Last Blog Post (Cannot be bothered with another plug-in!)
Well I have to say I'm pretty happy that all these subscriptions are going to be disappearing. Who ever reads them? Every time I've had an email from some clothing…
Some Ditties, A German Commemoration and a Soho Club
I know this is rather last-minute but if you have a desire to be near the Thames at Hampton Court, this Friday, day after tomorrow that is, the 11th of…
Stories and Parlours
Sometimes people say that I don't mention gigs until I've done them and it's too late to get to them! So here's an update that includes a concert I'm doing…
My first Renaissance CD is out!
I don't know why it's taken me so long to release a Renaissance CD, but here's the first! It contains a lot of Campion, not only a composer but also…
Some November cheer
There will be Bach, WW1 Cabaret, Victorian Christmas cheer and some rare songs from the Crimean war in November! And Songs of the Great War is now carried at Foyles…
The Somme
And so to the Somme. We went in Matt's car, with lots of water, and lots of CDs. It was a full trip...this will be a long blog! Before I…
The Verdun battlefields
Our visit to France was incredible. I have here a couple of fragments of footage, and a few photographs, but really only a book would do this trip justice. We…
Composer Exhumations, Wurlitzers and Exhibitions
After recording the CD "Songs of the Great War" I sent a copy to the German War Graves Commission; I was interested in finding out more about the composer of…
War Graves and Wax Cylinders
It has been a while since I've made a new post; like everyone else with an email account or two, I am always drowning in "posts" and "updates" and am…
Early Music, and a new band
Introducing the Versatility Serenaders! I can't tell you how excited I am about this. The 1910s were a fascinating and rich time of cultural flux, chock-full of many different musical…