It’s been a number of years since I traveled up to Leeds to play at All Hallows’ to support the release of my debut album but I was very much looking forward to returning. On the journey up last time the rain was horrendous but thankfully this time the journey was perfect. I arrived in good time and met with…
So the big album launch gig…it was an amazing evening but also a funny kind of evening really. Have you ever planned something like a party or event or even your own wedding? When you work on something for so long then it happens and its all over in what feels like the blink of an eye. Well, the Routes…
I thought it was about time to make a new live video and Out Upon the Ocean seemed like the right song to film. So with a borrowed camera and two iPhones I set up and filmed this little video all myself! It is always challenging making videos of yourself on your own as you have to keep stopping to…
I have been working with Rob from Redwood Photography for a number of years and he is genuinely one of the loveliest people I have met through my music. After much messaging and working things out (including an early morning run to check out the location) we finally met up very early one Saturday morning in Coventry. Why would you…
I have been looking at my Soundcloud stats and was excited to see my cover of The Proclaimers 500 Miles has now had nearly 6000 plays. Take a listen and see what you think!
I was very excited to be invited to the first Coventry City of Culture 2021 music scene meeting. It was great to celebrate Coventry’s wonderful music scene along with lots of other passionate people. I am really excited about the year of 2021 how it will highlight how creative Coventry is. What this space! BLOGGED : COVENTRY CITY OF CULTURE…
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire have been strong supports of my music for a number of years so it was great to be invited to come and celebrate their birthday with a live session. I played a few live songs and chatted about my plans for 2019. It was lovely to meet Chasing Deer and Rosetta Fire who both play brilliant…
A few weeks ago I played a wonderful live show at a coffee festival in my home city. Coventry has a wonderful creative home called Fargo Village which is a collection of small scale container shops, a bookshop and various other wonderful spaces. This was the first coffee festival at the village and I was very excited when I was…
I have been beavering away recording 5 songs from my first album. As I have played these songs over the years they have developed and changed so I thought it would be an interesting project to explore. I also felt it would be great to have some new solo (without a band) work released. Keep an eye out of the…
I have been working carefully on my second album for what feels like a really (REALLY) a long time now. Music is not a completely full time thing for me and along with being completely self funded, I have had to plan this second album project really carefully to complete around life and other projects. I am delighted that I…
It has been rather a long time since I really blogged so I thought with 2018 well and truly underway I would get back into the swing of things. So here are some of my inspirations and reflections from January. I love this song by Rend Collective. I enjoy good coffee. I find coffee is even better when…
Hello folks, Back in October, when 2017 was slowly drawing to a close, I traveled down to London to play a glorious show for the Wild Sound Recordings 5th Birthday. Polly Paulusman (label boss) and Dan Wilde also played. It was a lovely evening of friendship and live music. I thought I’d share some photos from the evening. THE GANG! Some…