Sweet Slow Sound is a reggae tune that I woke up and wrote in the middle of the night after humming it all day. It’s the first of many new songs I have written this past year which will alll be released in the coming months. It’s been an exciting time for me as a…
Musicians are a relentlessly dedicated bunch, you’ll likely never hear anyone ever say “I used to be a musician“. Whether it’s a hobby, or a profession, it’s usually with you for life and for those of us for who play live music for a living, the lockdown 2020 put a complete stop to it. During…
As you may know, I’ve been a fan of the great Buddy Holly & The Crickets since I was a boy. His music inspired me to learn to play the guitar and sing. From that, I have been lucky to have made a living playing music for over 30 years now. This album of covers…
It’s a Saturday night sometime in the summer or 1996 and I’m doing a gig with my band ‘Second Sight‘ at The Crane Pub in Hayes, Middlesex. A popular biker’s venue at the time, great for live rock & blues. My brother Anthony, a lifelong biker, who bought me my Fender Stratocaster when I was…
My mum just dug out an old scrap book that she found in the loft, it had been up there for donkeys years. I can only guess it’s something somebody must have given me when I was a kid. I was playing gigs in pubs in the late 1980s. I was 15 years old, although…
I’ve been making a collection of Buddy Holly cover versions lately. For those who are not farmiliar with home recording, here’s a typical process of how I make these recordings.