I feel very lucky that I've played and sang in piano bars, at some of the larger folk festivals, art galleries, country festivals, pubs, arts centres, care homes, band stands, on street corners and café terraces all over Europe.

My songs might well take you to new places and after the feeling that brings the creation of a song I want to recreate the atmosphere and spark of that moment…
 

Performing is like being on a journey – one that can find a lively rhythm - and there’s so much to share along the way…  The beat is strong in my guitar playing and I create bass lines and layer lead phrases on the chord progressions. 

My fiddle was handed down from my Grandma and I might  play you one or two of my compositions. I was inspired to take it busking all round Europe after reading 'As I Walked Out One Midsumm Morning' by Laurie Lee. I’ve explored music through many forms. Celtic melodies, blues, contemporary folk, country, rock, popular songs and traditional ballads can all be picked out of my repertoire and it’s usually my own interpretations. 

There are artists who, over the years, have played a big part in broadening my taste and who've filled the well whilst showing me other ways of performing.
To throw a few names into the frame I could mention the likes of The Beatles, The Waterboys, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, Dick Gaughan, Sandy Denny, Buffy Sainte Marie, Paul Brady, BB King, Victor Jara, Richard Thompson, Alisdair Fraser, Martin Simpson, Andy Irvine, Yvon Agbo, Jacques Brel, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley, Jethro Tull, Woody Guthrie, Billy Morrisson and  Irish fiddler Kevin Burke...

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