In 2019, I set myself a challenge to play a live version of all 100 of my (recorded & on PRS) songs. I completed the mission at the Six Bells on 17/09/19. See Diary for more info. I then went on to perform two new songs, 'Simple message' and 'Chocolate' to reach 102 - see film (right).
17 films featuring live performances from 2019
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In 2019 I played live 63 times |
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19/12/19 - 570
The May Garland, Horam3 songs at Open night
- Dangerous moonlight (click for video)
- Cry (click for video)
- Little red car
A lovely evening run by Heather and my final live outing of the year, if you don't count my 1.5 hours playing guitar dressed as Santa at the Wheels for all Christmas party on Friday 20/12/19! Happy Christmas and all the very best for 2020. x
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11/12/19 - 569
The Stage Door, Eastbourne5 songs at Open mic night
- I like to be sad
- Insomniac's dream
- Cry
- Toast for one
- Chocolate (click for video)
A new open mic night and a chance to play a few tunes. Del joined me with his harmonica on ‘I like to be sad’ and ‘Toast’. Heather also helped out on ‘Toast’ and we closed with another wild version of ‘Chocolate’ - filmed by Becky - good fun. x
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10/12/19 - 568
The Six Bells, Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Cry
- Chocolate
A busy night with loads of people and a Christmas feel. I'd been a bit croaky for the last week, so Heather did the vocals on 'Cry' and then we finished with another mad version of 'Chocolate', complete with funky backing track! Blog
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28/11/19 - 567
The May Garland, Horam3 songs at Open night
- Tick tock
- On paper wings
- All of the time
Really enjoyable evening of un-plugged music run by Heather. Dug out my metronome to help out on 'Tick tock'. Oh, and I've lost the beard after much comment! Click on songs for Ray's videos.
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21/11/19 - 566
The Bay Hotel, Pevensey3 songs at Open mic night
- Little red car
- Bad moon rising
- Chocolate (click for video)
Bad moon rising was a song from 1969 which I'd readied and not performed on Monday at the White Horse. I was joined by Del on harmonica and Terry on bass.
And then it was time for the world premiere of 'Chocolate' (song 102) and I used a backing track prepared by Kevin! Heather and I added the dance moves and the vocals - brilliant fun and people danced. x
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18/11/19 - 565
The White Horse Folk Club, Deanlands1 song at Open mic night
- You can't always get what you want
It was songs from 1969 night and I'd sorted three to play. The place was packed, with 24 performers - so I only got to do one of them. Well, you can't always get what you want - a bit of Rolling Stones!
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13/11/19 - 564
The Wheatsheaf, Willingdon4 songs at Open mic night
- The last song
- Music of the road
- On paper wings
- Toast for one
Three songs from my album 'The last song' and a bit of fun with Heather (BV) & Terry (bass) on 'Toast for one'.
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12/11/19 - 563
The Six Bells, Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Ghosts
- What's in a life
A couple of songs with Simon joining me on sax. Jason's poetic Blog
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04/11/19 - 562
The White Horse Folk Club, Deanlands2 songs at Open mic night
Tree
My mum, Alzheimer's and the care home
It was 8-years since mum died, so I gave my mum song another outing - emotional and cathartic. x
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29/10/19 - 561
The Six Bells, Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Life's a race
- Sanity
Lance's first night as MC - Thanks to Martin for bass and Helga for flute on 'Sanity'. Lance's Blog
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24/10/19 - 560
The May Garland, Horam2 songs at Open night
- My mum, Alzheimer's and the care home
- Cry
Heather's second evening as MC, a full house and a great night of music and fun. Gave my mum song an outing, which is always an emotional experience. And there was a man in a cat suit at the window, followed by a punch-up in the bar - I feel a new song brewing. x
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15/10/19 - 559
The Six Bells, Chiddingly2 songs at Open night
- Simple message
- The man
I opened with a new song (number 101) - a first outing for 'Simple message', which I'd written on 12/10/19 and had started recording last Sunday. Clive's Blog
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01/10/19 - 558
The Six Bells, Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Cry
- Dangerous moonlight
I’m heading back into the studio on Friday to start recording a 4-song EP of revisits - so, trying different songs live to help me select the ones I'd most like to rerecord. See Diary for more details
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26/09/19 - 557
The May Garland
Horram3 songs at Open night
- Cry
- On paper wings
- Xeroxed armies
Heather's first evening in charge and it was great. Having finished my 100 song mission, I can now just pick-and-mix songs from my catalogue. x
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17/09/19 - 556
The Six Bells, Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- You're gone
- Fantasy
- Reflection
Mission accomplished: I completed my 2019 mission to perform a live version of all 100 of my songs (recorded & on PRS). Well actually, Heather helped me out on a mad version of 'Fantasy' and she then played a fab arrangement of 'Reflection' on the piano. Ella's Blog
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11/09/19 - 555
The Wheatsheaf, Willingdon4 songs at Open mic night
- Borrowed Soul
- Voyeur
- Spring
- Summer
Battled my way through the final two Monica Ray songs and finished with 'Spring', the opening part of my 'Four Seasons' instrumental. 98 songs down and just 2 to go - nearly there!
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09/09/19 - 554
The White Horse Folk Club, Deanlands4 songs at Open mic night
- Changes
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Opened with the second of my Monica Ray collaboration song from 1992 and then played extracts from my 'Four Seasons' instrumentals. 95 songs down, 5 to go. x
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05/09/19 - 553
The Bay Hotel, Pevensey4 songs at Open mic night
- Cold comfort
- Get yourself a good time
- Insomniac's dream
- Toast for one
Cold comfort: Never thought I'd perform the songs I recorded with Monica Ray in 1992, but decided to give them a go! Finished with some fun on 'Toast' + BVs & harmonica.
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03/09/19 - 552
The Six Bells
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- Get yourself a good time
- I want to learn
- Little red car
It was 80's night, so I dressed the part! I played 3 songs that I'd written in that decade. Click above for live version of 'Get yourself a good time'. Simon's Blog
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29/08/19 - 551
The Ilfracombe Liberal Club7 songs at Open mic night |
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26/08/19 - 550
The Reform Inn
Barnstaple2 songs at Open mic night
- I like to be sad
- Toast for one
Two open mic nights in North Devon, both quite rowdy and good fun. Barnstaple, with a pick-up band and Ilfracombe solo.
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20/08/19 - 549
The Six Bells
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- Hanging on
- Playing with myself (a winter's instrumental)
- Another journey
Playing with myself - it was error strewn, but on the positive, my first live instrumental and this updated version was number 90 in my mission to perform all 100 of my PRS registered songs live in 2019. Keith's Blog
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12/08/19 - 548
The White Horse Folk Club
Deanlands2 songs at Open mic night
- Hanging on
- Shining knight
Another enjoyable evening at Deanland and two more songs ticked off the mission. 'Shining knight' was a bit of a challenge, but apart from a little stumble on the bridge it went quite well.
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06/08/19 - 547
The Six Bells
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- The future's so vague
- Out of the blue
Singer songwriter night and I was MC. A great turnout, including quite a few new faces. I opened with songs 86 & 87 in my mission. Heather's Blog
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29/07/19 - 546
The White Horse Folk Club
Deanlands2 songs at Open mic night
- Wreckage
- Panyan
Heather's first visit to Deanlands and it had been over a year since I was last there. An enjoyable evening, with Heather reprising her original flute part on 'Wreckage' (song 85 in my 2019 mission) and then helping me out on 'Panyan'.
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23/07/19 - 545
The Six Bells
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- Leaf
- Rules
- Panyan
It was a hot summer night - I revisited a couple of my older songs and then Heather joined me on 'Panyan' to close the evening. Mark's Blog
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09/07/19 - 544
The Six Bells
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Another lonely man
- Life sentence part 2
Back on track with the mission and past the 80 song mark. I then accompanied Heather on 'Norwegian wood'. Manus's Blog
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06/07/19 - 543
Renaissance art show
DC1, Eastbourne14 songs at cafe art show |
- The young ones
- Toast for one
- My mum, Alzheimer's
- All of the time
- Fantasy
- Journey
I'd been asked by a friend to play some music at an art show in Eastbourne. I played for about an hour. 'Fantasy' was played on their sound system via Bluetooth.
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05/07/19 - 542
Village Hall, Punnetts Town5 songs at Open mic night
- My mum, Alzheimer's and the care home
- What's in a life
- Little red car
- Going down the road feeling bad
- Norwegian wood (Heather vox)
Back in Punnetts Town, a good audience and some help from Simon (sax), Martin (bass) and finished with Heather singing 'Norwgian wood'. x
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22/06/19 - 541
The Runt In Tun
Heathfield3 songs at Open mic night
- I like to be sad
- Little red car
- Spiders and snakes
First time at this local pub. Packed & noisy Saturday night - kept it up-tempo and finished with a cover!
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13/06/19 - 540
The Wheatsheaf
Willingdon3 songs at Open mic night
- Insomniac's dream
- Sanity
- White man rock and roll
Another noisy night, so 3 thumpers, a flat-out performance and one more song ticked off the list.
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11/06/19 - 539
The Six Bells
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Falling from glory
- Skeleton
Another enjoyable evening. I'd worked quite hard getting these two songs ready for their one-off performance. Lisa's Blog
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06/06/19 - 538
The Bay Hotel, Pevensey3 songs at Open mic night
- Desire
- Routine
- What's in a life
Went on early and gave three more songs their first outing of 2019 and got a good reaction from the room. I've now ticked off 75 of my songs. Feeling happy x
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05/06/19 - 537
The Wheatsheaf
Willingdon3 songs at Open mic night
- Always there
- Little red car
- Toast for one
Busy & noisy night, so kept it up-tempo and got a pretty decent response from the audience.
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28/05/19 - 536
The Six Bells
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Dangerous moonlight
- Excuse me
Thanks to Ella for running the 'folk music' themed evening. I had the rare experience on 'Excuse me' of getting the room to sing along, including some lovely harmonies. A real buzz. x Blog
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23/05/19 - 535
The May Garland
Horam3 songs at Open night
- Cry
- Unwanted fruit
- Toast for one
Joseph's last night running the evening - 2 more songs and I had a request for 'Toast for one' and was joined by Frank on harmonica and Heather & Emily on BVs - great fun. x
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14/05/19 - 534
The Six Bells
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
Tomorrow's children
Stories to be told
Enjoyable evening and 2 more songs revisited, including a very rare outing for 'Stories to be told'. See Simon's Blog.
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02/05/19 - 533
The Bay Hotel
Pevensey3 songs at Open mic night
- View from a window
- There comes a time
- Insomniac's dream
Not much fun, went on late and got heckled. See Facebook for more.
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30/04/19 - 532
The Six Bells
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- Dream
- Mask
- Little red car
A new T-shirt and 2 more songs ticked off from my mission. See Keith's Blog.
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25/04/19 - 531
The May Garland
Horam3 songs at Open night
- I can't make it shine
- The question
- Sorry
An enjoyable evening of unplugged acoustic music and a chance to explore three more songs from my back catalogue.
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16/04/19 - 530
The Six Bells
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- Fade and disappear
- Journey
- Mr Preacher man
My annual singer songwriter night. Well attended with some great songwriters doing their own thing. See Heather's Blog.
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04/04/19 - 529
The Cove House Inn
Portland1 song at Open night
- I like to be sad
Something a bit different in Portland: we listened to this lot doing some great trad music, Heather then joined in and did a couple of songs and then I got them to play along with one of mine. Good fun. x
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02/04/19 - 528
The Six Bells
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Many ways to pay
- Scrapheap blues
Got some old and new friends to help me out with 'Scrapheap blues'. See Manus's Blog.
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28/03/19 - 527
The May Garland
Horam4 songs at Open night
- Paul
- Remember
- Life sentence Part 1
- Little red car
Respectful audience and a chance to explore some of my story songs. Click on song title for live performance videos.
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27/03/19 - 526
The Wheatsheaf
Willingdon3 songs at Open mic night
- I went to America
- Haunted by the night
- My son, from baby, child to man
3 more songs with a 5-piece pick-up band, featuring: Heather (BV), Paul (electric guitar), James (keyboard), Ray (cajon) & Terry (bass). A bit crazy, but good fun.
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23/03/19 - 525
Village Hall
Punnetts Town5 songs at Open night |
Something a bit different: a packed village hall and a chance to try and entertain. Thanks to Simon (sax), Martin (bass) & Heather (flute & BVs). I really enjoyed the evening.
I've failed on my mission to not repeat any songs, but needs must - I'll get back on track next time out.
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19/03/19 - 524
The Six Bells
Chiddingly4 songs at Open mic night |
Martin Lee joined me on my whole set with his ukulele bass, whilst Simon played some great soprano sax on 'Farewell my love'. I did 'Toast for one' to close the evening, with both Martin & Simon, plus Heather and Becky on BVs. A great evening. x
See Manus's Blog.
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13/03/19 - 523
The Wheatsheaf
Willingdon3 songs at Open mic night
- A face from the past
- News
- Mother nature
Another noisy night and I started with a couple of my obscure songs that seldom get a live outing.
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10/03/19 - 522
Elephant and Castle
Lewes3 songs at Open night
- Zero Fahrenheit
- Road song
- All alone
A quiet, attentive audience - therefore a chance to play some of my more sensitive songs. Martin Lee joined me with his bass ukulele on All alone.
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07/03/19 - 521
The Bay Hotel
Pevensey3 songs at Open mic night
- Do you see the future
- Mr Songwriter
- Wrong place wrong time
A bit noisy for what I do, but it was great to be joined by Jayne on Mr Songwriter.
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05/03/19 - 520
The Six Bells
Chiddingly4 songs at Open mic night
- King of the flies
- It's only my time
- Standing room only
- What happened to our love
A quiet night and a chance to play four songs. It was great to have my son, Matt in the audience. See Clive's Blog.
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28/02/19 - 519
The May Garland
Horam3 songs at Open night
- The man
- Quiet man
- I want to learn
Unplugged and relaxed. Played the final two songs from my album, 'The last song'. And 30 years on from recording it, 'I want to learn'.
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27/02/19 - 518
The Wheatsheaf
Willingdon3 songs at Open mic night
- Get yourself a good time
- Guardian angel
- Run
Busy night, but I enjoyed it and I had a bit of cajon to keep me focused on the beat. Borrowed Heather's guitar.
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21/02/19 - 517
The Wheatsheaf
Willingdon2 songs at Open night
- Angry young man
- Toast for one
Busy and loud night, not great for what I do. Started with the first song I ever wrote and recorded.
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10/02/19 - 516
Elephant and Castle
Lewes3 songs at Open night
- Tree
- On paper wings
- Diary
Relaxed evening and a chance to play three more songs off my album, 'The Last Song'.
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07/02/19 - 515
The Bay Hotel
Pevensey2 songs at Open mic night
- Fun of the fayre
- The last song
Busy night with loads of people and performers. I went on first.
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05/02/19 - 514
The Six Bells
Chiddingly3 songs at Open mic night
- Bicksie bear
- Right for me
- Xeroxed armies
Simon joined me on 'Bicksie' with his soprano sax and Heather played piano on 'Right for me'. I just stood on the mic and sang, a first for me. I was back in my comfort zone with guitar for my final song.
See Ella's Blog.
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30/01/19 - 513
The Wheatsheaf
Willingdon3 songs at Open mic night
- Music of the road
- Mendacious cowboy
- Social media
Audience not very attentive and quite noisy, so kept it up-tempo - did my best.
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29/01/19 - 512
Crown & Anchor
Eastbourne2 songs at Open mic night
- My mum, Alzheimer's and the care home
- Life's a race
Upstairs - monthly folk club and a room full of performers and listeners. A chance to play my mum song. Nice evening.
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24/01/19 - 511
The May Garland
Horam3 songs at Open night
- All of the time
- Life ain't been easy
- Funked up country
Unplugged - very relaxed and a chance to play three diverse songs.
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23/01/19 - 510
The Wheatsheaf
Willingdon3 songs at Open mic night
- I like to be sad
- Insomniac's dream
- Little red car
A different challenge - busy (noisy) pub. Kept it up-tempo - good fun.
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22/01/19 - 509
The Six Bells
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- Ghosts
- Tick tock
I was on sound desk duties again. Simon joined me with his soprano sax on 'Ghosts'. I played 'Tick tock' with my metronome, just like on the recording - see videos (right), as featured on the new Six Bells You Tube site.
See Simon's Blog.
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08/01/19 - 508
The Six Bells
Chiddingly2 songs at Open mic night
- You're gone
- Sanity
First live performance of the year and I was on sound desk duties. Simon joined me with his soprano sax on 'Sanity' - great fun.
See Keith's Blog.
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