I have invited some Facebook friends to write guest posts on my blog. The theme is anything about their love of music, and/or how it has...

Last night I performed at Hexham Abbey at the Journal Culture Awards. Our brass project ‘Reflection Connection’ composed and led by the...

I presented an author talk the other day. It was in Ashington, the town I spent my early childhood. It was moving to return to where it...

Paradise Fiery sunset on golden sand Young romantics, an eastern land Decadent culture, freedom flows Nothing is sacred, anything goes...

Stay It was the day his father died that he first appeared. Owen felt as though he had known him all his life, but only through his...

My mind drifts back to my first time living in Istanbul in 1993. It seems a lifetime ago. It was. After graduating from University I was...

My rude awakening Twenty years ago I was living in India, a country that changed my life. I can’t think of any other place that has...

Like many of you I watched the Bowie documentary ‘David Bowie: The Last Five Years’ on Saturday night. I had a few tears, as it was...

People ask me if ‘Becoming’ is about me. It is and it isn’t. The book is about Gaia, Aran, Freya, and Yann. It’s about their struggle to...

I've had a tremendous year and today I reflect on the past twelve months as the guest on Vic Watson's blog. Thanks to all of you for...