FOLKDISCO BLOG

Sorry I'm not out playing anywhere tonight. The weather's a chuffin nightmare, and anyway, I'm at the Royal Albert Hall for the first night of the proms.Good stuff, nice bit of Elgar, Delius, Tippett and a world premiere by Mark Anthony... See More

I treat bicycles the way Jimi Hendrix treated women. I love em, I write songs about em, I ride em, we have good times together, but I never quite love them as much as my guitar. And hey, there's always another one around the corner if they get a bit high maintenance! :D

Got a new bike from Loot. It's 30 years old, a bit classic Cambridge style. I don't know if I'm ill or something but I didn't even haggle, just gave Campbell the £30, and then he kept giving me lovely freebie extras like cool lights and a... See More

My voice, my voice! Lost/stolen somewhere at Hop Farm, need it back for the weekend, or I'm unemployable except for a Bonnie Tyler tribute act. Can passfor Rod Stewart at a push. Seemed ok before Primal Scream... Hey, I bet it was that... See More

Gotta record this song in my head fast, before it slips away into the ether and someone else catches it. :-) Aden Asquith: After 16:27 of WAV jamming with myself onto my Android, think it's called something like 'You Know I Don't Regret A... See More

I saw Paul Simon Glastonbury 2011, and Bakithi Kumalo is one of my favourite bassists in the world. HUGE character, HUGE smile, clearly so happy to be playing music. Tons of people on stage, but I couldn't take my eyes off him. Can clearly... See More

Wristband Bling! :-)

I kissed Regina Spektor's drummer! I was trying to pretend it was Regina, but he was kind of stubbly! here's my list: 1. Sir Julian Cope of Avebury 2. Salif Keita, he's a fantastic singer from Mali. 3. Dame Florence Welch of the Magical... See More

Broke my bike at Hop farm Festival. Dunno how, but suddenly the chain was coming off, the spokes were coming off and the back wheel was bent. Anyway, I sort of thought I'd fixed it, but 300 yards later, I was riding it to Albert Hall to... See More

Went to sleep around 5am, in a field full of camper vans, with ribbon lights and the gathering dawn over in the eastern sky. Woke up in an empty field of 7 camper vans, and just a few broken tents in the field next door. Ate some brie on tiger breakfast, the AA kick started those VW's, and we're down to 3 including my tranny. WHO WENT AND STOLE THE CHUFFIN FESTIVAL??? I WAS HAVING FUN!!! :-)