..in the late 60s and early 70s I was a regular visitor to the Folk Clubs around Bolton -
   watching the good local artists around at that time such as Mike Harding,
   Bernard Wrigley, The Houghton Weavers, to mention just a few....
                  . . this is where my Folk life began .

  I have always admired anyone who can get up
  and entertain people. It's a wonderful gift which I
  always yearned to have.
  However it wasn't meant to be and my guitar which
  I had started to learn got shelved for 25 years
  or more.


  eventually I started to visit BlueGrass Festivals
  whose  exciting  style of music inspired me to pick
  up my  guitar again, playing along with friends


 whilst holidaying on the Scottish Islands there was
 a need  to  'sing for our supper ' and one or two
 of the songs that I  had  written seemed to go down
 well - so I carried on writing...

 


... then with encouragement from Alan,
my partner, I started to write about
my childhood in Lancashire and the many characters who shared that space.   

Initially it was just for fun and   
something to entertain my family with,   
although, again people seemed to like the   
 songs and now that's probably   
where my strength lies.   
 

 I do love to sing a mixture of Country, Folk &   BlueGrass numbers and am a great admirer of  the late  Kate Wolf - whose music has been an
 inspiration to  me as too has John Denver,  Nanci Griffiths and many  others.

 I enjoy being part of the thriving Folk scene in  Cleveland and involvement in Charity Concerts  and  Folk Club events throughout North Yorkshire  and Durham including a Concert at Saltburn's SPA
  with  THE  Old Rope String Band

 Invited to guest with Scottish Band  ' Home Made Jam '   I joined them in their  Booking at Dunbar Folk Festival.

 I have guested at Guisborough  Folk  Club and the Cutty Wren Folk Club and  returned to the Cutty Wren in the  build up to the 40th Anniversary celebrations. Concert for Saltburn Folk Festival at the  SPA Saltburn  on  the  bill  with  THE Scratch Band   and Kieran Halpin

 Again at the SPA I  joined  Vin Garbutt & Special Friends for the
 Annual Concert & BBQ for Alison.

Two concerts at Kirkleatham Hall and another Cutty Wren Booking in the Summer '07 and a Saltburn Folk Festival Concert at the SPA in November

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