Stress and Pressure is there in so many things we all do - from work, home, relationships, children, relatives anything we care about - Oh Lord - this was meant to be a positive contribution. Maybe just put it all into perspective ( whatever th...

This tune was called Saving Grace - for the meaning of the phrase - the one saving grace that prevents something being completely bad. Robert Plant has a new album called Saving Grace - absolutely nothing to do with this piece.I've renam...

Over the summer I've met a few oldies ( like myself) who harp back to the good old days and what they could have done if only etc etc etc.....The message seems to be - you gotta do want you want to do . Nobody really cares about what you...

When you look this up there are many versions or interpretations - but they all come back to the same thing; you've misunderstood something. Day to day life usually rumbles along happily enough until these tension points : a misunde...

Many endeavours we undertake have little what is called "value added" to society. I'm really not sure that matters.

Quickness of thought and tongue is something I was not blessed with. Some teachers and parents have the ability to wither their charges to nothing with just one short phrase. I think the damage it does to their victims is awful - humiliation do...

There is a lot of anti-immigrant stuff going on in the UK at the moment - targeting hotels and accommodation provided for some of the families. Our country has relied on immigration and diversity to prevent it becoming the place full of little ...

Being an acoustic guitarist who mainly plays without any amplification - I've had the drowning out thing happen many many times - if the rehearsal bit goes well the performance seldom works - everyone seems to turn it up ! I just end up playing...

The bank holiday weekend sees the end of the summer holidays for most teachers. Even if you're not back in school straight away - its already in your mind. Have a good term.

This is a re-working of a tune called "The Hook" - which aligned fishing with the online phishing - which catches the unwary and either does something very unpleasant or the usual - tries to steal from you. I was caught by a bogus f...

One idea done to death in a short piece

A tune written when I was in Spain - listening to a Spanish lady who was in turn  listening to the world service radio.

This is another one that bombed last year - recorded in about late June 2024. A tale of those clever deceivers who we never actually realise are deceiving us until its way too late.

One I enjoyed recording during the summer of 2024 - Didn't get a great reception - but who's counting ?

This was first recorded in July 2024 - and went down like a lead balloon . Nevermind lets try it again ..

Todays tune was put together as Trump & Putin go to meet in Alaska. The Edge of a Precipice - I don't think so; a bit of back slapping, bull---- and kicking the can down the road. We'll see.

On the day I recorded this a very severe earthquake had taken place in Russia and there was a funeral procession for Ozzy Osbourne - two very sad events. yet neither event was as bad or sad as we thought.Ozzy Osbourne's cortege was of co...

Not the designer stubble - I've never had that (much as I would have liked the macho side of "the look").This concludes the weather bit - I increasingly miss the long Spring/Summer days as the days gradually shorten and take us into Autu...

The last piece in the series A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER - Day in the Sun. Everybody should have one ! But maybe not too many and not too intense.

Piece No.4 in the series is another instrumental - Wind of Change - a re-mix. The original thought behind this was a political one - but it applies equally well to the weather.An easy listening generally optimistic piece with the Latin p...

Piece No's 3, 4 & 5 are instrumental. When we've had these intense weather spells - hot, cold, wet or drought - the feeling I have is " just give us a break " from this..Hence piece no.3 A Break in the Weather.

The second piece in the A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER group of tunes is After the Storm. Its been re-used quite recently but fits in to the context of the sequence of tunes quite nicely. It is amazing how resilient people affected by disasters can be...

As I have mentioned a number of times on the podcast we in the UK are obsessed by the weather. I realise looking back at various pieces I've put up - I am obsessed by the weather. Music associates rain, cloudy skies, cold weather wi...

From November 2023, this piece was written with no particular purpose in mind - but rather just to try out some new combinations of instruments. Doesn't sound very exciting does it ?You're probably right.

With Oasis touring I re-mixed a song from  June 2023 which refers to their album ( or at least I thought it did ) I got it wrong - the quote is Standing on the ...