While I really enjoy performing at festivals and large venues, I always feel at home in a small intimate venue. It brings out the best in me and and the musicians. So really looking forward to this one.
Really looking forward to performing for this
Very pleased to be sharing this amazing story with my sister Jo, on 10 March
The Sound of Shrewsbury Folk the Fifth
14 June 2024 – The Hive, Shrewsbury. I’m delighted to be performing a slot for The Sound of Shrewsbury Folk the Fifth and I’ll be joined by musicians Clive Butterworth and Mal Brown. As always we’ll be putting our own stamp on some great songs,
Tickets available from The Hive, £16
Raring to play for Woo-Fest in Worcester
We sold-out and had a blast
My very first performance in Shropshire with the new ‘Mood Indigo’ band finally took place on Saturday 17 December (after being postponed following the Queen’s passing), and what a fabulous evening it was. We sold-out to an enthusiastic audience, who clearly appreciated the very eclectic set, and the wonderful musicianship of the band members. Covering songs from Duke Ellington to Etta James, Snow Patrol to Joe Cocker, Gerry Rafferty to Melody Gardot. War of the Worlds was a resounding success opening the second-half and you could have heard a pin drop through our version of Chasing Cars and the build-up of harmonies. The young saxophonist, Louis Meehan, stole everyone’s hearts! What a brilliant player he is. Jake Pettenall-Evans of ca-audio did an excellent job and was in perfect control of the very big sound coming from this 7-piece band. See more about the players on the Mood Indigo page from the menu above.
New date for Mood Indigo concert
The concert due to take place in Pontesbury on Saturday 10 September was postponed following the sad news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s passing.
The event will now take place on Saturday 17 December and there may be a few festive surprises. 
Getting back to business
Well, it’s been quite a journey over the last two years, patiently waited for restrictions to ease, and for musicians to get themselves back into playing mode. We made a huge decision to uproot from Cambridgeshire and settle in the glorious surroundings of Shropshire. Then the untimely need to have some unexpected surgery. However, today I spent a few hours jamming with the amazing drummer Steve Green, superb pianist Des George and the very talented guitarist/bass and dear friend Clive Butterworth. So watch this space as we venture out again on the circuit in due course.
Great to be singing again
Finally able to get together with some local Shropshire musicians, having some great jam sessions and will soon be able to meet some of the performance requests – yeah!
Finally back on stage
I’m getting ready, getting excited and getting rehearsed! With any luck my jazz/blues concert in Budleigh Salterton with the Pat Brandon Quartet on Sunday 31 October will go ahead following the cancellation of the previous two dates. We’re ready to rock so come and join us.