6 July 2026
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It looks like I’ve got another musical weekend coming up – an open mic in Hathern on Friday, a singaround in Thorpe Acre on Saturday and then (after church in the morning and probably listening to Loughborough Concert Band at … Continue reading
13 June 2026
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Three songs at today’s singaround (on double bass). I started with Wayfaring Stranger, which is part of a medley the Charnwood Training Band has recently started playing. On my next go, I went for I Wish I Knew How It … Continue reading
18 April 2026
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We were round at Mo’s this afternoon and I had to leave early, so opted for ukulele rather than double bass! I led two songs – You Got To Move and Will the Circle Be Unbroken, both pretty simple songs … Continue reading
4 April 2026
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It was another well-attended session today so just two songs from me, both on ukulele. Firstly, I did a version of the piece I duetted on with my friend, Katie, at last week’s concert: Dance Me to the End of … Continue reading
7 March 2026
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Today’s session was another busy one but hosted round at Mo’s. Even without know quite how many people would turn up, I was certain that the double bass would be too much. That was a good decision – I could … Continue reading
21 February 2026
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I took my double bass to the sing around session this afternoon but just led one song. It was the best attended session in a long while (about 20 performers) so it took a long while to go round the … Continue reading
24 January 2026
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Today was an unusual sing around session for me, in that I only led one song (You Wreck Me by Tom Petty). That was because a couple of my flautist friends came along and we took the rest of our … Continue reading
13 December 2025
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We were a little low in numbers at the sing around, which meant each turn came around a little quicker than normal. Coupled with the fact I’d been busy all yesterday and this morning, it meant I was little less … Continue reading
12 December 2025
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Tonight was the Charnwood Symphonic Wind Orchestra’s annual gig at St James the Greater, Oaks in Charnwood. It has become a bit of a fixture both for us and for them, including an obligatory version of The Twelve Days of … Continue reading
1 November 2025
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Every other week I tend to use my Saturday blog post to make a note of the songs I’ve led at the Saturday sing around but there wasn’t one today (the church hall had something else booked). However, there was … Continue reading