Happy Easter!

With Easter almost upon us I've got a week full of gigs so hopefully I'll catch up with you at one or other of them .... although not the first one! During the day on Tuesday I'll be at Cheltenham General Hospital trying to alleviate some of the misery of those unfortunate to be there with music therapy. Then Tuesday evening it's the monthly jam at The Venue, Wheatsheaf, Old Bath Road , Cheltenham when I'll be joining Paul Newman and the rest of the house band. Thursday the jazz trio will be in Bristol during the day for a private party and then on Friday evening Mike Croshaw and I will be at The King and Queen Inn at Longcot near Faringdon. If you're in the vicinity of Cirencester on Saturday I'll be with the swing band at The Stratton House Hotel and finally on Sunday lunchtime I'll be playing at The Sudbury House Hotel in Faringdon.
But, if I don't get to see you - have a very happy Easter! x

A Late Blog!

A busy weekend last weekend followed by Cheltenham Festival this week has made me a little late with everything.Tuesday brought another great night at The Venue Jazz Club when The Paul Buck Trio were joined by the lovely Catherine Sykes. This week will end with Andy and I going down to Dorset for more sketches and songs from the Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer repertoire. You can catch us at The Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis on Saturday or The Regents Centre, Christchurch on Sunday.

Lots of work - lots of play!

I spent last weekend travelling about 800 miles around northern France and Belgium for a little bit of sightseeing. It was meant to be a mini holiday to get some energy back, however I have returned shattered! Nevertheless it is a good week looming with a weekend packed with gigs and shows. On Friday and Sunday I'll be working with Andy Meller again with our comic 'Newhart and Lehrer' show - first in Hemel Hempstead then in Potters Barr. On Saturday I'll be doing our rock n roll show 'Let The Good Times Roll' in a church! Brent Knoll Church. And to think that they used to call it the devil's music!!! Also on Sunday, as it's Mothering Sunday, I'll be playing some background piano music at the lovely Sudbury House Hotel in Faringdon.

Annual pilgrimage

After a busy weekend up in Cumbria performing 'Talbot House' to near sell-out houses (well the theatre only held 80!) I'll be off later this week to visit the real house in Belgium when I make my annual trip to Ypres - it's always good to get a bit of history and culture, and believe it or not it's not just about looking at graves! Before then though we've got The Venue Jazz Club on Tuesday night in Cheltenham which I'll be hosting. This week we have the wonderful Patsy Gamble and her band to look forward to, so hopefully I'll see you there.