Some little surprises!
In amongst the busy performance schedule of ‘Motion’ I found time to release two new projects over the summer… The Silence that Remains… is an EP of four pieces that I wrote a while ago for a stunning film called Read More …
The view from the office today…
It’s been a busy summer performing music from ‘Motion’ with fantastic concerts around the country and at the Samsara Festival in Hungary. We’ve had great little, intimate evenings at places like ‘The Temperance Café’ in Leamington Spa – a wonderful Read More …
Motion – A journey of journeys
Motion is an innovative new album by both Toby Marks and myself – although we have collaborated on individual tracks and shows before, this is the first album we have worked on together. This is the culmination of our four field Read More …
One last trip before the end of the year…
There was just time to squeeze in one last trip to The Netherlands to see my friend and collaborator, Anne Chris Bakker. Ahh to be back in civilisation again… but we had work to do! There was quite a lot Read More …
Evenfall and The Old Church…
On returning from Iceland, next in the diary was an amazing launch concert for my 5th solo album, Evenfall. Set in a stunning Elizabethan church in London on 21st September this was an amazing event – joined by the super-talented Read More …
Extreme Chill Festival 2018 – Iceland
What an amazing experience! I was thrilled when Extreme Chill offered me the chance to perform as part of this wonderful festival in Reykjavík in the most exquisite old church, Fríkirkjan beside a beautiful little lake. A stunning venue and Read More …
More performances and field-recording trips…
There has been a great deal happening since the last post. Firstly, some great performances, most notably at The Silk Mill in Frome with Toby Marks and non other than ‘White Noise’ featuring David Vorhaus but also prior to that Read More …
Field trip to the South Coast
The day after returning from the Netherlands, I gathered my recording gear and set off for Swanage with Toby Marks for a second field recording trip. Many thanks to Toby for organising this and for doing great research into interesting Read More …
Return to the Netherlands
At the beginning of April this year, my wife and I spent an inspiring week with our good friends Anne Chris Bakker and Renske Zijlstra at their lovely home in the north of the Netherlands. Chris and I have collaborated Read More …
Glastonbury Calling – an evening of ambience
Last month saw me head deep into the West Country with Toby Marks who had invited me to perform alongside him at the third annual “Glastonbury Calling’ festival. Huge thanks to all involved but especially to Toby for setting out Read More …