Aug 28, 2023
A secret garden carved out of the hillside, over looking a valley. A small wooden stage flanked by low hanging leaves that rustled in the gentle breeze so consistently they created the kind of ambient sonic wash you could sample and use with zero processing. This...
May 28, 2023
Birmingham’s changed a lot in recent years. Haven’t we all? The gig last night was in the Jane How and Justham Family Rooms on the 3rd floor of Symphony Hall building in Brum city centre – refurbished with care and creativity during the lockdown. Floor to ceiling...
May 21, 2023
“The biggest skies in the world” is how tonight’s host Matthew describes the Suffolk/Norfolk skies above tonight’s venue – Wingfield Barns As I drive East the land opens out flat, like the blank pages of a new diary. Anything’s possible tonight. It’s unwritten....
May 17, 2023
The Electric Theatre sits in the middle of a roundabout in the centre of Guildford, raked seats and a sound system that the in house tech Chris has finely tuned. On the journey I bought a bag of chips from the shop and they were so bloody awful I threw two thirds of...
May 16, 2023
Upon arrival at Taunton I take a walk in the evening sun to stretch my legs and untangle my head after a gruelling 7 hours in the car. Last night I was in Manchester watching Eliza Marshall’s wonderful ‘Freedom To Roam’ – the experience was worth every minute of...
May 11, 2023
The Lorry and its load swerved wildly, swinging back and forth in front of me. I heard myself say “what?” out loud as my foot touched the brake pedal and I was re-assured to feel my car respond to this request, quickly followed by a brace for impact from behind that...
