Category Archives: Music
Laura Marling is amazing
Thank you The Observer last Sunday, for giving us a free CD of Laura Marling’s (mainly) live recordings. This young lady has a voice I would love to own myself, plays guitar like I would like to, and writes great … Continue reading
Which keyboard is best for the band Mouth of the Rhino
I’ve joined Matt Bandy’s project Mouth of the Rhino – we perform mostly his beautiful songs as a duo, and would like to add more musicians to the line up soon. We’ve been friends and been jamming together for a … Continue reading
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Lady Gaga gets an F in songwring
Last Sunday Lady Gaga performed in the UK, and her name has easily been the most mentioned name in the media for a few weeks. As a musician I can’t help being curious about the surge in media interest and … Continue reading
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A royal weekend indeed
Friday the 29th was fantastic. I started the day glued to the telly with tissues and my guitar close by to accompany the more boring moments. Beautiful church, beautiful bride, a funny moment watching the queen ignoring Camilla on live … Continue reading
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The Richmond circuit – live music every night of the week!
So I’ve been frequenting the Coach and Horses in Barnes for a few months now on Sundays, their regular open mic night. I’ve met some lovely, talented people and slowly a new world of live music in the Richmond area … Continue reading
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Flight of the Conchords at Wembly
Squeezie is a Kiwi and so happens to know quite a few other Kiwis (New Zealand being a very small country the size of your hand and only 500 people living there), so no wonder we ended up with tickets … Continue reading
Italian Concert – what it was like for me
I sang with the London Concert Choir last Friday at St. Martin In-the Fields, and as I publicised it here hoping perhaps somebody would bump into the post and come see us perform live, I should probably do a follow-up … Continue reading
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