Category: Musician
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The Keyboard Chronicles Interview
Hat’s off to Mr David Holloway, the founder of the YouTube site – ‘The Keyboard Chronicles’. His tireless efforts interviewing keyboard players from all over the globe is fast making this the ‘go-to’ resource for professional 1st hand advice and experience, hopefully with a few laughs along the way. I was delighted and honoured to […]
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Hommage to Elton
Following my Facebook Post on the ‘We Grew Up In Watford’ Group, I was contacted by journalist Panayiota Demosthenous. She was interested in knowing a little more about a letter I received from Elton John back in February 1978 , having written to him at Watford FC only a few days before. It was a […]
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Time Flies….
Wow – I cant believe it’s been February since my last post. Suffice to say I’ve been very busy and very grateful for it. Since March I’ve been to Slovakia, Czech, Austria and Sweden with the Dire Straits Exeprience. We had a tour of the Netherlands in May and various trips to France in June, […]
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‘Piano Life’ – Lives !
Thanks to the pandemic , I’ve been encouraged to look for other outlets for my musical pursuits. I’m glad to say that my ‘Piano Life’ You Tube channel has gained a little momentum albeit modest by some standards. But the purpose of the channel has really been a flag-waving exercise and, as and when time […]
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And We’re Back…
Welcome back after what feels like a very surreal and enforced sabbatical. I’m pleased to say that glimmers of normality appear to be returning. A few weeks ago I experienced my first proper gig in over 18 months at a beautiful setting at the Festival in Vilar les Dombes just north of Lyon. The Dire […]
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Lockdown Project for Music Charity
I’ve been overwhelmed by the positive and enthusiastic response to my music video – an arrangement of ‘ I Heard It Through The Grapevine’. I was so grateful to the musicians who agreed to participate to support the music charity – ‘HelpMusicians.Org.Uk’. We’ve had nearly 8000 thousand views on Facebook and nearly 200 ‘shares’. The […]
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New ‘Piano Life’ Channel on YouTube
With plenty of free time available due to the Corona Virus situation I’m pleased to be getting on with some new ventures at home. A particularly exciting one for me is the creation of my own channel on YouTube called ‘Piano Life’. For ages I’ve wanted to create some educational videos for students and alike, […]
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2020 Kicks Off With Some SAS Action
What better way to start the New Year than with a bit of Rock ’n Roll with Spike Edney’s Allstar Band. Sadly the great man was unable to attend himself due to his Queen commitments. Instead, Guitar Rock Lord, Jamie Moses lead us on this fabulous gig in Madrid on the 20th Jan. (picture attached). […]
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’Tis The Season….
To be playing Christmas tunes in Dubai. For the 3rd year running, the concert promoter Raymond Gubbay has put on six ‘Jingle Bells’ concerts in the space of three days for an enthusiastic audience. It’s immense fun, if not a bit strange seeing Christmas woolly sweaters being worn outside in temperatures of 25 degrees. […]
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DSE Final Tour of 2019
What a great way to finish the year with 12 gigs in just over 2 weeks covering Belgium, Holland and France. As per usual, great audiences and great venues. That just about wraps it up for 2019 – a very busy year for the Dire Straits Experience although we are awaiting confirmation of a possible […]