A brush with the heart
So, on Tuesday after the Juno Awards, I was on a conference call I’d been trying to set up for weeks. It was a bit tense, and I felt a tightening in my chest. Then, I got an incredibly piercing pain in my jaw. I started getting pain across the top of my shoulders. And […]
Some Highlights of 2022
2022 A Look Back January started with a bit of snow The month of Sundays shows were amazing Brother Bob even joined me for one of them! There was a cd to finish There was a cd to finish My annual springtime visitor dropped by There were meetings with old friends Some shenanigans Mariposa, where […]
Set list for Month of Sundays February 6th, 2020
The Month of Sundays shows–every Sunday in February– are unique in that I will play songs from across the whole recorded catalogue and there will be no repeats over the 4 shows. So, here is the setlist for the first show! If you want to join us, you’ll find tickets here Unless otherwise noted, all […]
Rise Again-A sing along concert!
7 PM March 20th online!! Join me, Sam Turton, Eve Goldberg, Kathryn Wheatley, Eileen McGann and our hosts Anni Patterson and Peter Blood for a singalong concert from the pages of the folk bible ” Rise Up Singing”. Any folkie worth their salt has this songbook in their possession and it’s well-thumbed pages meant that […]
Clarence Darrow and the quality of mercy
This has been on my mind as of late. This is from Clarence Darrow’s plea for Leopold and Loeb, August 22-25th August 1924. Yes, he spoke for three days and his plea is rightly lauded as the best denunciation of capital punishment ever uttered. He moved the judge to tears, people openly wept in the […]
A tale from Genoa
On April 23-25, 1945 Italian partisans engaged German forces under Major-General Neinholt, commanding the fortress in Genoa. The Germans had tried to negotiate a withdrawal from the city, brokered through Bishop Siri, but the partisans refused to enter into negotiations that would involve making concessions to the occupying army. When news of the German intentions […]
Take Off!
Soemtimes it would be nice if travel went this quickly. Source: James Keelaghan – Home
Fires of Calais
My song ” Fires of Calais” is about the battle of Dunkirk, the anniversary of which is this week. I’ve been singing it on the UK tour. Last night in Westcliff-on-sea it was particularly emotional. It turns out the next town along, Leigh-on-Sea has a strong attachment to the battle as a number of cockle […]