The Stories Behind The Songs – Look After Me
This is my modern day protest song of sorts. I always thought I was
quite clued up about environmental issues, but I really had no idea how bad
pollution has really gotten. …
The Dam on the Amstel
So we arrived in Amsterdam at 8am and promptly went back to bed.
At lunchtime we got a cab to a cafe but poor planning meant that we had to walk through the …
Joyful Marbella
Just a flying visit this time, but I do love Spain. I travel there occasionally for a professional singers retreat that I love. We always learn a bit of gospel …
The last thing the enemy expected of course…
D-Day 75th Anniversary
“The last thing the enemy expected of course…”
Sergeant John Dyke of the 2nd Tactical Airforce
This week, the commemorations of D-Day have been all around. As it happens, …
Acoustic Vibes
I love all kinds of music but a real first love was acoustic music and vocal harmonies, largely from the 60s and 70s. In the days of cassettes it was …
Song For Wickham – the next glimpse
Today, the group of people from my local community who are involved with this project met for the first unveiling of Steve’s initial ideas for the Song For Wickham.
Of …
The Story Behind the ‘Strong’ Artwork
What’s your Patronus? Some of you would have answered that, and some of you would have thought ‘what’s a Patronus?’Are you a Harry Potter fan? If you’re not, it’s still a very …
The Circle Game
I love this Joni Mitchell song – The Circle Game.
My earliest memories of it are my mum singing along to it when I was small, largely in the car, …
Beautiful Monday #02 ‘Calm..’
In response to episode #02 of Beautiful Monday (food for thought for your week), Kerry commented
‘This is clearly a skill I don’t have. Are you holding classes? 🤣 xx’
This was …
The Exotic Feast Of Folkies
We don’t play a lot of folk clubs really. Although we love the folk singer-songwriters of the 60s & 70s, and in particular John and I have been influenced by …