A Return To Gigging – And Plenty Of It!
Followers of my music will know that I took some time off from doing my own stuff for a while. I wanted a breather from myself. After all, imagine being round me 24 hours a day without escape. You’d want a break from me too. Anyhow, all of this self-deprecating waffle is to let you [...]
A Weekend Of Music Starts Tonight
It’s a bumper weekend for acoustic music fans starting tonight (Thu) at the Woody Guthrie Folk Club. As ever, I’ll be hosting and giving a song, plus music from Rich Mans Ruin (me, Gabi, Vinny). It takes place at the Ship & Mitre in Dale Street Liverpool at 7.30pm. Tickets are advised and are online [...]
Song: The Wealthy *Loan* Pakistan Some Help
This is Haiti all over again isn’t it. The news today reports that the World Bank are going to loan (yes loan!) Pakistan some money to help it recover from its worst ever flooding. Meanwhile international aid has been slow in coming and even now has only raised a third of what is needed. Humanitarian [...]
Song: Remember Sophie, Celebrate Uniqueness, Reject Conformity
It’s one week away from the anniversary of the murder of Sophie Lancaster 3 years ago in Bacup, Lancashire. You’ll probably remember the case. She was killed simply for looking different. Sophie liked to dress in goth gear. A gang targeted her and her boyfriend Rob for the way they dressed. Sophie died as a [...]
Peterloo Commemoration Gig 16 Aug
I’ll be performing with Vinnie T Spen in Manchester on Monday 16 August, running through some of the set list of our band Rich Man’s Ruin. (Gabi is on her hollybobs or else she’d be with us too). The gig is to commemorate the events at Peterloo where working people protesting peacefully were attacked by [...]
Tim Corrimal Strikes Again
US political podcaster Tim Corrimal (pictured) has only gone and chosen one of my songs again to close his always interesting podcast of political discussion. Big thanks to Tim. This time it’s John Lennon Said from the We Can Make The World Stop album. Click here to tune into the show and enjoy the chat [...]
Played On The Tim Corrimal Show in the USA
Big thanks to Tim Corrimal (pictured) of US podcast The Tim Corrimal Show for featuring my music on his latest show. Tim’s show brings together a round table of the progressive political community in the District of Columbia, where they discuss politics, laugh at the political antics in the week’s newspapers, and play some progressive [...]
Gary Kaye Adds Dessie To His Set List
One of my favourite performers on the UK circuit is Yorkshire troubadour Gary Kaye (pictured). I’m delighted to let you all know that he has added my song My Name Is Dessie Warren to his set list, so fans of Gary can hear his version live very soon. I’ve gigged with Gary a few times [...]
Justice For The Shrewsbury 24
Sadly I can’t be there, but today there is a rally in Shrewsbury to demand justice for the trades unionists and building workers attacked by the State in the 70s. Two were jailed, Dessie Warren and Ricky Tomlinson. The rally is an attempt to clear their names, and get a pardon. I wrote the song [...]
The Limerick Soviet Honoured
I am deeply proud to announce that my song The Limerick Soviet has been requested by the Limerick Council of Trades Unions to be entered into their official archives. I consider this a huge honour. The Limerick Council of Trades Unions is the very organisation that is the direct descendant of those who formed the [...]
