Just five of my song, chosen randomly, changed frequently, on one Spotify playlist. That’s it. Nothing more to say really.

This stunning album was actually released in 1988, which is a very long time ago. It was actually the band’s debut album and I’d argue it is the best debut album ever. The Hothouse Flowers are still gigging and are touring the UK later this year. People is a stunningly good album. Every track is […]

The title pretty much says it all, but the reason I’ve done is to help anyone who might be interested in my songs by making it easy to listen to them all. Simple as that. Here’s all my songs and I hope you enjoy listening to one, two or all twenty seven….

Finishing a song feels like an achievement. Finishing an album feels like something bigger — something that took time, focus, and persistence to bring into the world. But releasing that music?  That’s a completely different experience. It’s something I don’t think I fully understood until I started doing it myself. Because while there’s a lot […]

If you live in North Wales you’re in for a treat. The next Songwriter Evening is scheduled for Saturday 11th April. The evening starts at 7pm with registration of performers and the music starts at 7.30. Please be in your seat by 7.30 so you don’t miss any music. As before, the evening costs just £3 […]

A few weeks ago I posted an article explaining that it just took a 30 second Instagram reel for me to decide to buy this album, click here to read that article I haven’t changed my opinion since then. This is a remarkably confident and superbly executed debut album, chock full of excellent songs and […]

If you look at how music is consumed today, the message is pretty clear. Release singles.Release them often.Keep the algorithm fed. Streaming platforms are built around momentum and frequency. One track at a time. Regular drops. Constant visibility. The idea of disappearing for months — or years — to build a full album can feel […]

Five Songs on one 20 minute Spotify playlist. And I keep changing the songs, so keep coming back. Stream it. Like it. Share it.

Although this is Katherine’s third album I’ve only recently caught up with her music when I belatedly bought her album The Pendulum Swing. That’s a good album, in fact it’s very good, so good in fact that I actually pre-ordered These Frightening Machines. Now there’s a leap of faith that an artist is going to […]

There’s a strange contradiction at the heart of modern music-making. On paper, we’ve never had more freedom. We can write, record, produce and release music entirely on our own. No label. No studio booking. No gatekeeper standing between an idea and its release. And yet, despite all of that, many of us still feel like […]