What an awesome three days of Songs of Freedom 2 Workshops at The Warren young people's centre in Hull. The sessions were full of amazing young people who worked with the tutors, Redeye Feenix, Ysabelle Wombwell, Liam Van Rijn and me to write, record and perform a host of superb songs about power and powerlessness in … Continue reading Songs of Freedom 2
Category: Songs and Stories
In the Club!
I am delighted to be in the club - The Tuesday Club that is! Back in the day when I was in The Planet Wilson we played at The Flag in Wembley. We always had a top night thanks to Roger Millington on the desk. Well, the very same Rogerio Marauder is now keyboard player extraordinaire … Continue reading In the Club!
Northumberland
A week in Northumberland - coast, sea, big skies, kites, walks, amazing views, castles, books, rock pools, wildlife, shells, sandcastles, beach treasure, weather, The Piper's Pitch and The Ship Inn - all great for songwriting... Rich took hundreds of photographs. Here's a gallery of some of them. I took a handful, they are in the gallery … Continue reading Northumberland
Richard Brautigan and The Honest Ulsterman
We are delighted that our song American Dust is featured in the Honest Ulsterman, seminal Northern Ireland literary review magazine. Picking up a copy of The Honest Ulsterman in Hull University Library in the early 1970s, Philip Larkin was said to have gasped in horror, "Good God, do we subscribe to this?" How cool. Our song features in John F Barber's most … Continue reading Richard Brautigan and The Honest Ulsterman
Capturing the East Riding
Rich's photograph of Jeff Parsons and Edina Molnar at Loudhailer Acoustic was picked to be shown in the Capturing the East Riding at Work, Rest and Play touring exhibition. We went to see the exhibition at Beverley Treasure House today and I spotted Rich's photograph the moment we walked into the room. Not only does … Continue reading Capturing the East Riding
Between that Ocean and this Sky – Gifford Rolfe
I was honoured to be asked to play bass on Gifford Rolfe's latest album, Between that Ocean and this Sky. It's full of gorgeous evocative melodies and lyrics. The album's sea theme is punctuated by beautiful love songs, wistful nostalgia, pirates, and Gifford's signature biographical political songs, this time the story of Anna Politkovskya - which called for … Continue reading Between that Ocean and this Sky – Gifford Rolfe