At the end of May, I’m heading to Kintyre for some gigs with Rosie Nimmo and her husband Tommy. We did this a few years ago and it was a memorable experience for us both – friendly audiences and wonderful scenery. Friday May 29th Clachan A house concert in Clachan. A set by me, a … Read more
Since I was 22 I’ve been keeping notebooks of thoughts and reflections, mostly in diary form and sometimes in ‘morning pages’ form. These notebooks I’ve carted around with me from address to address, cupboard to cupboard. After a few well-intentioned false starts I’m on a committed project to destroy them all. As I progress into … Read more
We got back at the start of November from a long trip abroad, which took in a visit to relatives in Brisbane, Australia, followed by two and a bit weeks in New Zealand and a few days in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It’s taken me a while to sort out the photos, of which we took … Read more
The other day I had an order from a Bandcamp customer for a couple of albums including Roadblock. Just getting an order of any kind is a morale booster, but this was special as it was the last CD copy of the Roadblock album, which I put out in 2008. I don’t know how many … Read more
Last weekend was without doubt one of the most enjoyable musical experiences of my life. David Fee of Homesongs had arranged a series of four gigs for myself and Rosie Nimmo in the Kintyre peninsula. For him, this was a way of getting back to his first love – house concerts – after a long … Read more
There’s space, and everything shining in itLike the light of Carravagio And the young man’s voiceHas things to say about the situationAnd the old man’s voiceSlaps him down The camera zooms in to their squabbleAnd the light is forgotten Until it isn’tAnd the contestants’ raft disappears downstream In that moment …In that moment … But … Read more