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Sometimes in creating music, there’s a moment when it’s time to let go or “kill your children” I, of course, don’t mean any literal human slaughter, but rather abandoning a piece that you’ve been working…
The Henriksen custom bud amp has landed! I just received my custom Henriksen Bud amp today, built in conjunction with Humphries Amplifiers. It sounds as great as it looks and joins my two existing Bud…
I was recently involved in a discussion about the power of great lyrics in musical expression. In an AI era where there are endless bland songs churned out daily, the art of writing provocative, inspiring…
In creating music, the “music producer” is the essential ingredient in creating a great piece of work. Over the years as somebody who listens to music I have come to appreciate that many of my…
Today, both Facebook and Instagram are offline, and this once again highlights how an over-reliance on social media for artists can be a big problem, as it’s like “having your egg in one basket” Common…
Martin Simpson meets “Guitar Zilla”the Pogreba baritone guitar I was first introduced to Larry Pogreaba’s guitars by Martin Simpson and already owen two of them. These are very different to anything else I have played…
Martin Simpson some kind of jubilee
I’ve been attending gigs for over five decades and had all manner of experiences, some great and some terrible. A lot of the experience depends on the venue as well as the performance. Here are…
. The forthcoming album “Sweet songs & Bitter truth” contains a number of protest songs including “We are the many” and “The World’s richest man” We have released both these tracks as singles and after…