12 February 2013
If you follow me on Twitter you’ll know that in amongst the barrage of pun based jokes of variable quality, I like to include some musical recommendations. I only give a Twitter “shout-out” to music I’m really into or enjoying, so you can be sure …
08 February 2013
This post will be primarily of interest to guitar geeks, such as myself. I’ve been using the G7th Performance capo for as long as I can remember. My mate Phil raves about them for their ability to not pull the guitar out of tune (as so many capos …
07 January 2013
<p>May I be the first to wish you a “Happy New Year”? Probably not, since it’s over a week since the year began. Ah well. Hope it’s going well for you so far.</p>
<p>2012 was a great year for me, with plenty of gigs and adventures. 2013 is easing me in gently with <a href=”/gigs”>a few gigs</a>, and chance to get to work on the next album. I’ll keep you posted!</p>
12 November 2012
Woke up this morning to the news that The Civil Wars (a country/folk duo that I’ve been raving about for a good while) are to stop touring, due to “internal discord and irreconciable differences of ambition” . This is very sad news, and I admire t…
09 October 2012
Today has been a “writing” day. When the house is quiet, I like to sit with my guitar and an iPad full of lyrical ideas to try and beat some of them into shape. For the first time, I made a list of the songs I’m excited about, and considering for …
When I first heard Paul Bell I was captivated. And I still am.