It's been an emotional day, having made the final decision to cancel the first of Sessions and Sail's voyages this year. April's trip in Shetland will not be going ahead.
I'm hoping everyone out there is doing OK in these…
Mar 26 2020
Mar 16 2020
SEX! And now that we've got your attention...
Dozens of birds are singing outside, and it feels a bit like spring - there's blue skies at last, although I'm sure they're normally criss-crossed with contrails - I don't see any today.
This Corona virus is hitting almost every…
Mar 14 2020
Big changes of plans - for all of us I guess.
Not quite the trip we'd planned... I was all set to head to Lisbon for a long weekend with my sister and brother. Train tickets all the way there to avoid flight shame!
But by 0400 on Thursday morning, en…
Mar 11 2020
On the road with a guitar in 2020
2020 has been a challenging, and rewarding year so far! Weather - it never stops raining; life - it's hard to find time for all the recordng, study, gigs and composing I'm trying to fit in!
In January, Celtic Connections…
May 10 2019
Sessions and Sail begins!
After a busy winter preparing, I'm arriving in Orkney for this year's first Sessions and Sail trip!
The weather is perfect - blue skies and a sailing breeze - and, apart from some stress watching the ship's much-delayed progress making…
Dec 7 2018
November gigs in France,
These tracks lead home... from the delapidated station in Quievrain, Belgium, to Edinburgh via the Eurostar, Brussels and London.
I travelled down to south-west France on November 23rd to play a few gigs with Tildon Krautz. A mediatheque…
Aug 7 2018
Sessions and Sail 2018
The Sessions and Sail project took place last week! The concept of a week sailing a tall-ship with a crew of musicians was a big experiment, but felt like a very successful one.
From the moment we sailed off…
Jul 29 2018
Dundee City Square gig; free access to 'Hunger's Daughter' song. 
Dundee City Square in the sun - a big sound set up and a good crowd. It was nice to get the full band together - Robbie on keys, Gav on guitar, Ade on drums, Fiona on backing vocals and…
Jul 13 2018
Trump in the UK
So Trump has arrived in the UK; he continues to spread his offensive views on immigrants and minorities, women and Muslims wherever he goes, reinforcing his opinions with all the power that his office gives him.
Meanwhile, hundreds of…
Jun 22 2018
Gig announcement coming soon - watch this space!
I've been in communication about an exciting gig we'll be playing next month - I will reveal details here as soon as I can.
In the meantime, I left the Lady of Avenel on Saturday, in Oban, and have…
Jun 14 2018
New website!
So my website is live! Thank you Bandzoogle... I'm impressed.
I've also spent the last 12 hours in howling wind and rain with the sailing ship 'Lady of Avenel' anchored in the bay at Tobermory. It's keeping me very busy…