Music, like life, is absurd.
And the sooner we accept this, the sooner we’ll be able to fully enjoy both of them. Last weekend I came across Adam Gopnik’s article in the Observer about his attempts to learn to paint…
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Wanted: Musicians to Join Skipton Folk / Sea Shanty Band
The Jack Tars – Come & Join The Crew! We are looking for musicians for our well-established Sea Shanty/ Folk Band based in Skipton. We play traditional and contemporary arrangements of Sea Shanties/Songs from the…
Young Voices Massed Sing
Probably the most joyous concert ever! This week my son got on a coach with the rest of Skipton Parish Primary Years 5 and 6 and headed for Manchester AO Arena to perform as part…
Simply The Skipton Choir
Back in November I had the privilege of playing piano for David Weale’s ‘The Skipton Choir’. They had a recording day at Christchurch that lasted the whole day – an opportunity to put down ten…
Stepping away from Social Media
I know that lots of people regularly use Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook et al, but I can honestly say that I’ve never got very much out of them. Certainly I have found over the past…
New Christmas Gift Vouchers
Ask your loved ones for the gift of music this Christmas! This year I’m offering Gift Vouchers to suit everyone’s budget – tokens that automatically generate a code which can be emailed or printed out…
10 Years in Skipton!
This month I celebrate a decade teaching music in Skipton … and 30 years since I took on my very first pupil, back when I was a teenager myself!! And, so this seems like a…
Bradford Festival Choral Society sing Handel’s Messiah
As a former member of Bradford Festival Choral Society and someone with strong family links to the choir, it pleases me to promote their concerts here on my blog. This month they’ll be giving their…
Online Booking Fully RESTORED
After a difficult period at the end of last week, my online booking system is fully back up and running. If you have any difficulties at all, though, just drop me a text or WhatsApp…
New Appointment Bookings Currently DISABLED
*** Due to attempted fraud on my payment processing account, the online payment part of my website is currently disabled. *** If you would like to book sessions, please contact me by mobile: 07746637472. All…