Upon arrival, the sign reads: “Parking for Leap Frog and Arts Centre only.” I resolve to leap-frog straight into soundcheck — our first together on this tour, and our first of the year. There’s a certain ceremony to these things. Once we’ve moved the car to the stage...
So last week I played live with my friend and collaborator Gustaf Ljunggren for the first time, following four years of studio based collaboration- both remote and in person. It was a life affirming, trust building (self and other) coffee swilling, carnival of a week....
What happened in London? People listened with intent. People sang along and smiled. Some people cheered. Some bought vinyl. The Finnish Church had a high ceiling, but enough wood to make it sound good. The piano was a big fella with a sound board that resonated like a...
And finally, we land. It took 6 hours to drive here to the Finnish Church in south London from Barton Upon-Humber in North Lincolnshire. But we made it, squeezed under the drawbridge of capital city rush hour with time to spare to sit and write this reflective...
An artist who has always been acutely aware of the seasons changing, a Christmas record from Chris is actually a perfect fit. He shared one of the new songs at the gig last night and when he sang his ode to the fleeting fate of a snowman “today was the best day ever...
The English countryside is decorated with hundreds of storied piles but few are put to such good use as Dartington. This 14th century estate was bought by Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst in 1925 and together they together they embarked on their “Dartington experiment”...
