Joni Mitchell is, quite simply, a legend. Beautiful songs, soaring vocals and a singular path travelled all make for the stuff of legends and Joni has them all in spades. She has released some classic albums, my three favourites are Blue, Court and Spark and the focus of this week’s vinyl album of the week […]

Over time, releasing music can become a bit… scattered. A single here, an EP there, maybe something recorded years ago that still means something, sitting alongside newer work that reflects where you are now. For anyone listening — especially for the first time — it’s not always easy to know where to start. That’s exactly […]

Most of the music I’ve made has started in the same place. A small room. A home setup. Time carved out around everything else. That space is where songs take shape. Where ideas are tested, refined, recorded, and eventually turned into something that feels finished. But every so often, those same songs leave that room. […]

🎶 A huge thank you to everyone who came along to Songwriter Evening on Saturday night — performers, listeners, and supporters alike. Another brilliant evening of original music, great performances, and an audience that came to truly listen. These nights only work because of the incredible community of songwriters and music lovers who support them. […]

This is the album that kick-started my lifetime love of music. The picture is the battered remains of my original copy of With The Beatles that was bought way back in 1963. It wasn’t specifically bought for me, I’m sure my parents must have listened to it once or twice on the family Dansette, but […]

For a long time, I thought the goal was clear. Build an audience. Grow the numbers. Reach more people. That’s the direction everything points you in as a musician — especially now. Streams, followers, reach, engagement. It all suggests that success is something you can measure, something you can scale. And for a while, I […]

There are songs I’ve written that exist in a strange state. Not unfinished. Not abandoned. But not released either. They sit somewhere in between — recorded, developed, maybe even mixed — but never quite crossing the line into being done. If I’m honest, most of them aren’t stuck because they’re bad. They’re stuck because they’re […]

If you care about original music — whether you write it or simply love listening to it — this is worth putting in your diary. Songwriter Evening returns on Saturday 9th May, bringing another night focused entirely on one thing:songs, written and performed by the people on stage. So — before anything else — make […]

Yes, I’m doing it again. My own album Present Tense is Vinyl Album of the Week for a second week running. Shameless? Possibly. Fair? Absolutely. The truth is, if you make music you love, and you’ve gone to the trouble of getting it pressed onto vinyl, you’re allowed a little enthusiasm. In fact, I’d say […]

Over the past few years, I’ve released music in the ways most independent musicians do. My songs are on streaming platforms. I’ve released albums on CD. People have listened. Some have bought physical copies. By most measures, it’s gone reasonably well. There have been a good number of streams — not enough to generate meaningful […]