A Song For My Piano
Done recording today with Bill recording my piano at my house! Exciting. I have been doing ‘Song For My Piano’, Fly Away Little Bird’, ‘Everybody Loves You’ and ‘Shine’. Also ‘Company Shirt’ We have got the piano right… Read More
My Piano Hammer
Chris Teuten the brilliant piano tuner has had to take away one of my piano hammers in January sometime. In fact it is actually not all that bad because it is a note I don’t know about as… Read More
New open mic starting
Hello here is a lovely new open mic starting. It’s every 3rd Sunday of the month starting THIS SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16th. It is EARLY start and finish 6.30pm until 9pm. It’s at Priors Marston village which is… Read More
Session Night
Crompton Street Warwick You can all come please thankyou
Recording Zero Inches
So I’ve mostly been at Bill’s doing recording Zero Inches which is going to have = lots of trumpets and is going to get a tuba undoubtedly. At the moment though I just need to get the vocal… Read More
Bill’s Brain
It was accordion last night what made Bill Bates’s brains exploding. I done ‘Zero Inches’ tried to sing and play at same time but accordion obviously too gharsly and loud so needed to do the accordion by it… Read More
Lovely Gig at FourPenny Shop
Helloooo On Saturday I done a gig with lots of other people for a local charity Myton Hospice. It was at The Old Fourpenny Shop which is also where the session is on Thursdays. It has nice landlord… Read More
Gig tonight!
Gig tonight just getting ready got 13 items: Keyboard, keyboard seat, keyboard stand, keyboard leads and pedal, guitar, trumpet, accordion, cajon, bag of bits, bag of lights, another guitar, mandolin, merch, other bag. What fun it will be…. Read More
In The Studio
So I’ve been at Bill’s in his studio again putting the vocal on one of my rather awkwardish type songs called ‘Life Is Never’. It is played on my ‘stupid tuning’ guitar which is a Yamaha. It was… Read More
Paul Elliott and His Double Bass
To Paul Elliott: I have heard rumours you’re getting your bass working when-o-when-o-when? Please do. When will it be ready? How long will it take? This is what we wanna see…
Piano tuner
Yesterday I had my grand piano tuned by none other than thee famous Chris Teuten. He tunes many many pianos all over the place. This is him… He always wear a suit and tie and has a interestifying… Read More
Warwick Folk Club next week
I’m going to be at my local club in Warwick playing some stuff for Bill Bates’ night with friends. It’ll probably just be a couple of songs but I shall also probably play along with other people I expect. Keith… Read More
Cripes!
LOOOOOOOK!! My website has gone all different and new! It’s got Songstuff and Education and Fing and Blog and Shop and Contact and What’s On and Mothify! Hoorah! It has been made by Victoria Power in conjunction with… Read More
Recording started…
Well I’ve started recording at my friend Bill Bates’ place. Heathcote Studio. He has a little well-equipped studio and has recorded albums for Keith Donnelly, Ursula Holden-Gill and others. I recorded the vocal and guitar for a song… Read More
Batsch
Last night I went to The Tin (formerly known as Taylor John’s) in Coventry to see Batsch (formerly known as Don’t Move) launch their new EP which was released as an mp3 download but also as a cassette. Cassettes are… Read More
2013 other stuFF
Song-writing: Bring Me Back My Feathers, All We Want, Wait Didmarton Bluegrass Festival Aug 29th to Sep 1st solo set with new songs plus sessions all night long Cropredy Village Hall May 27th with Fairport Convention – solo… Read More
General Stuff Going On
2012 December 2 christmas-type gigs with Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention) and PJ Wright with Brooks Williams – Banbury Mill then Priors Marston Village Hall Birmingham Town Hall Nov 2nd as part of Dave Pegg’s 65th birthday celebration Playing Sailing… Read More