For the first time in my career, I’ve decided if any guitar deserved a name this old girl does. So as a tribute to the brave Sophie Scholl (whose ultimately fatal efforts to alert Germany 
to the full horror of the Nazi regime heralded the beginning of its downfall) I have called my 1944 Martin, Sophie, and on the 4th August in Sidmouth and on 10th August in London I will be proud to play the song I was commissioned to write for her “For Sophie, This Beautiful Day” which I’m happy to say has been picked up on social media and is spreading her story all over the world. VIDEO
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- Deportee
It’s fascinating to hear this recording of Woody Guthrie singing one of his last great songs, Deportees. By this time the degenerative condition that would finally take him, Huntington’s Disease, had got a hold and he was beginning to show … Continue reading →
- This Land, This Church, This Night
Magical gig last night at Trinity church, Ringwood, thanks to Neil King, BFC Presents, Fatea Magazine and Steve on sound. For the first half I did Fire & Dust (A Woody Guthrie Story) solo, and it’s incredibly rewarding to meet … Continue reading →
