Brave Art

I feel priveleged having grown up listerning to such bands as The Stones, The Who and artists like Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding. I remember dancing around the kitchen every weekend party we had at home to T-Rex, Fleetwood Mac, Elvis Presley and so many more.

I find the lack of really good artists and songs nowadays very strange. Such songs as ‘These arms of mine’ by Otis Redding had such simple lyrics but were so powerful they physically moved you.

I listen to Virgin Radio every morning on my drive to work and heard a relatively new artist Duffy. Her music reminded me of many different artists of the Soul era, male and female. To me she is a breath of fresh air among all the Indie bands and R&B songs I hear constantly.

Her album Rockferry wasn’t all that great the songs all feeling a little too similar. One song in particular stuck in my mind with it’s minimal lyrics and great southern soul style.

Try it out Syrup and Honey…

On a recent trip to my Aunt & Uncles in Cornwall I had the rare opportunity to take to the waves and partake in one of my favourite hobbies and surf. I hadn’t surfed in around a year so was very eager to get out there and shake of the rust. But ney it was not to be on this wet and windy afternoon as soon as I walked excitedly down with my cousin’s 6ft board under my arm to SandyMouth Bay a lifeguard approached and told me it was too dangerous to surf! He did however allow me to bodyboard not so far out so not a total letdown. The dogs got a walk too

Star my Aunt & Uncle’s Dog

Friday Ford my dog

SandyMouth Bay (Cornwall)