When I arrive at the park Taiga’s cheeks are red and he’s breathless but happy. He has his own agenda today and has been playing football for the last two hours with his schoolmates, proudly announcing he did 21 kickups, using both feet. A few months ago he was...
Hello. I’ve got a beautiful playlist to share with you. The list was created yesterday by my asking the question “What song is meaningful to you this morning?” – to each of the 15 songwriters present at the workshop I was leading. THE PLAYLIST – A MATTER...
Songwriting Residential in a beautiful, sustainable estate nr Stroud Gather round a metaphorical ‘songwriting campfire’ led by renowned, award-winning singer-songwriter and composer, Dan Whitehouse, along with artist mentor Katie Whitehouse. This unique experience...
Sit around the online ‘Songwriting Campfire’ with singer-songwriter/composer Dan Whitehouse and artist mentor Katie Whitehouse for a day and write several songs (or song sketches). Working by ear, and improvisation, not music theory based, use simple musical games and...
I’m sat on the opposite side of the glass this morning, as the coffee shop’s closed for New Year’s Day. Japan closes down for the first 3 days of January; pretty much the only time of year you’ll witness such a universal shut down of business. Last night was busy!...
