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
Category: Songs and Stories
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
Lo-Tech Music for Hi-Tech People
There was a special CD launch at Filey the other weekend when Graham Graham Beck's fabulous album - Lo Tech Music for Hi Tech People - hit the water and was blown across the boating pond on a little plastic seaside yacht. Rich and I were especially excited by the launch. We are thrilled that Graham invited … Continue reading Lo-Tech Music for Hi-Tech People
Songs of Freedom at The Warren
What a fantastic three days working alongside MC and song writer Redeye and DJ and Liam van Rijn on The Warren Young People’s Centre's 'Songs of Freedom' project. The aim was to give young people an opportunity to tell their story through music, song-writing and performance. It was a bold creative fight-back against government cuts and youth poverty and 35 … Continue reading Songs of Freedom at The Warren