Another fine day at the annual PPL/PRS for Music Golf event, this time at Denham Golf Club in Buckinghamshire. My
Category:News & events
The Musician (Sept)
The autumn 2017 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to members this week and this distribution includes, in keeping
Sparks at the ICA
Mark Batchelor and I attended the launch of Sparks’ new release, Hippopotamus, this evening at London’s ICA in the Mall.
Crash’n’Burn live
Cracking rock covers band Crash’n’Burn played the Jolly Farmers pub in Purley this evening, delivering their tasteful mix of guitar-based
On the town
My wife Julie and I had a very enjoyable evening in the West End this evening, which included dropping into
Beautiful Days
Thanks to Neil Cooper, drummer with Therapy? (the dynamic Northern Irish rockers), for arranging tickets and backstage passes for Julie,
Johannesburg
My elder sister Wendy moved to South Africa in 1973 and, a period around 1990 notwithstanding, lived there for almost
Brighton Conference
Julie, Ben and I spent the weekend at Brighton’s Hilton Metropole whilst I helped my colleagues to prepare for the Union’s
FIM in the House
The British Musicians’ Union acted as host for the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Musicians (FIM) this week with
I, Me, Mine
Mark Batchelor, photographer Jonathan Stewart and I attended the preview of the I, Me, Mine exhibition yesterday, held by Genesis Publications to
John’s farewell
A relaxing evening at the Windmill on Clapham Common last night, as MU officials and staff bid farewell to out-going MU General
The Musician (June)
The summer 2017 issue of The Musician is being dispatched to members this week and this distribution includes, as an
Conference Report
I spent the first two days in June proof reading and marking-up the MU Conference Report, the comprehensive review of
Yael Loewenstein
Following an introduction by my MU colleague Diane, I now benefit from massage therapy sessions with visiting practitioner, Yael Loewenstein. Thirty
Waddesdon Manor
My family spent a delightful weekend in the company of long-term friends Roger and Brenda Farley, at their home in
Beckenham sport
A busy sporting few days for my son Ben as, firstly, he partook in Club Langley’s annual Football Festival this
Cumberwell Park
After a couple of days signing off the summer issue of The Musician magazine at Future Fusion’s offices in Bath,
Abbey Road photos
Photographer Jonathan Stewart and I met at Abbey Road Studios today, to capture pictures of violinists Everton Nelson and Alison
Sunningdale
A great day at Sunningdale Golf Club in Surrey, where I played, at CEO Peter Leathem’s invitation, in the PPL
Titanic memorial
I met photographer Joanna Dudderidge this afternoon in Archer Street, Soho, as we had arranged to visit the offices of Launch
Bear at the Grove
A pleasure to visit Mark Knopfler’s studios in British Grove, Chiswick, to hear Hunter and the Bear perform an acoustic set
Amplify 17
My MU colleague Sam Jordan and I attended a presentation this afternoon, in the Boardroom at UK Music‘s offices in
