Woodwind Player and Composer
As the Welsh “Fire-Break” finished (31/10/20) I’d prepared a project which conformed to all the social distancing regulations whilst still managing to engage as many people as possible regardless of their musical skill or aptitude … Continue readingSonic Fruit and Veg Machine
In these times of limited interaction I’ve been trying to identify or develop ideas around how to perform music publicly whilst obeying the hygiene rules and empowering as many people
An alternative take on John White’s “Drinking and Hooting Machine” One of the really hard hitting aspects of lock-down for me has been the social restrictions resulting in the inability
A combination of factors came together to spur me on to doing something “a little bit different”. Many, many musician friends have been facing challenges both financial and mental. I
It came as a surprise but within a week some 1200 people had watched my video ” Anti-Social Distancing in Monmouth (or Pachalbel’s Corona)” and I’d had a fair amount
Continue readingMore “Anti-social distancing in Monmouth” #2
I was very wary about posting this little video as, musically, its not me at my best, by far. It was multi-tracked mostly with single takes, short of time, more
Continue readingAnti-Social Distancing in Monmouth (or Pachalbel’s Corona)
The last gig staged by Music In Monmouth before the closure of pubs and other venues due to the corona virus happened on the 18th March 2020. I have a
Stop Press 26/10/20 “In these strange and inadvertently oppressive times, and for us and other independent artists struggling to get work out there without cinema screens being available to us