
10,000 hours
They say 10,000 hours of practice is what it takes to be a great musician. Oh dear. I'm not that good at Maths but even I can work out...

Three of the very best....
Three musicians I admire: Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel Ella: for her facility to sing a vocal line as a solo which is at...

Wallpaper Music
I’ve had the occasional gig where, in the past, I used to describe the music as ‘wallpaper’. Some got cross at the phrase – until I...

“I haven’t got a thing to hear!”
Some hints for wedding music.
Choosing music for a wedding ceremony can be tricky. Get it right and no-one notices, but getting it wrong could be the single most...

A week in the life ....well, a few days!
Thursday Excellent afternoon session with the children in Yrs 5 & 6 from Pontnewynydd Primary School. Last term they recorded the School...

Be careful what you wish for.......!!!!
It was one of ‘those’ evenings of which there are a number round here. I can’t remember which charity we were supporting, but we’d all...