Folk

'Folk' music is dear to my heart and goes far wider and deeper than the 'uncool' image it presents to some.

In fact, you can hear acoustic instruments in lots of contemporary music, even the Boy/Girl band stuff!.......and all those fantastic 'Unplugged' albums of recent years really gave 'Folk ' music a boost.

Folk music can be old or new. The Folk I play is stuff by the likes of Richard Thompson, Steve Tilston, Dougie MacLean, Archie Fisher, Paul Simon, Jez Lowe, Bob Dylan, Tim Hardin and many more.

I've also written quite a few. I tend to write optimistic or positive songs about human kindness, natural beauty and things that are good.

I don't write very many about death, destruction or the break-up of relationships - there are quite a lot of those about anyway!

Guitarwise, I play 'straight' or in different tunings if they bring out the shine in the song.

Guitarists who I like (and extract from) include Dougie MacLean, Richard Thompson, Archie Fisher, Robbie Robertson, Ry Cooder and James Taylor.

Here are some of the songs I perform:-

Folk Standards

Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Beyond The Sea/ Fly Me To The Moon
Bonnie Bessie Logan 
Boulder To Birmingham
Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound
City Of New Orleans
Cossieville
Cripple Creek
Dimming Of The Day
Ditching Boy
Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright
Down Too Deep
False Bride
Feels Like Home
Fields Of Gold
Fire And Rain
Goin’ Back
Hello In There
Here Comes The Sun
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m looking For
Icarus
If I Were A Carpenter
In My Life 
Kathy’s Song
Killing Me Softly
Last Of The Widows
Leader Of The Band
Let It Be
Let Your Banjo Ring
Love The One You’re With 
May You Never
Nearness Of You
Ned Kelly 
Need Your Love So Bad
Nightingale In Berkeley Square
Not Dark Yet 
Old Bones
Old Changing Way
Proud Mary 
Rebecca’s Lament 
Redemption Song
Shelter From Storm
Song For Ireland
Songbird
Streets Of London
Sweet Lorraine/ Cheek To Cheek/ Can’t Take That Away
The Bergen
The Last Trawl
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Weight
Time To Ring
Vincent
Walk Away Renne
Wonderful World
Year Of ‘39
You Took Advantage Of Me/ I Got Rhythm/ Bye Bye Blues
You’re In My Heart
You’ve Got A Friend
You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling

Own Songs

A Place Long Ago 
Beyond The Furthest Star
Buffalo Plains
Celebration
Family Tree
I Don't Know
I’m Your Friend
If You Need Me
In The Morningtime
In Their Eyes
Into The Blue (Sail Away)
Isis
It'll Be Alright
It’s All Because
Kombi Heaven
Love’s Survivors
Ni’bor
Peace Of Mind
Penguins
Rat Race
Ready For Another Day
Rhythm Time
River Of Time
Rock ‘N’ Rollin’ Golden Oldie
Seafarer
Shooting Star
Sleepy Hollow
Snoring Blues
Song For Tanners
The Cold Descending Dark
The Dawn Chorus
The Other Father Christmas
There Ain’t No Other Way
There Comes A Time
Things Change
Through The Seasons
Too-Ra-Lee (+ Brookside)
Wishing Well
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