Weirdlore cancelled!
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Oh no! Bad news I'm afraid. It seems my earlier post about Weirdlore tickets selling fast was, erm, optimistic and the organisers have ...
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Buskers
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The sudden arrival of summer has multiplied the numbers of buskers and street entertainers working the streets of Oxford . Two caught my eye...
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Over 50? Take drugs?
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Channel 4 are looking to make a documentary about people over 50 who take illegal drugs but lead normal lives, and they need volunteers! I...
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Weirdlore
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Telling the Bees were recently asked to contribute a track to a new compilation of strange and peculiar folk music going by the appropriat...
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Devon again
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And so to Devon again, to visit my Dad and my Mum, and to walk by the sea. We were even blessed with a short sighting of the ...
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And so to Eynsham
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On the May Bank Holiday we made our customary pilgrimage across Port Meadow , up and over Wytham Woods , across  Swinford Bridge , to Eynsh...
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Nomitron
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I helped Nomi out today by taking some publicity photos for her. I was using an iPhone with the Hipstamatic app , and while I appreciate i...
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Circulus
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I supported Circulus at a recent gig in Oxford, down at the Port Mahon pub, ably organised by Dave Todd. I played for about thirty minutes...
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Dartmoor
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Over the bank holiday weekend we made a stealth-trip to Dartmoor , stealth because we really ought to have been visiting friends and family...
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