Confessions Of A Closet-Folkie

Love Somebody started its life as a rather dodgy albeit well-intentioned and affectionate Bob Dylan parody. Purely for my own amuse...

No nativity scenes? Ok. No public prayer? Meh. No taking the piss? Bollocks to that.

One of my fondest memories from my time with the Headlights boys was our mini sojourn at Willie Nelson's Pedernales recording studi...

Today I spent the entire afternoon pretending to be a daring mountaineer. I didn't tell anyone. In fact, I never even left the hous...

In 1’s and 0’s the data flows this is how we roll. In an endless freefall zone I feel so alone with my old dumbphone Many of us ha...

Using public conveniences is never pleasant is it? Fact is, there are going to be times when you have to visit them. When you do this, you...

Let me get this straight: The Taliban were sufficiently threatened by this brave, beautiful child and her public advocation of women...

What has happened to weather forecasts? It used to be that you'd have this reassuring, crusty old TV voice letting you know in a coup...

People are so touchy when it comes to spam. Spammers are often spoken about in tones usually reserved for child pornographers and Talib...

Yes, it's that time again: time for NBC to show us how inept they are at covering the Olympic Games. This is not a rant against the...

All that glitters... I'd come back if only you'd let me in I'd be there without warning Bring back pennies, steam t...

RIP Levon Helm A lovely man, and one of the great voices ever. Watching and listening to this clip makes me sad and jubilant at the same tim...

Richard Thompson, w/ special guests Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil - Tampa Theater, Friday, Feb 3rd. I love this theatre. It's gaudy and...

Love is real ... ...and sometimes it's really complicated, messy and ragged, often taking a long time to mature. A bit like songs, I sup...

" Once the cat is bitten, the mice will play shy " and other rubbish sayings... Apparently, Malcolm Carter of Pennyblack Music fa...

The Ride of Our Lives EP now available... Yes , The Ride of Our Lives EP  is finally available for purchase! Read on for the What? , the Wh...

Life is a Carnival... Good times, clean rhymes and riddles. Ah, those were the days. Well, I'm assuming they were, although this footage...

Random Public Service Announcement: FolkAlley.com went online in September 2003, offering live-streaming music over the Internet 24 hours a ...

That one kills and this one saves... Back when I was recording the Undercurrent CD, I was going to toss this song out because I didn't w...

Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 7)  Is there more wretched place than Florida in which to spend the summer months? I sometimes wonder. ...