14 November 2011
This is another daft song which, as most of these songs tend to, started off with a germ of truth, and then was extrapolated to the point of nonsense puns about knitwear. The true part is that I enjoy wearing a good jumper, but I do sometimes find…
07 November 2011
I started off this song with the thought of writing a song about all the things love isn’t – I put out a call on Twitter for suggestions, and got a few back. A bit of that idea still stays in the first verse. Lyrcially, I found myself thinking abo…
01 November 2011
When the theme of 2011’s Greenbelt festival was announced as “Dreams of home” I remember thinking it was a great idea, a great thought. Home is a hugely evocative idea – the sense of belonging, the feeling of safety, and acceptance. At least that’…
18 October 2011
This song really started with the phrase in the title. The rest of the song took quite a while, but that initial title was the spark. I remember Googling to see if someone else had come up with it first (I don’t think they had). It started up as a…
05 October 2011
Funny songs aren’t easy – I like to include a few in my set, and I found that I needed a new one, but I was really struggling. Sometimes, funny things don’t make for funny songs. I wanted to write something for my Mum and Dad’s wedding anniversary…
I like that, I like that very much!