Christmas cheese? You’re A Star for Xmas….

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This version of 'You're A Star' made me laugh, then cringe! It was done for a Radio 2 documentary called 'Faith In An Elevator' on the music arranger Percy Faith. They wanted current writer-arrangers to comment on the form. His music had big beautiful sweeping strings in the 1950's but then became known as elevator […]

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Jan 2010 gigs: Florida + Glasgow / BBC Radio 4 / Spotify

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Hi All Here's my Jan 2010 gigs: hitting the warmer and colder climates: St Augustine in Florida where I'll be playing in the town where I wrote Island on a borrowed guitar and on a diet of toffee apples and red wine. It's become a home from home and much of what you've heard from […]

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