A few weeks ago, Chris Denerley kindly played this song on his radio show The Beyond Folk and Acoustic Show on Beyond Radio, a station in Lancaster. He said it summed up what a lot of people were feeling, separated from friends and loved ones by lockdown. I hadn’t made the connection myself, but since … Read more
As you can see my website has had a new lick of paint. The previous design was from the colour palette of In Another Life, and I felt it was time to brighten it up and simplify it. Particularly, I had to simplify the Music section and the Shop, both of which were muddled and … Read more
Here are my two Christmas songs, in case you haven’t come across them before. The first a cover of a beautiful song by Momus. The second – a bit cheerier – is one I wrote as a tribute to Wizzard and my other favourite Christmas songs of the 70s. I recorded it with my friend … Read more
On December 8th 1980 I woke up from a dream in which I was on a rooftop in New York City, and saw a sniper taking aim at someone on the ground. I put on the radio and the first item in the news was that John Lennon had been shot dead. I have to … Read more
The final song from the last series of Twilight Show is Come With Me. It’s one of my favourites of the songs I’ve written and this version has something very personal and intimate about it. I felt I was rediscovering the song as I was singing it. I’ve said a little more about the song … Read more
Last week I did another short set – four songs – for David Fee’s Homesongs Facebook page. They were: Makes Sense to Me The Ballad of Bob Dylan The Ever Open Door You Just Want The Thrill I also put up a new Twilight Show song, or rather a very short classical piece by a … Read more