Utterly shameless self promotion time. And why not? If I'm not going to promote my music then who is? Present Tense was the first collection of songs I grouped together and called an album, way back in 2021. I even... Read more

There’s a question that sits quietly in the background of being an independent musician: Who is this actually for? Not in a marketing sense. Not in terms of target audience or streaming strategy. Something more fundamental than that. Because if... Read more

There are some moments in music that feel bigger than others. Releasing songs. Finishing albums. Holding a CD of your own work for the first time. All of those have meant a lot to me over the years. But this... Read more

So what do they have in common? These people are all songwriters. They all performed at Songwriter Evening last Saturday. The audience had come to actually listen to their songs. Imagine writing a song and then performing that song to... Read more

I have to confess that I don't know a great deal about Maggie Rogers, other than this album and a few bits and bobs on TV and YouTube, and that's a mistake because based on this album alone Maggie is... Read more

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... Read more

It’s a question I’ve found myself coming back to more than once. You write multiple songs. You put the same level of care into them. You release them in the same way. And yet, one of them quietly pulls ahead.... Read more

The next Songwriter Evening is just one week away. If you live in or around North Wales then this is for you. The evening starts at 7pm with registration of performers and the music starts at 7.30. Please be in... Read more

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

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... Read more