I’ve decided to put out a Bandcamp only single for Men’s Mental Health Month (November) Download and donate here. Both very personal songs, the first I wrote and recorded for my best mate Trevor Smith as he was dying of cancer, called ‘I’m Here’ it’s a counter to my entirely selfish song ‘I’m Not Here’. Trev was…
White Boots
This is a song that was written and recorded for the ‘Found’ album back in 2015 but never included as I could not get it to sound right. I’d completely forgotten about until a couple of months ago, when, testing out some new speakers, I was looking for something to mix and dug this out….
Songs Beneath The Trees
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…
Breathe Fire
As some of you might remember, a few years ago I shaved off my hair and beard to raise money for the Bhopal Medical Appeal. It went extremely well, we had a fantastic evening and raised over £5,000. I carry the ‘Bhopal Beardpal’ moniker with pride! The Bhopal Medical Appeal do a fantastic job in…
Adieu To Old England…
No, not off on tour again quite yet, Adieu To Old England is the traditional song that I have interpreted for the compilation ‘Shirley Inspired…’ Shirley Collins has been inspiring people for several decades, ever since she began singing folk songs back in the 50s. Collaborating with a who’s who of the folk world from…
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…
Kisses, tattoos and lots of friends.
Originally written for a close friend who was going through a very messy separation at the time, You Will Be Loved Again has proven to be one of the most popular songs on ‘Up Here’. I’m happy to say that the message of hope seems to have touched even the stoniest of hearts. Inspired by…
Give me a kiss!!!
A song of hope for those without a valentine, You Will Be Loved Again is proving to be one of the most popular tracks from Up Here. To celebrate this I’ll be releasing a video to accompany the song on February 14th. If you’d like to be in the video all you need to do…
A Happy new Year to you.
A very happy New Year to friends old and new. And what a start!!!!! Up Hear has been released in the UK and already there have been great reviews in Mojo, Uncut and the Mirror. Folk Radio have made it album of the month and written possibly the best review I could ever hope to…
Uwe Schenk Trifft
I was recently invited to appear on a very interesting show called Uwe Schenk Trifft (Uwe Schenk Meets) in Stuttgart. Filmed in front of a live audience in a train shed/theatre, each show takes the form of a chat show/live gig focusing on just one artist. And what an eclectic selection of performers they have…