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24 Jun 2011

The next room

Leaving home is always hard for me, i normally cry a little and feel waves of nostalgia and fear. A...

18 May 2011

Mary's prayer

Full steam ahead, the day was full steam ahead for all of the teams who came together to perform...

16 May 2011

And the wind cries Mary

Flu has kicked in and i feel shaky i have broken a tooth and the ships horn is going on all day as...

15 May 2011

Proud Mary

The day begun with a get together all of the writers in one room with their guitars and note pads,...

14 May 2011

Atlantic Crossing

This morning I woke up feeling under the weather all night the ship was rolling and creaking....

13 May 2011

Loving Mary

Sleep was not an easy commodity, the room creeks and the ship rolls from side to side. and a...

13 May 2011

Lord Mary

Sleep was not an easy commodity, the room creeks and the ship rolls from side to side. and a...

11 May 2011

Sailing By

With only four hours sleep i managed to drag myself into the car outside my house in London which...

07 May 2011

Ron Sex Smith

I went to see Ron Sexsmith play at the Barbican one of my favourite venues in London. His band were...

07 May 2011

Snookered

How odd can my day. I had a beautiful morning the sun was high in the blue sky, breakfast was...

01 May 2011

Arvon Over

This has clearly been one of the best writers weeks i have ever curated, everyone has given of...

28 Apr 2011

Submarine flowers

On day two everyone seems more relaxed, and the groups fall right into place. My day is spent...

28 Apr 2011

Atom heart mother

Day three started with a meditation in the barn, i told my cottage in the country story followed by...

27 Apr 2011

Five Nil

The Virgin train to Liverpool was on time and swift, i had just enough time to reflect and think...

27 Apr 2011

Arvon calling (Writers week 20)

Everyone arrived last night and off we went to the local pub in Sheep Wash, a sleepy village with a...

25 Apr 2011

All the queens

I woke up in my hotel room at 6.02 my view out the window was of the dock in Southampton, i had...

18 Apr 2011

Colchester Napoleon Solo

My first real solo show ever, and al because the lady loves Milk Tray. I turned up at six un loaded...

05 Apr 2011

Peter Kay

I went to see Peter Kay at the 02 as an end of tour treat, its my third time and my sides were...

04 Apr 2011

Hebden Bridge

Cool undiscovered hippy boho enclave in the Yorkshire Dales. Lovely gig and people. All in the car...

04 Apr 2011

Berkinhead

What a way to end a tour, a 24 piece choir and a take away curry to die for, and i almost did. This...

31 Mar 2011

Glasgow

St Andrews in the Square is a lovely concert venue and i would like to thank Boo and Audrey for...

30 Mar 2011

Mercury Musselbourgh

As if things could not get any better, and retrograde hits, i can feel it already, its pinching my...

28 Mar 2011

On a roundabout in Cheshire

I was tired and grumpy the drive was the last thing I really needed but jobs to do and all that,...

28 Mar 2011

Barton Upon Humber

Back up the country this time to the other side to just below Hull, a gig in the Ropery. I really...

28 Mar 2011

Selby

I woke up with bird shit all over my car, so i headed over to Hull to have it cleaned off, and then...