Born (too late!) and raised in Greater Manchester, England.


Influences and Inspiration include:


Folk/Country/Blues/Rock 'n' Roll songs of the present and past and artists including:

Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, the Everly Brothers, Simon & Garfunkel, Elvis Presley,

Dion Di Mucci, Patsy Cline, Nanci Griffith, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Jack Ingram, Chris Isaak and most of all…….

Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle and the Poet - Tony Harrison.



Song playing is My Mountain from my first album (Valentine Vagabond) with ‘the Valentine Vagabonds’ Derek Griffiths, Tucker Finlayson,  Alan Coulter and Chris Parren.  (Guest players: Barry Wickens, Bob Golding and Martyn Day)