In 1999 in retreat from mainstream ambivalence the idea of becoming a Troubadour was perversely alluring. Two acoustic guitars, a suitcase, and a round the world ticket. It took a …
In March 2020 I was made unemployed.Quite an achievement considering I was, and I remain self employed.Such was the impact of the COVID pandemic.My family were locked down for two …
This was originally posted 29 July 2010 but I’m reviving it, because it is awesome.
Definitely my favourite email this year came today from Brisbane. Here’s the note in it’s entirety …
This is me, caught by Mike, my sound guy, leaving the fabulous Angel Inn, Hetton, Yorks. I could still wear all black in 2003.
The Creeping Bent is a record label from Glasgow, Scotland, adminstered by prof Douglas MacIntyre. I must say I like their style, and the Leopards are not half bad.
Originally posted …
For my solo acoustic set, for the last 8 years or so I’ve been using a maple Taylor 612 OM shape guitar that I got with a custom black stain …
Thanks to Paris photographer Wiliam Soragna for allowing me to display his excellent work in the new photo set Paris 2013-14. William was at La Maroquinerie and his photos capture …
Just last week my girlfriend and I went to see him here in Seattle. He did a solo show. He’s an English guy who was in a band called Lloyd Cole and the Commotions in the ’80s and has been putting out solo records since the ’90s. He’s now is in his mid-fifties and has amassed this huge body of work.
When I put together my home studio in 1992, I had Eventides and Lexicons and more, and I never really knew what I was doing with any of them. Today …
