25 October 2026
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I like the autumn clock change, where I get the illusion of feeling awake earlier in the morning. The downside is the other end of the day. It’s only about 9:30pm and I definitely feel ready for bed. Mind you, … Continue reading
24 October 2026
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Tomorrow evening I’m gigging at The Kilo Wine Bar in Quorn again as part of The Panamas duo (5pm – around 7 or 7:30pm). I’m not sure that is the kind of headwear that is going to be suitable as … Continue reading
4 October 2026
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Last night I was dressed in my concert blacks as the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra played a gig at Kegworth Village Hall in support of LOROS. One of our members, Mhairi, is doing a trek to Machu Picchu with them … Continue reading
3 October 2026
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Today I decided to take a regular guitar along to the sing around at All Saints Thorpe Acre church hall in Loughborough. I planned to make an early getaway, due to a gig this evening but I ended up staying … Continue reading
27 September 2026
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I’m not sure if this afternoon’s Charnwood Concert Band gig in Queen’s Park (Loughborough) really counts as a “Flashmob” because we were on the bill and some of us were on the stage. However, many of the band started around … Continue reading
22 September 2026
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I found out a couple of weeks ago that the next Charnwood Concert Band outing (at Music in the Park in Queen’s Park, Loughborough on Sunday 27th) requires us to start playing at about 1:30pm… which was the earliest I … Continue reading
19 September 2026
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AVAST is the ensemble which I performed with in the summer on two boats bobbing along the River Soar. We were back this evening with a similar line-up (slightly fewer players and me on electric bass rather than tuba) to … Continue reading
28 August 2026
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Tonight I had planned to go to the Open Mic at the Hathern Club but, by the time I’d finished working in the garden, catching up with something that had come up at work and then thinking about dinner, my … Continue reading
8 August 2026
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Today’s sing around was in Mo’s back garden – a nice place to be in the hot weather but you do have to think of songs that you can project in a space without reflective surfaces. Jane was out with … Continue reading
6 August 2026
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This week I have been taking part in the Keswick Unconventional Scratch Choir. We have been rehearsing each weekday afternoon and learning songs by ear rather than singing from a page of dots. For someone like me, who is used … Continue reading