On Tuesday March 30th, the Ruby Tuesday Sessions page on Facebook selected a few veterans of Edinburgh’s Out of the Bedroom open mic to play some longer sets. I was one, so here’s my live solo show. Despite extensive testing of my setup – audio and streaming – the day before, it didn’t seem to … Read more
Here’s a new Twilight Show episode, a little more upbeat than previous offerings. This song has quite a long history. When I was teaching English in Cairo in the 70s, some friends – Rodney Blakeston and Andy Harper – and I decided to write some songs to teach points of English grammar, usage and vocabulary. … Read more
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
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