I’m really looking forward to my concert at Fiddington Village Hall on Saturday 13 September which is in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.  Tickets are £12.50 and can be booked by emailing Juliet Harkness at fiddingtonnews@gmail.com.

It’s been a while – time has flown!  In June and July I did 3 house concerts – in Norwich, London and a beautiful farm in west Wales – which I really enjoyed.  I was supposed to play Twickfolk in London in June but got a virus so that gig has been postponed to 11th January next year.

I’ve been taking a break from gigs during August and working on a new album.  These are songs which were mostly recorded in Australia before I left in 2023 and I’ve just finished recording the vocals here in Bath with a very lovely and renowned producer called David Lord.  We are now in the process of mixing the album.

I am still writing a poem a day after my meditation practice – just sitting down with a coffee and writing down the first thing that comes into my head.  It’s become a habit and though it’s not always I write something I’m particularly pleased with (!), it’s a creative start to my day that I really enjoy.

I hope you’ve been enjoying the wonderful spring and summer – sometimes it’s felt like I’m back in south-east Queensland!  In the autumn I’ll be doing more private house concerts and some public gigs (please see my gigs page for ticket links and info) supported again by fantastic singer-songwriter Jody Prewett.  Please do get in touch if any of you would like to host a private house concert or a gig in your local village hall.

I hope all’s well in your world.

xx

It was such a joy to find myself back at the wonderful Gaunts House near Wimborne at the weekend.  I’ve played there a couple of times before and every time wish I could stay longer.  The huge house and gardens are used for spiritual retreats and the peaceful atmosphere and lovely people who run it make it a very special place indeed.  Jody and I performed in their beautiful ballroom.  Thanks to everyone who came to hear us play.  I hope to come back there next year.  Thanks to Mike Watts you can now watch one of the songs I sang  (‘About Everything’ from my album ‘A Light To Follow’) on my YouTube channel.  Click here to see it.

I’m looking forward to another London gig next month (Sunday 22 June), this time returning to Twickfolk in Twickenham where I’ve played before.  Tickets are on sale now.  If you can make it, it would be great to see you there.

Thanks to everyone who came to my gig in the basement bar of Green Note in Camden last week and to Folk & Roots for promoting my second sold-out London show.  I’m now going to be playing the main room at Green Note in November this year – tickets are on sale now.

Photo: Mike Watts