I suppose that’s what we’ve been this last weekend. Nope – not gangsters (please !) – just me, the Halligan and our uplifting brand of acoustic/folk/melancholia hitting a couple of venues in the “Ancient Saxon County”. Essex is famed for it’s woodlands, wheat fields, windmills, estuaries and coastal villages and towns – so say the…

There I was waxing lyrical about the Autumn Duo Tour. I was being wonderfully descriptive about the sights, the people, the places, the little incidents that make being on the road interesting and bearable. From the jaunt to the far north of Scotland I’d mentioned Banff and the moody sea, the breakers that reminded me…

There are always a few broad brush stroke backdrops to the journey’s I make to and from gigs. With plenty of time to think and ponder as I pound the highways and byways of Britain it’s maybe not surprising that many things swirl around the brain and produce bizarre combinations of thought. This past month…

Some places stay with you. Easy to say but what does that mean ? For me it’s like they burrow a little spiritual niche in your life that provides a sanctuary at other times when you’re far from them but feel connected despite the limitations of space and time. So it is with the Islands…

It’s been a great summer in many respects and just like the last few years it was great to while away the August Bank Holiday at the Greenbelt Festival down in Cheltenham. It’s so much more than a festival. A place to meet and greet people I don’t get to see for the rest of…

It’s official – the new album is launched today – 16th May 2008. At times I thought we’d never get there – but here we are with a great little CD ready to break some new ground. It’s been an exciting process bringing the whole thing together – and we’ve had some amazing help from…