Gravity

Written in 2000. It's up-beat and has captured attention at folk clubs - a bit of a trademark song!

The older, slightly-electrified version is available here.

Believing the News

Written all those years ago in the winter of 1999, and the first original song that I performed live. It's got a mood that hasn't changed through its various reincarnations. Originally written with a long didge intro, it now cuts straight in with a minimalist arrangement - just rhodes and voice, before the acousitc guitar cuts in. A song which tells a story. More...

Always Be There

The latest of this set of songs. Written in 2003 at university. It's got elements of a love song but... well, isn't just a love song. This arrangement sets it with just vocals and acoustic guitar, plus some piano which was never meant to make it into the final mix but just, well, worked. In some ways an ode to modern life, in some ways just a simple acoustic song. more...

Lullaby

Written in the summer of 2000. How it came about is a long story, its tuning came into being after a long recording session with Joe Williams (recording his "Green Song"). Lullaby is one of the songs I most enjoy playing. More...