First new single in quite a while, you can get it on Spotify , Amazon , Apple and the like, or you can hear and buy it below on the much...

A little while back, I got the opportunity to chat to my friend, Sean McAuley , and to play a few tunes. As if that wasn't enough, it was...

Next Thursday, the 5th of September, I'm proud and delighted to once again be the special guest at the Sunflower Folk Club , in the...

This year, my friend Jim Johnston and I wrote a new Christmas song to mark the 100th anniversary of the Public Records office Northern...

I've been thinking about it for some time, but this year I actually went to the Cambridge Folk Festival, and it was a total blast. The...

Hi all. I've been invited to join Dessie Fisher on "For Folks Sake" this Saturday. I'll be talking about my music, both solo and with The...

Another great night in store in my own town, Bangor (this is becoming a habit, but a good one). Upstairs at the Imperial Bar, Central...

My next gig is on Saturday 19th November in Fealty's Back Bar in my own town of Bangor, at the invitation and in the company of the fab...

Having played many times in the beautiful city of Hoorn with my friends and colleagues in the Sandrunners, this year I'm going back to...

On the Box! I had a great time being interviewed by my friend Sean McAuley and I played a few tunes as well.

Sometimes I hear a song and think, "Oh I wish I'd written that!". Sometimes, it's a well-known track by a well-known artist, but often...

This time last year, I entered a song in a new competition for songwriters over the age of 50 - Talent is Timeless. Begun and organised...

I wrote this one as a response to a monthly songwriting challenge on the "Talent is Timeless" platform. I don't know about other writers,...

... and so do I! I wrote this in 2011 and recorded it on my phone last year on Halloween night in front of a log fire. Hope you like it....

Bangor has long been known as a town of saints and scholars, but it's also got a reputation as a town of musicians and singers. I'm...

Yesterday the Lagan Sessions returned to the Sunflower Bar. For many, it was their first live music event since before the first covid...

In November 2011, my friend and fellow songwriter Steve Amos and I started a weekly "acoustic listening night" on Sundays in the Pavilion...

Hello, this is my first official blog post. Not that it's very official, but I had to start somewhere. So - welcome and thanks to...

So, we got to record in Abbey Road! In late July my son Tony and I took a one day trip to the fabled studios in London where many of my...