Hi folks, How are we all doing? The Summer is rushing by, and it continues to be a hot one for many of us. If you're anything like me (and for your sakes, I hope that you are in no way like me!) then it will not be a comfortable time of year. Hang in there... Anyway, I'm writing at the start of a very busy few days, during which I'm hoping to maybe cross paths with some of you good people. First of all, starting tomorrow, Wednesday 29th July, I play the first of my three shows at this year's...

I’m fortunate to live within walking distance of one of the finest independent music venues in the land: The White Room Music Café in Stanley, County Durham. I’ve seen some cracking shows there over the couple of years since it opened, and I’ve also had the pleasure of performing gigs there myself on several occasions. Last Saturday I walked there to see the great Tom Robison play a sold-out show in this gem of a room. Making my way along the path to Stanley, I listened to some of the...

I know. It’s been a while. I’m not sure exactly how long but, to be safe, I hope you all had a good Christmas. In a world that continues to spiral out of the ever-thinning veneer of control - if you’ll permit the mixing of metaphors - I come bearing inconsequential news and updates sure to be of very little help in our shared struggle to survive to the next sunrise with something that could, in the right light, pass for some semblance of sanity. (Too much? What about the alliterations...