Full steam ahead, the day was full steam ahead for all of the teams who came together to perform their songs all written this week one the ship, it was so impressive and so moving. One by one the groups came to the stage and delivered their pieces, some with fish out of water nerves […]
Flu has kicked in and i feel shaky i have broken a tooth and the ships horn is going on all day as we glide through the darkness of fog, how the Captain does it is impressive. I showed him a few tricks when i was up there the other day, sat nav tips, he […]
The day begun with a get together all of the writers in one room with their guitars and note pads, its going better than we had thought, its so exciting for everyone and for us too. In the main theatre we set up for the Q&A with Roger, at soundcheck he ran through some songs […]
This morning I woke up feeling under the weather all night the ship was rolling and creaking. Breakfast settled me down and then off to the first writing group of the day, it’s going really well we have 16 songs on the boil the team have been working well. And it feels like team work […]
Sleep was not an easy commodity, the room creeks and the ship rolls from side to side. and a strange bed. I drew the curtains at 7am, and there outside the sea, and nothing but the sea, the wind and the sea. We are all at sea. I had my breakfast and met with Caroline […]
Sleep was not an easy commodity, the room creeks and the ship rolls from side to side. and a strange bed. I drew the curtains at 7am, and there outside the sea, and nothing but the sea, the wind and the sea. We are all at sea. I had my breakfast and met with Caroline […]
With only four hours sleep i managed to drag myself into the car outside my house in London which then drove me to Southampton at 7am, I fell asleep, next thing i knew there i was, in Southampton 9.30am. The ship there before me on the dock reaching up to the sky and almost as […]
I went to see Ron Sexsmith play at the Barbican one of my favourite venues in London. His band were on top form as was Ron, very dry very in tune and distant. The first time Ron came to England he stayed at my house we hung out and played in my studio, we had […]
How odd can my day. I had a beautiful morning the sun was high in the blue sky, breakfast was impressive and tender, followed by a swift lie down, with all the doors and windows open. And then over to EMI for a talk about song writing and how they might be able to get […]
This has clearly been one of the best writers weeks i have ever curated, everyone has given of themselves in such a loving and open way, each night the songs have grown and the friendships have become closer, there is one camp, not two. The videos of people dancing and singing after the run through […]