Monday 7 January 2013

Happy New Year!

The evil lemon of doom
I hope 2013 will be a contented and productive year for you all. I would like the same for myself but there is a delay - partly self inflicted. Foolishly I chose to slice a lemon by resting it on the edge of the sink (I know... I know...) and I sliced my finger right where the pressure goes whenever I have to hold down many many chords. And then, after actually commenting to someone on how pleased I was with the current condition of my right thumb nail I caught it in the badminton net (guitarists have to play raquet sports as everyone knows) and two thirds of it snapped off. But never mind. I am sure that once I have got clear of January and it's physical inconveniences I shall be fine.
Exciting things are coming up - it's my concert at South Hill Park Arts Centre on February 8th and meanwhile I am busy putting together the programme for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe which, if all goes to plan, will get its preview at the King's Lynn Festival in July. I had a very successful concert there last year and am looking forward to returning to play again. It was a most rewarding experience and of course it is a lovely area to visit in any case.
Also - astonishingly - I am currently at number 1 in the local Reverbnation classical charts. Thank you to all the people who have liked /fanned/visited my pages or commented.