and that I’d never previously known about. After several walks there with the dog I…
Bespoke Songs Now Available
I’m very pleased to finally be able to present the fives bespoke songs written in five days earlier this year and performed at Quay Arts on 26th April. The concert was recorded by Jim and Rob Holmes from Studio Humbug and I’ve tied up their recordings to a film of the show taken by my…
You probably think this song is about you…well it is!
UPDATE MONDAY 21st APRIL : The 5 winners are: Onevai Pita, Mara Robinson, Sarah Muston, Sam Farren and Lois Prior. I shall now go away and write your songs and perform them this Saturday evening at the Quay. Ever wanted to be the subject of a song? Here’s your chance. On Saturday 26th April I…
Bespoke Songs from the Larmer Tree
As the Literary Laureate at this year’s Larmer Tree Festival, I gave myself the task of writing two songs a day about people at the festival. Each day at noon I’d appear on stage in the Lost Woods, sing a few songs and ask for volunteers to come forward from the audience. I would distribute…
Larmer Tree Lyrical Laureate
One of the nicest and most intimate festivals of the season, the Larmer Tree Festival in Wiltshire have asked me to be this year’s Lyrical Laureate. This means that from Thursday 15th until Sunday 18th July I shall be meeting members of the audience and writing songs about them which I shall then perform in…