There are certain things Britain does extraordinarily well. We can build a cathedral that remains standing for eight hundred years.…
There are few jobs in Britain more peculiar than that of the parish church organist. For several hundred years, this…
There are few things in modern life more confidently stupid than a satnav. Not always, obviously. Most of the time…
There is a particular moment in any British village fête when civilisation begins to wobble. It usually happens near the…
There are some opening lines that announce themselves immediately — dramatic, descriptive, unmistakably “literary.” And then there are others that…
There’s a quiet moment before any piece begins where nothing has yet happened, but everything is already implied. The notes…
My new novel 'What the music asks' is now available both as a paperback and Kindle to purchase through Amazon.…
Unless you find it on the shelf in Waitrose, bagging a Grouse may well be quite a challenge. Unless, that…
There are two important things in my life. Music and Cars. So far, I have only managed to make a…
As we enter the second week of Lockdown here in the UK with the majority of us now staying at…