NEWS

April, come she will, as the young Paul Simon used to sing many decades ago, and for me April 2026 will bring some gigs that I’m really looking forward to.

On 16th April, I’ll be with my friend and fellow songwriter Kath Tait at the Islington Folk Club, whose motto is ‘From the traditional to the frankly eccentric’. No prizes for guessing which end of the spectrum Kath and I will be representing. This is an interesting, vibrant and friendly club which puts on a wonderfully varied folk and acoustic acts. I’ve seen some terrific performances there, and have done the occasional floor spot when I’m in London on a Thursday. I can’t wait to present some frankly eccentric songs to them with  the equally frank and eccentric Kath.

From there, I’ll be travelling to Worcestershire and Derbyshire with my show Old Enough To Know Better. I’ll be at Grafton Flyford on 17th April and at Holloway, near Matlock, the next day 18th April.

What I have particularly liked about performing this show of songs and chat is that it  has evolved and changed over the last three years  – just as I have. The 2026 version is very different from the show I launched at the Jermyn Street Theatre soon after lockdown and contains several new songs.

Talking of which, my songwriting has taken me into some strange subject areas in the past few months  – among them, late-life romance, crocodile-hunting, religion and the problems Londoners have when they move to the country. I hope to be recording later in the year.

See you at one of my gigs, I hope. In the meantime, as one of my songs puts it, keep the faith and don’t let the state of the world get you down!  Keep on singing….