Duets, Writing, that Downton thaaang.
I've been singing what might be called "Downton-era duets" with soprano Sarah Dacey, arranger and fixer and all-round clever gal and member of the Juice vocal ensemble. We had a…
Article! 1913 Ragtime! Monteverdi!
The 101 concerts in Canada were an absolute whirl of fascination and exhaustion: waking up at 5am to get the 5:45 Langdale bus, the 6:15 Horseshoe Bay ferry, the 7:10…
Canada; Chaps; Canada impending!
I've stopped blogging in favour of writing, moving house, researching more music, touring and generally having full days! But there are a few highlights. In November I performed with the…
Ragtime Parlour in Notting Hill
Come one come all to Ragtime Parlour in Notting Hill! Wednesday the 25th of July! This is going to be one of the best concerts ever...THREE sets of songs including…
Hello Canada! And England too.
Just got back from a tour for Health Arts Society in Vancouver, and a showcase in Toronto for Our Lovely Day. Copies of the CD were handed round and I…
Gigs and The Sunday Times
The gigs have been fascinating lately. A Silent Film evening in an old Candy factory in Limehouse; a Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle in Chateau d'Oex's hilltop church, slippery with ice;…
York radio-play and a rocker’s review
Very excited that BBC Radio York is playing the disc every night this week! This is all thanks to Sandie Dunleavey, who hosts a four-hour programme starting at 6pm, every…
First radio-play
Now that the CD is available (did I mention it? Not just digitally anymore, but a physical fact, and with my google-free guaranteed booklet notes) it is starting to get…
CD Release brought forward!
Hear ye, hear ye! Our Lovely Day is available, WITH the two bonus tracks included after all (those being A Nice Cup of Tea and Let Him Go Let Him…
Clerkenwell Vintage Fair, Sunday 23rd of October
Hello! Just a few things... I've been writing a lot of blather about this and that at www.thecanadiannightingale.blogspot.com and if you like vintage cars, do have a look. I was…