I’ve spent a lifetime performing both solo and in bands – at cafes, in pubs, at music clubs, concerts, and the odd music festival. The music has covered the works – folk, blues, country, rock and roll, and a wee bit of jazz. There have been recording sessions too, with Marg Layton (Trouble and Satisfaction) and Eva Prowse (Five Songs and I Can’t Keep Secrets). And also solo albums.

My first two solo albums Trouble on the Waterfront and There Goes The Shiner combined music with New Zealand social history. A musical highlight for me was receiving a New Zealand Music Award (Tui) for my 2009 album – Trouble on the Waterfront – about the 1951 New Zealand waterfront lockout. The album was later featured on the TVNZ series – National Treasures.

Lately, I’ve concentrated on writing instrumental music for the guitar, exploring various genres. The latest album Sweet the Bleep included such compositions. In addition, I’ve put together a free download Music for the Guitar compendium of many of the instrumentals I’ve written. This publication with embedded mp3s is available from SOUNZ and in Publications. Feel free to give them a whirl. Also, in publications is an eclectic selection of arrangements for solo guitar which can be downloaded – entitled Let the Music Play Itself.