Confessions Of A Closet-Folkie

When I was a kid, religious people were towering figures, rather than cowering ones. Being a good Christian was hard; it was a lofty goal th...

  Another silly one from Swallowing The Sun; one totally deserving of a little silly visual accompaniment. Emptying your head in order to be...

"Robinson’s regal melodies offer the essence of a timeless treasure, with each track as absolutely effusive as the next. This  Sun  shi...

It's tough to know where to begin when talking about my old Headlights bandmate, Steve Connelly. Over the years, his influence on me has...

Some of my songs might be a little on the serious side. This is not one of them.

Needle in The Red had been around, in some form or another, for a couple of decades or so before it finally saw its release on Swallowing T...

An English writer living in Sventorp, Sweden, reviewing an album by an English songwriter from Scunthorpe, England, living in Western North ...

Because he's a clever swine who can do just about everything well, my mate Ed Woltil crafted this lovely lyric video for the opening tra...

Someone mentioned to me that Make You Mine from the new record reminded them of The Hollies. It caught me by surprise, but after thinking a...

  The latest review of the new record, courtesy of At The Barrier, contains the phrase, “Steve Robinson is an amiable, self-deprecating Scu...

Kind words from Powerpopaholic. Have a look-see: https://www.powerpopaholic.com/2021/03/steve-robinson-and-my-life-as-a-dog.html?fbclid=I...

One of my French teachers at school would often get quite exasperated by my total lack of interest in learning the language he so dearly l...

" Swallowing the Sun  just gives me a good good feeling, like a snatch of warm sunshine somehow embedded in song", so says t he lo...

On Cycle , my duo album with Ed Woltil, we'd been fortunate enough to have XTC guitargonaut, Dave Gregory, on board for a trio of songs....

  Nice early review of  Swallowing The Sun , from Andres Kabel at  Read Listen Watch , by way of Melbourne, Australia.  You can read it here...

  Well, it may have taken the better part of four years (five), but I’ve finally managed to put the finishing touches to my latest long play...

My overly talented friend and musical companion, Ed Woltil, recently released "One in My Tree". What is it? Just another collectio...

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...