Bio, Albums, Singles
& next Gigs
Who? Moi?
Bore Da from sunny Aberystwyth.
I'm a singer-song-writer from a village in the Blyth area of Northumberland, but I also spent some of my early childhood in Northern Canada and a lot of time with my family in Connemara in the West of Ireland.
I've also lived in Newcastle, London, and Hamburg and until March this year in Aberystwyth, West Wales.
I've pretty much done music all my life, coming from a musical family, playing in pubs and clubs, as my dad used to do, except where he sang country songs, I mainly do my own.
The themes of my songs, like those of my life, tend to be about city-life. But the rhythms and feel of the folk and country music, which my father played, are never far away.
NEWS
Mar 1st, moved back to London, the idea being from here I can get back to Wales a lot, and back home, which for me will always be Northumberland. And... plenty venues in and round London for me to play my songs
ALBUMS
London Belongs To Me
Please check it out on the musician-friendly BANDCAMP platform
My first album, mainly acoustic tracks, recorded in and inspired by the city where the streets are paved with gold.
One More Show
My second album, beautifully produced by the amazing Danny Chang in White Cottage Studios, Newport, Pembrokeshire, came out on CDBaby on Dec 23rd of 2024
SINGLES
And Then There's You
This single, inspired by the TV series "In The Flesh" about zombies in the North Country, came out in 2023, Art work photo from my walk along Hadrian's Wall.
Cicio'r Bar (bilingual Welsh and English)
Came out on my birthday Mar 5th 2025, but I actually won the SSiW Eisteddfod song-writing competition with this song about leaving Aberystwyth 3 years ago (with a great feedback from legendary Tecwyn Ifan, who was judge).
Seren Leol (in Welsh)
I think this is the only song I know, in Welsh, with a gay theme. The sexuality is not the important thing though, but the theme of moving away, and of a country-boy leaving home for the city to pursue success, and returning to find all he wanted was what he always had.
Upcoming Gigs/Open-mics
Gigs will be me performing my songs in music nights, except when I have stand-up gigs, which will be marked (Comedy)
JULY
Wed 29th Northumberland Arms, Brentford
Thu 30th Kings Arms 110 Uxbridge Rd, W7 3SU
AUGUST (mostly Edinburgh Fringe)
Wed 12 Hendrewen Caravan Park (MUSIC)
Tregaron, Ceredigion, West Wales (my favourite!)
Sun 16th Jew-a-rama (COMEDY) 3.30-4.30 pm
Bar Fifty, 50 Blackfriars St, Edinburgh EH1 1NE
Tue 18th The Grey Horse, Balerno (MUSIC) 8 till 11.00
lovely pub, outside Edinburgh
Sat 22nd Rise Above (COMEDY) 22.30 - 23.30
The Home Bar Basement (next to Kings Theatre)
69 Home St, Edinburgh EH3 PJP
Fri 28th Rise Above (COMEDY) 22.30-23.30
The Home Bar Basement (next to Kings Theatre)
SEPTEMBER
Fri 4th Ministry of Comedy, Bohemia House, London (Comedy) tbc!
Thu 17th The Engine Room North Shields, Newcastle
Sun 27th QUEER OPEN-MIC Kennington, London
OCTOBER
Fri 2nd Ministry of Comedy, Bohemia House, London (Comedy)
30th Sun QUEER OPEN-MIC Kennington, London
NOVEMBER
27th Sun QUEER OPEN-MIC Kennington, London