Dirty Ray videos from the DeerShed Festival

Well summer seems to have gone by way too fast for me, as you get older that really does seem to be the case. I remember summers when I was a little boy being absolutely endless. Spent a lot of time this year shouting at and bossing musicians, strange bunch of people but as long as they deliver the goods and raise our spirits who gives a fuck. Farmer Phil’s Festival was great fun but hard work as usual.  All the bands and artists were sweethearts to a man/woman  – not one of them gave me any trouble. Thanks for that one and all.
I had a great gig at The Big Splash Festival in Newport on a very windy stage outside the Arts Centre right next to the river. I took my guitar out of its case and the case got blown right across the stage ! We’re talking windy here ! I was wearing a very nice shirt for the occasion too which nobody saw because I had to keep my coat on.I enjoyed the gig and was very well looked after by the crew and the audience were just lovely. A film crew turned up to film some of the gig and I was interviewed after. They’re going to send me a copy and I’ll put it up on here so you can all see it for yourselves.

Still enjoying Open Mic at The Bridges on a monday night. Still having some beautiful ‘moments’. I love it, you just never know what you’re going to get and there’s always a surprise or two. All welcome, come on down. It’s fun !

I’ve been rehearsing with Miles and Erica for my album launch at The Half moon in Putney on thursday – some of you got a preview at the Shared event at the Bridges . Got Tim Parkes on guitar and Mark Davies on percussion and Emma Davies on backing vocals. Sounding  just fabulous, got myself a lovely band, really looking forward to the gig.

Right my darlings, that’s almost all for now, hope to see some of you at forthcoming gigs. Come and say hello and give me a hug. x

Here a couple of links to video of me at the Deershed festival earlier this year.
Thanks a lot to Mark Davies – err no not that one, another one – for looking after me at Deershed and for letting us link to these clips. Both these songs are  from my new album Big World for a Little Man from all good record shops and Amazon – just in case you didn’t know.

Underneath the Cherry Tree
Bury Me Standing