Belgium!April saw me play in Belgium for the first time and what an amazing experience it was.  I took just a guitar and met up with my 'second band' who are based out there, and we rocked, and partied, for three whole days.  I'm returning to Belgium in August for a festival.  There are dates planned in Luxembourg and the Netherlands too.

Madison and Fifth

With all my travelling I have been looking for a really good gig bag to pack my precious guitar into.  I came across Madison and Fifth Mono bags which are as good as gig bags come, and was delighted when they asked me to agree an endorsement deal with them.

Other News

Paul Jones played "Can't Slow Down" from Dust and Bones on his BBC Radio 2 Show - order your copy of the CD here

I was interviewed by Keys and Chords in the Netherlands, you can read the interview here

I also did an interview with the guitar channel that you can listen to here 

March was the launch of the new album, and boy what a launch it was!  The theatre was sold out, they were even trying to squeeze people in behind the sound man and in the lighting man's area!  It was a blast, the atmostphere was amazing and I know I had fun, I think everyone else did too!

Dust and Bones has had a load of even more fantastic reviews this month so if you don't have your copy yet take a listen and buy yours here

I took the band to play at the 100 Club in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust in a women of the blues night.  It was brilliant and Joe McElderry (of X Factor Fame) came and sang a few songs too.  The night raised £1000 for the TCT which is fantastic.  Anyone with suggestions for next year's charity gig should drop me a line, I do one per year in aid of something that would really make a huge difference.

I popped over to the BBC Radio in Cambridge and had a lovely chat and played acoustic with Sue Marchant, the show was broadcast live through around 12 southern counties.

Coming up later this year are loads of festivals and a second trip to play over the channel, this time in the Netherlands and Luxembourg on a double headline bill with Laurie Morvan.  

Have a great month folks

What a great month, there have been a bunch of fantastic reviews of the new album, if you fancy reading them they are here   I also did my first tuition video which was great fun, it took me a while to decide what to talk about, in the end I settled for getting the most out of a simple blues lick, the guitarists among you might like to have a look, you can find it here

The new album is now just a couple of weeks from release, you can  be one of the first to have a copy, order it now.  I have loads of tour dates coming up so I hope to see you at a gig soon! Have a lovely month folks! 

Hello Folks!

It feels like my feet haven't touched the ground this month.  Its been crazy, in a good way of course!  With the new album coming out in March there have been loads of interviews to do plus a bunch of great gigs.  The first review for Dust and Bones has just been published- I'm really pleased with it, if you would like to read it the link is here.  

I've had some brilliant gigs including The Red Hot Blues Club in Didcot (if you're in the area and haven't been to this club check it out, its very good.  I also had brilliant gigs at Scunthorpe Blues Festival and The Grey Horse in Kingston with Robin Bibi.  This month I'm heading up north again to support Chantel McGregor at the Yardbirds Club in Grimsby.

What a rock and roll month!  The majority of the last month has been spent in the recording studio working on the new album.  Its all recorded now and we're tweaking the final mixes before it goes off to be mastered.  I'm very excited about it, and honestly think its the best I have ever recorded.  The album (called "Dust and Bones") comes out early in 2012 but some radio stations will be getting a sneak preview in the form of a single so listen out for one of the tracks on the airwaves!

I've done some lovely gigs this month too including the Blackburn Blues Festival and a really enjoyable solo gig at The Flowerpot in Derby.  

Have a lovely month!

Hi Folks
 
July has been a busy month with heaps of great gigs.  I've really enjoyed playing at Maryport Blues Festival and Upton Blues Festival and also supporting Sherman Robinson at the Boom Boom Club in London and there was a nice page on me and one of my guitars in Guitar and Bass Magazine.
 
August is full of gigs- 17 if I count the three that are still to be confirmed.  I'm really looking forward to supporting Buddy Whittington at the Half Moon in Putney at the end of the month.  The boys and I are in London too which if you are one of the London people is a date to put in the diary.  I'm also confirmed now for both Scunthorpe and Blackburn Blues Festivals.

Hi Folks

Its been yet another crazy month with some great gigs including a brilliant gig at Blues At The Farm. On a personal level the musical highlight of the month for me was demoing gear at the JHS Annual Event, mainly because I got to spend the day hanging out with members of The Quireboys, Saxon, Bad Company, Jerry Donahue and Gordon Giltrap! I was also really chuffed to be asked by Cort to be an endorsee of their acoustic guitars.

The boys and I are in full swing finanlising the songs for the new album,  then we're in the studio in the autumn. Its sounding amazing already, I can't wait to show everyone! There will be a tour in the spring after the new album comes out, I'll keep you posted on that.

Don't forget, if you would like to vote for Funky Mama's Kitchen Blues in the British Blues Awards (Kevin Thorpe Award for the best new UK blues song) you have until the end of July to get your vote in. You can vote here.

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