Apologies to anyone following this blog for the absence of info… social media not really my thing but can see it matters and appreciate your interest so here goes… first, recent photo (above) wearing my September glasses…

So… in recent moths I’ve been doing some interesting gigs including one up in Liverpool with Mike Badger from the La’s, some performances at the Society Club in Soho and a Blake Festival where I performed several of my settings of William Blake poems. That’s all recorded and will come out as an album soon…

Tomorrow night a bitter-sweet event to commemorate the 15th anniversary of Joe Strummer’s last gig, at the Maxilla Social Club and back in the old stomping ground near the Elgin where Joe and I shared a squat all those years ago… It’s in the shadow of Grenfell and organized, fittingly, by the London Fire Brigades Union, who also organized the Acton Town Hall gig in 2002.

Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill… many friends and memories… Richard Dudanski & Esperanza Romero (check out Richard’s book, Squat City Rocks, about those times); I remember the Slits back then too and the late, great Heathcote Williams with his Ruff Tuff Cream Puff Squatting agency. The first time I met him, he put me in a headlock on the pavement… I was very indignant but then he told me that he really like my music… ‘ah’ picking myself up and brushing myself down…’well… er, thanks?’

Will try to do better with keeping you up to date… honest

Tymon