It’s usually followed by “have you tried X Factor?” But that’s for another discussion… While I completely respect the sentiment behind this statement, I find it problematic for a few reasons. It fails to notice a change in the way the music industry now works and can actually hinder a musician’s progress. I think I […]
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It’s A Troubadour’s Life For Me Some musician’s live for writing that perfect song.Some musicians live for the fame and fortune…If they’re very lucky!Some musician’s live for recording that incredible guitar sound.Me? I’ve always enjoyed performing live the most. When it came time to embark upon my most ambitious three months of touring to […]
How Independent Musicians Can Use Technology in 2019 to Help Their Careers Multi-instrumentalist Bishi Image credit: CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3824081 From the perspective of an independent musician, the music industry, is much like a feudal system of the 1 per cent (those who have been signed) and the 99 per cent (the independent sector),” explains […]
My Favourite New Songwriters Are Female The above statement shouldn’t be any surprise. The world has never been short of great female songwriters. Carole King, Patti Smith, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, Amy Winehouse to name but a few. Two American sisters, Patty and Mildrid J. Hill wrote “Happy Birthday To You” for goodness sake! There […]
We’re About To Go: A Little OTT I’m very pleased to unveil my 2018 UK tour with Gavin Osborn. Plus reflections on Summer shows and new songwriting commissions. Are you ready to go a bit overboard? Straight after my Europe tour, I’ll be hitting the road in the UK with the hilarious and marvellous raconteur that is – Mr Gavin Osborn. […]
Proudly Presenting: The Grand Tour I’m thrilled to announce my first European tour A big support gig for BBC talent Praise from Will Ferrell’s Funny Or Die The Grand Tour (Not The Car Show) – First Gigs Abroad Known traditionally as a rite of passage through Europe, ‘The Grand Tour’ is my first string of gigs outside the UK. […]
“I don’t know the players I don’t know the clubs But I’m wrecking the bar if we lose!…” Everybody’s seen those part-time football hooligans, who lurch out of the woodwork every four years. You’d better get ready for some angry nonsense; because these lads are about to take things a bit too far! I’ve re-written my song ‘Wrecking […]
5 Of The Best Acoustic Festivals In The UK So you like acoustic festivals? This is a list of five of the best acoustic festivals in England and the UK. And I’m not going to tell you that the best acoustic music in the UK can be found at Glastonbury Festival or The Isle of […]
The Moment Is Here At Last… I’m ridiculously excited to finally unveil my first ever live album and DVD ‘Is He Joking? (Live)’. Producing this piece of work virtually took over my 2017 and I’m really proud of the outcome. It’s both a collection of my best songs and an exploratory dive into the potential of a one-man show. It’ll be officially released on 27th April […]