Confessions Of A Closet-Folkie

Despite living very close to Tampa Bay, a friend of mine opted to stay at his home during Hurricane Irma. His wife, son, daughter and ...

As a young, pasty-faced teen, I discovered the Everly Brothers via our kindly neighbour, Pete Morris. Chock full of Elvis, Little Richar...

I always fancied having a go at a Faces song. Unfortunately for me and my lacklustre vocal range, the mighty Rod Stewart was their lead...

 During my last visit to old Blighty (shamefully, it was way back in 1994) I passed by a butcher's shop while walking down Scunthorp...

Despite the somewhat judgmental and political tone of the lyrics as they stand today, Elastic Man began its life with me simply singi...

"No filler to be found here, overall its like a musical shot of happiness with the overall theme “Seize The Day”. Simply beautiful ...

A couple of years back, Ed turned me on to the aural delights of Ron Sexsmith's recordings. His earnestly delivered songs rea...

Trying to express the joys, anxieties and sheer wonder that come with parenthood in a 3-minute pop song is an exercise in futility; you ...

Cycle by Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil Hello Hello was written soon after reconnecting with my old mate, Mark Pearson. Mark and I had b...

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...