The ‘Brierley Hill Song Book’ has been a journey of community, heritage and hope for the future – funded by Historic England. I’ve worked with a wonderful group of local people who, over 4 days of workshops, have become poets, songwriters and documenters....
I am standing to be elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the Musicians’ Union for the Midlands region because I believe this is a pivotal moment in history, and the MU needs to use its voice to support its members and musicians more strongly. Please share...
Good Morning! It’s beautiful today and very sunny! I am wearing new shades I bought at Glastonbury on Saturday, and in my head I think i’m still there. I had a great time there, from Beth Ditto’s super charged hello to Leonard’s wistful...
Dear all, Welcome to my online review buffet (including some of the best titled blogs ever!): 1. http://terriblelovesongs.blogspot.com/2008/08/star-shines-light-on-unsigned-bands.html 2. http://www.brumlive.com/2008/05/ida-maria-dan-whitehouse-glee-club.html 3....
Here’s another reason, as promised: I do it to obtain punctuation in my life, certain songs/albums mark out where things started/ended or just went a bit funny. Music is strong like that. And thank you to everyone who bought the Home Composting CD so far this year,...
There are several reasons and over the next little while i’ll be discussing them all on this blog. Here is the first: I do this because creating and performing and listening to music breaks the relentless nature of everyday life.
