Who Covered Amanda Palmer

Alongside the time I’ve spent these past months on my album, I’ve also been collaborating with a number of Amanda Palmer fans on a cover of the entirety of her first solo album, “Who Killed Amanda Palmer”.

If you’re not familiar with her music, I recommend giving her a listen – there really aren’t any bad ways to do that but the original version of this album is a pretty great place to start.

As brilliant as her music is, what has hooked me even more is the incredible community amongst her fans, strongly influenced by her nurturing and communicative way of being an artist, and her book The Art Of Asking.

I’ve been a part of that tribe online for a number of years and it is one of the most wonderfully supportive, caring and creative places I have ever (virtually) been.

This album grew out of that and it represents more than just recordings – it’s connections made across the world and friendships started – all of the things that make being an artist so exciting right now with the internet to join like minds together.

You can listen to the album on YouTube via the playlist below and there is also a booklet / liner notes PDF with details on the performers. That includes my daughter, Solly, who did a beautiful vocal on “The Point Of It All” 😊

Shout out to Zack, who brought the project into being and organised it, and to all the other awesome musicians that took part: Lea, Orly, Hayley, Tracy, Karen, Joshua, Jayem, Jakob, Toby, Eli, Lauren, Shiranne, Veronica it’s been a fantastic experience ❤️

You Tube Playlist: Who Covered Amanda Palmer

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But For Now

Trying to stretch myself with a few different musical styles.  This is a run through of a Bob Dorough song, “But For Now”.

New Album Out Today!

I’m super excited to announce that my new album, “Life Longing” is released today! It’s taken several years to complete, but I think these are some of the best songs I’ve ever written.

All of the songs are my own and every note of every instrument is me, as well as all the production, engineering, mixing and mastering.

It’s available (or will be shortly) on all of the major platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, Deezer, Tidal and more.  It’s also available on my Bandcamp page where you can name your price or download for free.

I thought long and hard about how to price this and I came to the conclusion that the most important thing to me is to get the music I’ve created to as many people as possible, and I don’t want money to be a barrier to that.  I’ve been in places in my life where spending a few pounds on music wasn’t an option so please don’t feel bad about putting a zero in the box if you need to.

That said, I’ve worked hard on this, so if you are able to bung me a couple of quid or whatever you think is fair, it will be much appreciated 🙂

If you like what I’ve put together, please share with as many people as you can, and I’d love to hear what you think – so give me a shout any time.

(PS The lyrics and liner notes are available to download here – they’re also part of the Bandcamp download but aren’t up on other platforms)

New Album Coming Soon…

Hey lovely peoples! 

It’s taken me a loooooong time but I am finally closing in on finishing an album of 10 songs I’m really happy with.

I’m aiming for release on 1st October if all goes to plan – in the meantime, here’s a little sampler of a few very-nearly-finished tracks 

 

Awful

A small glimpse into the hilarity that permeates our house…

Theresa Goes To The Coffee Shop

School Cuts Graphics

I put these together based on data from www.schoolcuts.org.uk – please feel free to download / share / print / etc.

I’m also happy to knock up more for other schools if wanted – quickest way is to message me on facebook 🙂

Also – if you spot any errors please let me know!

 

Man In Beige

A new Castiel / Supernatural – themed design I made for my redbubble store 🙂

 

Confession Of Character

Coping With Anxiety Attacks

I wrote this a while back in response to a post in a mental health support group, but thought I’d share it here too. It’s a list of few things that I find it helpful to remember when I’m having a panic attack – hopefully they might help some of you… 🙂

1) They ALWAYS PASS.

It feels like they will never go away, but they always do eventually – you just need to find a way of letting some time pass.  Whatever you are doing, however you are feeling, time keeps ticking on and you get closer and closer to coming out the other side.