I have finished the 6 songs for the songwriting project I have been working on with Coventry City of Culture and Good Neighbours called Back in the Day! Here is a little preview of one of the songs, ‘In the Morning Light’. This song is inspired by an incredible lady who grew up in Jamaica and fondly remembers sitting under…
I have some very exciting news! The tickets for my City of Culture 2021 / 2022 songwriting project are now live, you can buy them HERE for £5.00. On Monday 30th May, at The Welcome Centre in Coventry, I will be sharing the songs I have been writing for my Community Connectors project with City of Culture and Good Neighbours.…
The Community Connectors Project with Coventry City of Culture 2021 has been receiving some great press. The projects from the connectors are really varied and interesting so do take a look at them all. It is great being part of the brilliant team! We are all receiving training alongside our projects which is ranging from budget and project management to…
I am excited to have been selected as part of the second cohort in the Community Connectors programme by Coventry City of Culture 2021, supported by the National Lottery and 64 Million Artists. Alongside nine other community creatives, I will be running my own creative project and receiving training. My project is with Good Neighbours who support isolated and lonely…
I have been interviewed by Ko-Fi all about my Handmade Music Club and how I started writing songs. It was great to chat about my musical influences, how I go about writing songs and why I chose to use Ko-fi as a way of supporting my music. You can read the whole interview on their website HERE. There is even a…
I have recently been working with another Coventry City of Culture 2021 project. Reform the Norm – The Story of Us, a project working with marginalised individuals, invited me to work on a song with one of the participants about her experiences of mental health. The whole project has been incredible and on Saturday 6th November 2021 it is being performed…
I have been commissioned Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 and Coventry BID to write a new song inspired by one of the artworks currently on display in the The Show Windows, a project on display around the centre of Coventry. I am one of 10 poets / songwriters / sound artists to have been commissioned. I am excited to begin working on…
I am excited that on Saturday 23rd October 2021 I will be playing my songs as part of this Poetry Celebration alongside National & Local Poets as part of Positive Images Festival 2021. Performing will be Liz Berry, Sarah Fletcher, John Bernard, Roy McFarlane, Andrea Mbarushimana, Olga Dermott Bond plus Coventry’s Poet Laureate – Emilie Lauren Jones. It will be…
On Saturday 11th September 2021 I will be performing at the Charterhouse Heritage Park Weekender in Coventry. I will be playing a roaming unplugged set as people enjoy food on the long tables under the lovely lights from 5pm. This will be the first of many events Historic Coventry will be putting on at Charterhouse Heritage Park. Find more information…
As an Ambassador on Ko-fi I have been given early access to the brand new membership tiers option! This means you can join my Handmade Music Club on Ko-fi from as little as 99p per month or up to £4.99 a month with lots of extra treats. I’d love you to join me on there to support my music creation.…
An actual in-person gig! On Saturday 7th August I will be playing at Art in the Park in Leamington Spa on the Mills Gardens stage at 1:10pm. It feels great to have a real life gig booked in and I am looking forward to sharing my songs again. You can find out more information about the festival on their website…
I have 3 Livestream gigs coming up in the next few weeks which is really great! In these times while we can do gigs in person it is great to have an audience to play to. I will be playing for Oxford Folk Weekend, Thornsett Road House Concerts as well as supporting my friend Jana on her own livestream gig.…