Musician, composer, singer-songwriter
Where I am coming from…
I like rummaging around in the space where words and music meet. The themes may be serious – disillusion, powerlessness, the passage of time – but the treatment is often satirical. They say, humour is the best medicine.
‘Plan B’ won the EU section of the Talent is Timeless International Song-writing Competition 2023.
In the face of war, what can a composer do except write a song (‘Mademoiselle’ and ‘In Vain’)?
I’m classically trained. I’ve been around, so my influences are many. What about Jake Thackray (sic), Jim Croce, Icelandic folksong, Bach, Victoria Wood and Lewis Carroll for starters?
In 2015 I published The Creative Choir: a Holistic Approach to Working with Singers, and I’m currently working on a memoir, provisionally entitled Dry Your Private Parts Well. My literary efforts and my musical efforts are all part of the same search for truth.
I’m affiliated to The Independent Society of Musicians.
Tempus fugit – the theme of several of my songs. I reckon it’s time I got out and performed more. Inquiries welcome!
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