I've played a few gigs in the past year, but only in places beginning with L.

someone complained i had no biography so i thought i'd write something (consider it a placeholder for useful information). in response, here are a few things you might like to know about me:

i was born by the river in a little tent. (not really, it was actually a hospital. in london. so i suppose the river part is vaguely true.)

i've been making music for yonks now, beginning with some very dodgy piano lessons at the age of 8 (by the amount of piano you can hear in my songs, i think we both know how well those went). i taught myself the guitar at the age of 13, and i've been writing songs ever since. i'm also very much in love with the music of the beach boys, 60's sunshine/power/psych/baroque pop is a massive influence for me right now.

i haven't made a proper record as such, but there are plenty of home recordings/web EPs around. have a look on ebay, i'm sure there are many! *kids self*

i hate auto-tune.

i gig sporadically. it almost became 'regularly' when i lived in london but now i live in a cave* and i haven't played for months. i love gigging though, i'll play anywhere if i can. within reason, of course.

i have no idea what i'm supposed to write here, i hope that was vaguely entertaining at least. sorry i don't have any amazing quotes from anyone, i suppose i could get my brother to invent some but that would be cheating.


*actually a bungalow in dorset.

brian wilson/the beach boys (the biggest influence of all), gin, the beatles, macca (RAM & mccartney), george harrison, joni mitchell, bob dylan, gram parsons & emmylou harris, the flying burrito brothers, glen campbell/jimmy webb ('wichita lineman' is my favourite song in the whole world. EVER.), nick drake, leonard cohen, alice coltrane, van dyke parks, phil spector, big star, chris bell, alex chilton, laura nyro, todd rundgren, the nazz, gene pitney, roger nichols, johnny cash, townes van zandt, martin chitty, radiohead, the raspberries, the left banke, box tops, elliott smith, the move, the flame, american spring/honeys (BW's wife/sister in law, not the awful 'r'n'b' band of the late 90's), loudon wainwright iii, curtis mayfield, bacharach, the kinks, david bowie, barbara lewis, tim buckley, neil young, sam cooke, serge gainsbourg, randy newman, the drifters, fairport convention, stephin merritt, gary usher, the free design, marc bolan & t. rex, the small faces, billy nicholls, jan & dean, the millennium, sandy salisbury, curt boettcher, lou christie, "sneeky" pete, yellow balloon, joan baez, martin carthy & dave swarbrick, stevie wonder, led zeppelin, scott walker/the walker brothers..old lovers and friends, california, jameson's, london. etc.

but NOT james taylor.

london.

guitar, crap mic, gin bottle, tiny percussion kit, glockenspiel.

currently working on a full-length lp, 'the gilded palace of gin'. just finished (sorta) an album called 'twelve appalling songs'.