My wife Julie and I attended the second UK Americana Awards at London’s St John in Hackney tonight, which marked
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Margo Buchanan
Vocalist Margo Buchanan played a great set to an appreciative audience at the Green Note in Camden tonight. Fronting a
Resident composer
Evelyn Glennie was announced as the King’s Cross / PRS Foundation Composer in Residence at the PRS offices in Two
MU Orchestral
The second MU Orchestra Section Conference took place today at The Wesley Hotel in Euston Street, NW1 and I supported my colleagues
Mary Finnigan
I visited Waterstones in High Street Kensington this evening as Mary Finnigan, author of Psychedelic Surburbia, was talking about her times sharing
UK Music lunch
My thanks to Jo Dipple and UK Music team for a very enjoyable lunch and reception for journalists and the
House of Commons
The Performers’ Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group hosted its annual Reception in the Strangers’ Dining Room at the House of Commons this
PPL drinks
A well-established event in the music industry calendar is the PPL Christmas drinks reception in early December. The invite list
Republic Media
My thanks to Sue Harris and her team for their superb hospitality this evening at the Republic Media offices in
She Makes War
I attended Laura Kidd‘s gig this evening at The Islington in Tolpuddle Road, a short walk from Angel tube station.
London Drum Show
The London Drum Show is now in the Hands of Future plc, following their takeover of Blaze Publishing/Events and this
JoanOvArc launch
A trip to Camden this evening to catch all-female, four-piece rock band JoanOvArc as they hit the stage at the Black
Turning Camdenese
Until recently I worked alongside David Fenton at the MU, as he handled numerous legal cases for musicians across the
Teachers’ CPD
I spent the day supporting the MU’s Education & Training Dept at the Faculty of Dance, Trinity Laban, Greenwich, as
Hencilla Quiz
It’s Friday night, we’re in the private room at Dickens Inn in St Katherine’s Dock, so it must be the
Labour Conference
I drove the MU van up to Liverpool last Thursday, in the company of Mick Guibout, as stage one in establishing
UK Music party
A much-anticipated highlight of the Labour Party Conference party season, the UK Music ‘Eight days a week’ event celebrating the British music
Bearwood Lakes
A superb day at the annual PPL/PRS for Music Golf day at Bearwood Lakes in Berkshire, a venue whose reputation
Acoustic Show
I dropped into the Acoustic Show at Olympia this afternoon. The two-day event is being organised by Future plc for the
Workers’ Play Time
This afternoon the senior officials and support staff of the MU attended the launch of “Workers’ Playtime, the History of
Towersey Festival
A memorable weekend for Julie, Ben and I, as guests of festival promoter Joe Heap at Towersey 2016 in Oxfordshire. This
Cropredy Festival
I spent this afternoon and evening at Cropredy 2016 thanks to an invitation from Fairport Convention to attend their annual three-day
Broke Hill GC
A superb day’s golf at Broke Hill in the north-eastern corner of Kent with the Hayes clan (my mother-in-law’s family).
Red Photographic
My thanks to Jonathan Stewart and the team at Red Photographic, for the invitation to their summer drinks reception at Big Chill
