Feeling Conflicted
Sister, my first single since the songs from my most recent album, came out into the world on Friday. And I’m so happy that people finally get to hear it…
On and Off The Road
Happy Birthday
Another birthday two days ago. I’m now 46 years old. Difficult to believe but it makes sense, I guess, if you count the years since I was born… I’m not…
Hot and Scary
I’m sitting in the back courtyard of a café in a small down in coastal Devon. Josh is working at a wedding with old friends down here today so I’m…
The Immigration Office
I’m sitting on the ‘chaiselongue’ end of our new IKEA couch writing this with the AFL footy on the tele in the background. An unceasingly comforting sound to me. Even…
Winter
I’ve been writing some resources for my creative consultation clients about various aspects of life in the creative arts. Part of it is reassuring the reader that an artistic life…
Another Chapter
Dear subscribers, tomorrow I leave for Germany via London, where I'll be living for the foreseeable future. As you would expect, there are a million things to do today and…
Dear Readers...
Hello dear subscribers. I'm in a hotel in Newcastle, here for Newcastle Writers Festival which has been glorious. Except for the fact that I came down with a banging head…
My Idol, My Uncle
I, like tens of thousands of people across Australia and the rest of the world, was devastated to hear the news that Rob Hirst died last week. Our Hirsty, our…
I'm Fired Up.
Firstly, thank you to all of you for sticking around, even though I've missed a couple of weeks because of this epic tour. I appreciate your support more than you…
Thank You for Restoring My Faith
Hello dear blog subscribers. Firstly, thank you for sticking by me during these weeks in which I'm less routined and regular on the old blog output. Your support, and your…
To Put Things Into Perspective
I'm writing this on Sunday morning. Today is the Anglesea Sound Doctor show which is sold out. Music On The Hill in Flinders was on Friday, also sold out. It's…
In The Valley
I wrote this piece in early February 2022. And a gentle heads up, it's about death and grief but also about one of my very favourite people. If this isn't…
Track 10 - While I Was Dying
This is the start of a series in which I speak in depth about each song on my new record.
Releasing an album is a funny thing. There’s so…
Could you spread the word, please?
Dear readers, if I could ask you a small favour...
I'm attempting to reach more subscribers with this blog. If you have friends who you think might enjoy these bits…
I'm attempting to reach more subscribers with this blog. If you have friends who you think might enjoy these bits…
Where to Put This Enthusiasm
I’m feeling energised to write today. I’m back in my flat in London, buoyed by a couple of positive conversations during the last week with people about music here and…
A Brief Sabbatical While I'm on the Road
Hello my dear subscribers. I'm writing this in a bedroom in the outskirts of Hamburg. I played my second last show with Irish songwriter and musician Susan O'Neill at the…
Some Thoughts on The Second High
Hello everyone. On Friday I released my seventh solo record, The Second High. It's been an enormous amount of time and work getting it ready to go out into the world and I'm stoked, and relieved, that the lion's share of that work is now done. There's not much more I can do now except enjoy playing the shows and hope that people get something out of this work that I've spent…
Big Feelz
Hello everyone. Just before we launch into this week's rant - a side note: Sometimes I post these blogs and, after reading them back (after having already proof read it a lot), I notice something weird and go in to amend it. So, the way to make sure you're reading the 'most properly' edited version is reading this on the website instead of in your email. They're never big changes, but sometimes…
Out on the Snowy Fields
It’s Wednesday evening. I’m sitting upstairs, backstage at the Hamburg show on the outskirts of the Reeperbahn. The venue is surrounded by sex shops and kebab restaurants. I have a banging head cold, inherited from Emily who’s been sick for most of the tour. What with the close quarters and sharing mics, this was bound to happen.
Because I feel like death on a stick, I’m particularly excited to get…
Too Old, Too Fat.
As I approach the release of a new album I’m faced again with the task of ‘creating content’ to promote it. This phase fills me with dread. Because of various delays this year, I’ve had to cram two photoshoots, a live video shoot and the filming of an official music video into the month of December and the onslaught of lenses has brought all of my neurosis and insecurities wriggling back…
