Long Way Home - Ukulele
An upbeat song proving you're never lost.
Workhouse Of Ulverston - Concertina
Historical song based on an entry from the workshouse records of 1885.
With - Ukulele
A short meditative piece upon the concepts of want and need.
Videos
Music
Song From Ward 7 - Unaccompanied
All about my little brother's final hospital stay - touching and funny.
Ancient Quiet - Ukulele
A caving song!
Walk By The Water - Ukulele
Uke-rock!
Drystone Land - Ukulele
Inspired by a chat with my uncle about drystone walls. When you've been away it can be hard to find your place again.
City - Unnacompanied
Saying goodbye to a Chinese mega-city. The melody is based on the tones of the Mandarin language.
No Man Is An Island / Corryvreckan
- Ukulele in open tuning
John Donne's poem fused with a song using the Corryvreckan whirlpool as a metaphor for managing mental health.
There are lots more recordings & playlists with full lyrics on my soundcloud page
and I've made some more videos that you can view on my vimeo channel
ITV News Interview (Opens in new page)
Click on the picture to view the ITV News interview I did for the No Man Is An Island mental health campaign in July 2014. It also features my song 'Coming Up For Air'.
Ebb And Flow - Ukulele
The tide of change in Chinese megacities is phenomenal.
As Gan Back - Unaccompanied
Meaning 'I'm going back', a Cumbrian homecoming song.
Lights Of Hong Kong - Qin
A song on the Chinese qin about being packed up and ready to move on.
Coming Up For Air - Ukulele
Bereavement can have huge effects and leads us to ask some heavy questions.
Jarvis' Jig - Qin
A tune I wrote for my son on the qin, a 3-stringed, Chinese banjo.