2 new videos from a fun recent live session on Radio Livewire Lounge show. Covering Bastille’s ‘Pompeii’ and original song ‘I Love You, Wherever You Are’
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Sound and Vision Conference, Latest Column, ‘Dragonfly’ in US Fundraising Video
Had a great time this weekend playing a headline slot at Norwich Sound and Vision Conference at the Bicycle Shop. Also saw lots of terrific showcases including a fantastic night hosted by the excellent music blog Alphabet Bands. It featured Wayfarers, Strangers and Curxes who I really enjoyed. Here’s me with the wonderful Tom Robinson after his set. I also saw some interesting panels and Tom gave great advice during his sessions on making money from music and funding rock n roll.
Honoured that my songs ‘Dragonfly’ and ‘So Many Words’ have been chosen for the annual promotional and fundraising video for this summer camp in Michigan. Camp Michitanki is for children who have received organ transplants and really makes a difference in their lives. Thank you guys for this beautiful video!
My latest column for Songwriting Magazine is now online. This month I discuss the songwriting process itself – with some insights into my own songwriting, plus some tips from some of my favourite writers like Dolly Parton, Burt Bacharach, Paul Simon and Neil Young! Thanks everyone for reading it and all the kind words. Any ideas for topics for future columns always appreciated.
Brand New Song, Tracks of My Teens and an 80’s Cover
Excited to share a new video! trying out a brand new original Americana tune ‘Another Place and Time’ Hope you enjoy!
I think everyone knows I love talking about music and my favourite artists, here’s a brand new interview with the excellent music blog Alphabet Bands Find out what tracks inspired me growing up!
Talking of music I love, here’s my acoustic cover of a great 80’s song by OMD. Always loved the lyrics to this one.
A Festival Weekend and New Features!
Excited to play 2 festivals last weekend. First up was the lovely boutique music and poetry festival Gypsy In The Field which was absolutely lovely with a great friendly vibe. Then on Sunday it was Homegrown Music Festival, a great new festival supporting talented artists in the Eastern region. Again, everyone was so welcoming and up for a fun time. Roll on next summer!
Rocking the main stage at Gypsy (above) and on the acoustic stage for Homegrown (below).
Here’s a new interview I did to promote the Homegrown Music Festival. Talking about Bob Harris, New York and more. Big thanks to InSuffolk
Really cool to see I’m on the playlist & home page of this cool French website. Magnifique! Lisa Redford – Web-TV – La musique avant tout
An English translation of a recent cool French article. Huge thanks to Claude!
New Video from Maverick Festival and Latest Column ‘Stage Fright’
New video! playing ‘Music & the Mountains’ unplugged during Maverick Festival at the beautiful Easton Farm Park Suffolk.
Plus, my latest article for Songwriting Magazine is now online! Performers, do you suffer from stage fright? here’s some tips on what I do! Click here
New Video ‘Someday We’ll Be Together’ Ukulele cover and Latest Column ‘Face-to-Face Networking’
Brand new video! Singing one of my favourite songs on ukulele. Thanks to the brilliant Claudia Taveira Photography for filming:
Photo from on the way to film the video with my lovely Luna ukulele
Plus here’s my latest column for Songwriting Magazine, tips on face-to-face networking for aspiring songwriters. My experience of going to the recent Americana Music UK conference made me think about how nerve wracking it can be for artists to network so here’s some tips which I hope help. Link here
New French Song Appelle-moi, UK Festivals, Maverick and Latitude
Have had a great time performing at some big music events and festivals including Ipswich Music Day, one of the largest free one day music festivals in the UK. As well as enjoying some great music, I also ended up doing sets at Maverick Festival and Latitude Festival. I was also part of a panel during the Americana Music Association UK conference that went really well and I gained some great feedback after discussing the use of social media.
Above: Really fun day singing in the sunshine at the Royal Norfolk Show.Thanks so much to Epic Studios for having me play on the Epic Studios stage.
Playing Maverick Festival. Thanks to Thira for the pic below.
Below, enjoying the sun at Latitude!
Above, playing Ipswich Arts Festival, Ipswich Music Day on the Grapevine Live acoustic stage. Thanks to Grapevine Live for having me play and Bunny Tan for the photo
Special treat for my French fans! Original acoustic song recorded in French. Enjoy!
Singing ‘Hallelujah’ with Eve Selis and Her Band plus Lucinda Williams Cover
New live video from a great night supporting Eve Selis at the Little Rabbit Barn. Singing ‘Hallelujah’ with her and her amazing band. Such an honour and so much fun!
Also from the Little Rabbit Barn gig, singing a brilliant song by the amazing Lucinda Williams from her classic album ‘Car Wheels on a Gravel Road’
A Great Night supporting Eve Selis
Great night Saturday supporting the wonderful Eve Selis at The Little Rabbit Barn in Essex. It was such a thrill to sing with her & her amazing band too! Huge thanks to them and all involved with the show.
New Video ‘Dreaming in Crowds’ Performance and Interview on Music Show ‘Reverb’
Here’s the brand new music video for my single ‘Dreaming in Crowds’ as heard on BBC Radio 2. Big thanks to UEA TV for making it!
Also here’s my appearance on episode 1 of new music show ‘Reverb’. Includes an interview and live performance. I’m on about half way through the show. Also check out the first band on too, The B Roads, who sound great! Thanks again to UEA TV for their support.