Road Trip to Whitby, U.K. December 2013
Late December I decided to go on a road trip to Whitby, North Yorkshire with my friend and fellow musician Steve Cartwright. It was a strange time to go perhaps. Not only was it very near Christmas but two weeks before we got there virtually the whole east coast experienced a “tidal surge” which left […]
New Bob Dylan Bootleg Series 10 from the Self Portrait period 1969-71
This is an interesting addition to the Bootleg Series from the much maligned Self Portrait period. I always thought there was more to it than many critics allowed.Time for a reappraisal! Related articles Bob Dylan Unreleased Songs With George Harrison To Surface Bootleg 10 (noise11.com) ArtsBeat: Latest in Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series, ‘Another Self Portrait,’ […]
Gigs in Florence, Italy
Gigs I’m doing in Florence, Italy at the end of May.
Lullaby of Birdland
This is a cover version of me playing jazz classic Lullaby of Birdland by George Shearing featuring Jenny Carter on violin.
Music Review: Bob Dylan’s “Tempest”
The other day I came across a review of this album on the Guardian web site. Written by Alex Macpherson it is almost totally negative. There is a link to it here: Bob Dylan’s song about the Titanic makes you wish you’d been on board The article shows an almost appalling lack of knowledge of […]
Kenny Wilson Live at the Criterion Part 1
Woody Guthrie Night at The Musician Leicester
Had a busy weekend just gone preparing for a Woody Guthrie memorial concert at the Musician Venue, Leicester. On Saturday morning I decided I needed to practice and learn some new songs so that I had enough for the night. I didn’t think I needed too many though because a film was being played and […]