Roger Humphries posted a David Allan Coe track on his FB a couple of days ago, which reminded me that I toured Europe playing guitar with this fantastic maverick character in the 1990s. An extraordinary experience… I won’t rehearse the full story of his career here (check the wiki link above) except maybe to pique …

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I just had a lovely example of how I earn my money to share with you: I looked in my bank account and discovered a payment from Universal that is large enough to pay my mortgage for a few months. These royalties are mechanicals from some of my library music. This is the key to …

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Off to the Old Crown in Highgate to see my grate frend Steve Pearce who is uterly wet and a weed (Google it, kids!) pla with Fletch’s Brew as part of the Highgate Jazz Festival. He will skip about saing helo diminished arpeggio helo b13th helo tri-tone substitution. I’m a little flippant about Jazz, but …

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Didn’t go sailing in the end: the wind was forecast to be a little too brisk for my liking. We went to Margate instead. The town has been through a lot: preferred seaside watering hole of London’s East-enders, genteel Victorian bathing spot, junkies’ hell-hole, skinheads’ stomping ground, and who of my generation could forget the …

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Off to Gurston Down Hill Climb courtesy of my brother Ben, to watch the practise runs and play at the competitors’ and Marshalls’ evening bash. Hill-climbing is the last bastion of gentlemanly motorsport: there are competitors who spend fortunes on ex Formula One cars and amateurs who spend £750 on sticking a roll cage inside …

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Just got home from a private gig in East Mersea (with no Internet connection, so late blog today!) I gig regularly for this lady: she’s an inspiration in many ways. Many of my older musician friends will immediately know who she is: and yes, she’s in fine form. I love her innocence, the way that …

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I have family visiting and have been teaching all day, so no long post today, but here’s a thing… http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/tesco-trials-discs-on-demand-kiosks/051324 What do we think of this idea and will it only be accessible by the major labels? Share this:

OK; a busy day so just a quick tale from the road for your entertainment… Once upon a time there was an Artist who married a Vegan Wife. They were out on the road for months as usual one year, doing America, Australasia, Europe… the usual round. Large tours like this have caterers: yes, that’s …

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