Music and lyrics

I’ve always loved the sound of an acoustic guitar, particularly when it’s allowed to breathe.

Most of my songs started life with a guitar figure or a melody, often in an open tuning, with the words finding their way in afterwards.

I’ve been writing songs for most of my life, but The Beads of My Tears is my first proper album.

It’s a collection of acoustic songs, written over recent years and shaped by the experiences, joys, disappointments and uncertainties that life has thrown my way. They’re mostly songs about love — finding it, losing it, getting things wrong, and trying to find your way back. There’s a fair amount of looking back, a little melancholy, and, I hope, some optimism too.