Live music in 2024

An enjoyable year playing live. See video below for a quick photographic slideshow featuring my 43 live performances in 2024.
In 2024 I've played live 43 times


20/12/24 - 763
Laughton Village Hall
Laughton

4 songs at Open mic night

    • Ghosts
    • Home
    • Chocolate
    • Tree
A gentle night of acoustic music, with Martin Lee and friends, plus 'Chocolate'.
Laughton Village Hall - 20/12/24 Photo: Heather
Six Bells - 17/12/24 Photo: Jason
17/12/24 - 762
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Chocolate
    • Little red sleigh
Christmas night, fun and food.
11/12/24 - 761
Chequers
Maresfield

3 songs at Open mic night

    • Home
    • Little red sleigh
    • Toast for one
Some fun, frolics, Christmas costumes, a full room with great music - lovely evening.
Chequers - 11/12/24 Photo: Jason
Six Bells - 19/11/24 Photo: Heather
19/11/24 - 760
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

3 songs at Open mic night

    • I like to be sad
    • Mum song
    • Toast for one
MC for my second song writers night of 2024. Cold night, but some good performers made it out.
13/11/24 - 759
Chequers
Maresfield

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Journey
    • Remember
A full house and a great night for Heather's first acoustic night at our new venue in Maresfield.
Chequers - 13/11/24 Photo: Heather
White Horse Folk Club - 11/11/24 Photo: Simon
11/11/24 - 758
White Horse Folk Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Wrong place wrong time
    • Remember
Two songs for Armistice Day.
08/11/24 - 757
Laughton Village Hall
Laughton

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Journey
    • Another journey
A new night, run by Martin Lee.
Laughton - 08/11/24 Photo: Heather
Yew Tree Inn - 06/11/24 Photo: Heather
06/11/24 - 756
The Yew Tree Inn
Arlington

4 songs at Open mic night

    • Funked up country
    • Electric blues and me
    • Toast for one
    • Ghosts
A new/old president in the USA, so a new verse for, 'Funked up Country'.
22/10/24 - 755
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Sanity
    • Take my hand
Helped out by Laura on tambourine and Martin on bass.
Six Bells - 22/10/24 Photo: Jason
Blacksmith's Arms - group shot - 09/10/24 Photo: Nelson
09/10/24 - 754
Blacksmith's Arms
Halland

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Electric blues and me
    • Life ain't been easy
Great night, our last night at the Blacksmith's Arms - we are looking for a new venue, watch this space.
Blacksmith's Arms - 09/10/24 Photo: Heather
Six Bells with Heather - 08/10/24 Photo: Jason
08/10/24 - 753
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Electric blues and me
    • Life ain't been easy
Blues night and a first outing for, 'Electric blues and me'. Helped Heather out with her new blues song.
16/09/24 - 752
White Horse Folk Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • I want to sing along
    • Take my hand
Relaxed evening with a full house and the regular suspects.
White Horse - 16/09/24 Photo: John
Blacksmith's Arms - 11/09/24 Photo: Heather
11/09/24 - 751
Blacksmith's Arms
Halland

3 songs at Open mic night

    • Take my hand
    • Emotional clickbait
    • Little red car
Fun, relaxed, another lovely night.
10/09/24 - 750
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Mum song
    • Emotional clickbait
My 750th live performance and a first live performance for, 'Emotional clickbait'.
Six Bells - 10/09/24 Photo: Heather
At home - 25/08/24 Photo: CJM
25/08/24 - 749
Our garden party - Heathfield

2 songs at home

    • Me and my uncle
    • Going down the road feeling bad
Our fourth annual garden party with lots of friends and some great music.
At home - 25/08/24 Photo: Heather
Blacksmith's Arms - 14/08/24 Photo: Heather
14/08/24 - 748
Blacksmith's Arms
Halland

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Journey
    • Mendacious cowboy
Good crowd, lovely night.
13/08/24 - 747
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Journey
    • It's only my time
Busy night.
Six Bells - 13/08/24 Photo: Heather
Hailsham FM - 10/08/24 Photo: Des
10/08/24 - 746
95.9 Hailsham FM with Des Parker

8 songs on the radio

Back on the radio with Des, who was sitting in for Sami Raye. Good fun - my fifth outing on Hailsham FM - I performed eight of my songs and enjoyed a good natter with Des, about life and my music.

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05/08/24 - 745
White Horse Folk Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Mum song
    • Born grumpy
Warming up for my upcoming performance on Hailsham FM on Saturday.
White Horse Folk Club - 05/08/24 Photo: Simon
Six Bells - 30/07/24 Photo: Jason
30/07/24 - 744
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

3 songs at Open mic night

    • Ghosts
    • Born grumpy
    • Toast for one
First ever live performance of, 'Born grumpy'. Opened with, 'Ghosts' and closed with a bit of fun with, 'Toast'.
16/07/24 - 743
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Wrong place wrong time
    • Remember
Heather was MC and it was a, 'war and peace' songs night. I gave two of my soldiers songs a go.
Six Bells - 16/07/24 Photo: Heather
03/07/24 - 742
The Yew Tree Inn - Arlington

3 songs at Open mic night

                • Life's a race
                • Funked up country
                • What's in a life
Songs with a meaning: 'Life's a race', my cycling song, for Mark Cavendish's record breaking 35th Tour de France stage win. 'Funked up Country', for the General Election and whatever that'll bring. 'What's in life', for all those guitar players who like to spend a lot of time tuning!
Yew Tree - 03/07/24 Photo: Heather
Six Bells - 02/07/24 Photo: Heather
02/07/24 - 741
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Xeroxed armies
    • Standing room only
Was a bit of a struggle for me tonight. A very busy room, with a busy stage and new boom mic stands.
18/06/24 - 740
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

3 songs at Open mic night

    • It's only my time
    • Leaf
    • The last song
A quiet night and tomorrow I become an old age pensioner.
Six Bells - 18/06/24 Photo: Heather
Blacksmith's Arms - 12/06/24 Photo: Heather
12/06/24 - 739
Blacksmith's Arms
Halland

3 songs at Open mic night

    • Leaf
    • Sanity
    • All of the time
A full house, with audience and a lovely evening of music.
05/06/24 - 738
The Yew Tree Inn
Arlington

3 songs at Open mic night

      • All of the time
      • Sanity
      • Toast for one
A few problems with the PA, but a fun evening and a chance to catch up with some old friends.
Yew Tree - 05/06/24 Photo: Heather
Six Bells with Helga - 04/06/24 Photo: Heather
04/06/24 - 737
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

4 songs at Open mic night

    • All of the time
    • Toast for one
    • Sanity (with Helga on flute)
    • Little red car
I was MC and it was 'songwriters' night. Several hats and great fun.
21/05/24 - 736
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

      • Tick tock
      • Sanity
A different hat and a couple of my older songs.
Six Bells - 21/05/24 Photo: Jason
Blacksmith's Arms - 08/05/24 Photo: Heather
08/05/24 - 735
Blacksmith's Arms
Halland

3 songs at Open mic night

    • Journey
    • Another journey
    • Insomniac's dream
Lovely relaxed evening of song and chat. Up-tempo version of, 'Insomniac's dream'.
07/05/24 - 734
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Journey
    • Insomniac's dream
Back at the Bells after wedding and honeymoon fun. A bit rusty - tried a slow version of, 'Insomniac's dream'.
Six Bells - 07/05/24 Photo: Heather
Yew Tree - 03/04/24 Photo: Heather
03/04/24 - 733
The Yew Tree Inn
Arlington

2 songs at Open mic night

    • I like to be sad
    • Toast for one
A new open mic run by Becky and Terry. Packed with the usual suspects and good fun. My last music outing for a while, as I'm getting married on Saturday. x
26/03/24 - 732
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

3 songs at Open mic night

    • Leaf
    • The English way
    • Funked up country
Back to the open mic scene! A really enjoyable evening with friends. Heather joined me on 'The English way', with her flute and Laura helped out on 'Funked up country'.
Six Bells - 26/03/24 Photo: Heather
15/03/24 - 731
St Edith Folk
Otford

10 song set

Great fun opening for Charlie Dore and playing a 10-song set at Otford. Fab evening, with help from Heather, Laura and some hats.

  • I like to be sad
  • Ghosts
  • What's in a life
  • My mum, Alzheimer's and the care home
  • Cry
  • Funked up country
  • Dangerous moonlight
  • The English way
  • Little red car
  • Toast for one
Blacksmith's Arms with Heaher on flute - 13/03/24 Photo: Steph
13/03/24 - 730
Blacksmith's Arms
Halland

3 songs at Open mic night

    • Dangerous moonlight
    • The English way
    • Funked up country
A final run through before my gig at St Edith's on Friday. Heather joined me on the two flute songs.
28/02/24 - 729
Kings Head
Horsebridge

2 songs at Open mic night

    • I like to be sad
    • Toast for one
A new night, busy and loud, so kept it uptempo.
Kings Head - 28/02/24 Photo: Heather
Six Bells - 27/02/24 Photo: Jason
27/02/24 - 728
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

3 songs at Open mic night

    • I like to be sad
    • Ghosts
    • What's in a life
Running through the songs in prep for St Edith Folk on 15/03, with help from Heather & Laura.
14/02/24 - 727
Blacksmith's Arms
Halland

3 songs at Open mic night

    • I like to be sad
    • The English way
    • What's in a life
Valentine’s Day supper and a nice evening of music. x
Blacksmith's Arms - 14/02/24 Photo: Heather
Six Bells - 13/02/24 Photo: Jason
13/02/24 - 726
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

3 songs at Open mic night

    • Little red car
    • Toast for one
    • Cry
Good fun with help from Heather and Laura on stereo tambourines.
30/01/24 - 725
The Six Bells
Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic

    • Ghosts
    • Dangerous moonlight
Working on the songs, getting ready for my St Edith Folk gig in March.
Six Bells - 30/01/24 Photo: Heather
White Horse Folk Club - 22/01/24 Photo: Simon Joslin
22/01/24 - 724
White Horse Folk Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

    • Dangerous moonlight
    • Ghosts
A full room for my first visit since they moved into the Six Bells.
16/01/24 - 723
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

2 songs at Open mic night

  • Dangerous moonlight
  • My son, from baby, child to man
A busy night, despite the cold weather. I'd written the song about my son, when he turned 18. He's 30 next week, so I gave it a rare outing.
Six Bells - 16/01/24 Photo: Heather
Blacksmith's Arms - It's cold outside - 10/01/24 Photo: Heather
10/01/24 - 722
Blacksmith's Arms
Halland

3 songs at Open mic night

    • Something to believe
    • On paper wings
    • Dangerous moonlight
It's cold outside, but a good turnout and a relaxed evening of acoustic music.
02/01/24 - 721
The Six Bells Folk & Blues Club
Chiddingly

3 songs at Open mic night

    • Something to believe
    • On paper wings
    • Toast for one
Here we go again, another year round the sun at the Six Bells.
Six Bells - 2/01/24 Photo: Heather

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