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...
I had a great chat with Songwriting Magazine. I didn’t see it coming! But glass has emerged as a recurring theme in my songwriting in recent years. With hindsight, I can say it all began with a song co-written with John Patrick Elliott on my Dreamland Tomorrow...
