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This has been quite a year, both musically and on many other fronts. An early highlight was recording an interview with Jim Glennie, founder member of James. I’ve know Jim and Tim Booth since the…
We are just a few weeks away from 2023 and its going to be a big year for music releases. I have two full albums planned and a series of singles. First up will be…
I just got back from seeing my deal friend Martin Simpson along with a new instrument, a Larry Pogreba reso guitar. This is a very unusual instrument hand made from aluminium and wood. The sound…
It’s just over a week since playing the Old Woollen in Leeds as part of the third Music for The Head & Heart platform. This was a terrific night of music with Towse as the…
“All is fine ’til the world goes pop” is due for release Sept 30th and its already getting great attention. We’ll be playing some of this material on Oct 7th live in Leeds. I am…
I just signed off on the credits for the new ‘All is fine ’til the world goes pop” album, released on September 30th via Green Eyed Records. Special thanks to everyone who has made this…
Songwriting and musical inspirations I was invited to talk about songwriting for the “Life begins at Forte” podcast and here it is complete with some previews of new tracks released next month
Before covid 19, the UK had Brexit and with that car crash decision I immediately upgraded everything in my home studio in anticipation of items becoming more expensive or difficult to locate. My instinct was…
Over the last six years I’ve been looking at music promotion and the most effective ways to reach a wider audience. Its been a fascinating exploration and confirmed a number of my initial suspicions as…
Covid created an opportunity for a musical reset and as well as recording a stack of new material that will be released across 4 albums over the next two years, I’m also reviewing live work.…