Jewish Museum, Skyscraper Museum and Penny’s Open Mic
Time is flying by. Can’t believe I’m going back on Monday. I feel like a New York native now. I even sound convincing when people ask me for directions. On Tuesday I decided to go to the Skyscraper...
View ArticleReflections and Recollections
Have been back a week now and have decided to write about my feelings about visiting New York. The reason I went was to fulfil a long ambition to visit a place that figured large in my imagination and...
View ArticleBusking in Nottingham
Haven’t blogged on this page for a while. That’s because I’ve been busy writing “My Life in Music” page and that’s taking up a lot of my time. It’s getting very long but it’s really good reflecting on...
View ArticleA Week in Florence
Pensione Ottaviani where we were staying. Excellent and friendly small hotel in the heart of the city. Here we are. First day on a trip to Florence staying at a delightful little hotel called Pensione...
View ArticleLullaby of Birdland
This is a cover version of me playing jazz classic Lullaby of Birdland by George Shearing featuring Jenny Carter on violin.
View ArticleTrip to Liverpool
Well, I spent Wednesday to Friday last week in Liverpool staying with my old school friend Nev, and what a fascinating place it is. Apart from visiting the International Slavery Museum for a short time...
View ArticleKenny Wilson Live at the Criterion, Leicester U.K. Part Two
Second part of Kenny Wilson’s gig at the Criterion cut short by the camera battery dying. The first part can be found here Kenny Wilson Live at the Criterion Part One
View ArticleMy European Interail Diary Part 2 Wednesday 8th April
Okay, I’m on a train again this time on the way to Madrid. This is the first of my proper trips using the interail pass and it went quite smoothly. The only problem I had was getting out of my…...
View ArticleMy European Musical Adventure Part 1 October 2015
So, here I am on my second travelling adventure of the year. I’ve got the bug now. A bit like a latter day Jack Kerouac in search of kicks and excitement. Well, okay, visiting several European cities...
View ArticleMy European Musical Adventure Part 2 October 2015
I arrived in Frankfurt at about 10.30 p.m. It was an easy run and the bus station was next to the railway station, like they are in many European cities. It makes sense. Why don’t they do that in...
View Article3 Days in Rome February 2016
At the end of February I went to Rome for three days. I’ve been there before but that was a flying visit when I played at a festival in Florence. The last time I went I wasn’t over impressed, which may...
View Article4 Days in Paris April 2016
Paris in Springtime. According to the songs that is the time to go. Unfortunately, my trip was a bit early for that and it didn’t really look any different to Leicester apart from the buildings and...
View ArticleMy European Interail Diary Part 2 Wednesday 8th April
Okay, I’m on a train again this time on the way to Madrid. This is the first of my proper trips using the interail pass and it went quite smoothly. The only problem I had was getting out of my hotel....
View ArticleMy European Musical Adventure Part 1 October 2015
So, here I am on my second travelling adventure of the year. I’ve got the bug now. A bit like a latter day Jack Kerouac in search of kicks and excitement. Well, okay, visiting several European cities...
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