Well that was one busy end to the week. We played two gigs on Saturday, first doing my usual early set at Ain’t Nothin’ But… followed by a storming acoustic set at Tooting Tram and Social. I’d never played this particular venue before and was really impressed by the setup. It’s essentially a cavernous old […]
Read more "Tram and Social gig"A lovely chap called Colin Randall has written a nice review of last weekend’s acoustic session at Ain’t Nothin’ But. I remember meeting him briefly during the course of the evening and chatting to him about the venue and the quality of music on offer. He had lots of positive things to say about the […]
Read more "Review of Ain’t Nothin’ But set"Well that was an action packed trip. I’m just back from 4 days away in Amsterdam, which included a trip to the Rijksmuseum to see the Rembrandt-Auerbach exhibition, Haim at the Paradiso, lots of fantastic food and even more coffee! It’s straight back to work today though with another rehearsal for Kirsty McClure’s recording session, […]
Read more "Canals, coffee and Muddy"It’s been a busy week taking in rehearsals for some session work I am doing later this month, plus a trip to Newcastle. I’m providing some guitar work for Kirsten McClure, a great singer songwriter based in north London. The tracks are incredibly beautiful with some killer hooks and melodies. Apparently the producer has done […]
Read more "Session work and trip to Amsterdam"Last night we played a great gig at the Old Queens Head in Islington, London. It was an early evening slot in front of a packed crowd, most of which were sat down and tucking into their Sunday roasts. Although this may not sound conducive to a killer atmosphere it worked really well. We played […]
Read more "Who wants to be treated like Elvis?"Here’s a short highlights video of this week’s recording sessions at Universal.
Read more "Recording at Universal video"This week we’ve been back in the studio at Universal working on some more tracks. One of them is real pile driver called ‘Get It Back’, a brand new song that was written mainly on the spot during the session. We’ve been recording the band live in the room, so no click track or overdubs. […]
Read more "More recording and 100 Club gig"After a busy week including a trip to York, some more recording and lots of writing, last night was time to let loose at Ain’t Nothin’ But. As usual it was a packed audience, with some familiar faces (including my parents!). I played a couple of sets with some pretty talented guys, including harmonica player […]
Read more "Yorkshire puddings and blues… a winning combination!"Last night I had the pleasure of playing on the same bill as the legendary Ian Siegal at Ain’t Nothin’ But. All I can say is what a great player and lovely chap. He’s a Liverpool fan but you can’t have everything eh?! The bar was packed as usual and my own two sets went […]
Read more "The train arrives at Ain’t Nothin’ But…"Really pleased to announce my single If You Let Me Love You was named in Dave Watkins’ blues show’s top 5 tracks of 2013. The track, a cover of BB King’s classic, was recorded last October in a speedy 2-hour session at my studio. It was then offered as a free download on my Soundcloud […]
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