I drew a self-portrait, and people seemed to think it would look pretty on a shirt. So I got the screen-printing masters at Shirty Something in Sheffield to print it on some organic cotton fairtrade Stanley/Stella Creator unisex tees. Now…
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Passionflower 6th in Total Guitar's "Greatest Acoustic Songs Of All Time"
So... Passionflower is 6th in the '50 Greatest Acoustic Songs Of All Time' in Total Guitar. Just behind The Beatles, Clapton, Pink Floyd and Led Zep. Pretty crazy. Thank you to everyone who voted, I guess there were quite a…
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Your beautiful cover versions of Song For A Rainy Day
I'm writing this on the day that would've been my mate Jonny's 43rd birthday, so I want to say a slightly teary-eyed thank you to the people around the world who joined in with me in covering Song For A…
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Road Report: Thomas Leeb's Acoustic Bootcamp '23
What a week on the mountain. Thomas Leeb is one of my oldest friends in the guitar world, we're like family really. He grew up on this very Austrian alp, and I've been teaching at his Bootcamp every few years…
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Mental health update. Spoiler: I have ADHD and I'm ok.
My mental health is chronically… OK. To see that written down is so weird. I still have freak-outs and meltdowns, but they’re rare and require something actually to happen, externally, and not just my own mind trying to kill me…
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