One positive development here over the last 12 months was me finally getting a banjo! I've always loved the sound, I don't know why I...

Back to Glen, speaking at Glucksman Ireland House in New York, with the endearing story of how the guitar came to have the holes in it....

Good Morning and Happy St Pirin's Day - especially if you're in Cornwall. Two years ago I was there and had a splendid day in Truro...

This is the actual hire van that brought the piano down from Newcastle to Devon... Actually it was quite a revelation having a van - I...

Came across the livestream of living Irish legend Christy Moore - he's been doing a weekly (?) show from home, with his son on the tech....

Pianos and staircases just seem to attract each other... Having recently moved a piano from Newcastle to Devon maybe my radar's tuned in...

In Valparaiso, Chile, you don't have to take the piano up the staircase - the piano is the staircase ;)

You might have noticed these two in the Header picture - struggling with that piano, in one of their most famous scenes. Ah, how warm and...

Yes indeed.

Back in November I spent a happy weekend immersed in the amazing Ragas Live Festival from New York. It was a fabulous mix of music - with...

Still counting down to the Irish festivities and the next livestream on 17th March! This is a piece from the Irish Examiner about Tom and...

St Patrick comes to Devon - see, it's so green! Excited to share a playlist with you to get you in the mood for the next livestream...

Today's dose of the Irish magic - a set of reels performed by lovely friends Griselda Sanderson and Louis Bingham (actually, we're all in...

Back to the Irish preparations... Do you know singer/songwriter Glen Hansard? Watching him perform is always a powerful experience - he...

Hope you're having a lovely Sunday! I really enjoyed this 1947 Japanese movie - One Wonderful Sunday! It's a very early Kurosawa, who's...

Taking a step back for a moment from the Irish preparations and returning to Lunar New Year - this is a brilliant presentation about...

These really were the colours at Dartmouth yesterday - amazing to see such blueness after days of rain and grey skies. Dartmouth has such...

To start getting you in the mood for the Irish on 17th March - lovely little session from O'Connor's bar in Doolin, Co. Clare. Once the...

Thanks to everyone who joined in the Lunar New Year / Mardi Gras Special last night! Thanks for finding the link - at the last moment the...

On the set of one of my favourite movies - Wong Kar Wai's 'In The Mood For Love'. When I saw this on its first release, I just knew I had...