
Gigs coming up
Here are the gigs I have lined up. Keep an eye on this space for more, or why not sign up for my regular email updates? Just go to the Contact page and drop me a line with your email address.

Sunday 7th September 2025
STORM IN A TEACUP
Best of the Music Fest
The Walled Garden,
Valentines Mansion and Gardens
Valentines Park
Emerson Road
Ilford IG1 4XA
Back at the lovely walled garden, this time as part of Storm in a Teacup. Playing at 2.00pm.
11am Jacqueline Pert Jazz Trio (35 minutes)
11.45 Melanie Crew & Ross Palmer (35 minutes)
12.30pm Arrival (35 minutes)
1.15 Augenhaus (35 minutes)
2pm Storm in a Teacup (35 minutes)
2.45 The Workhouse (35 minutes)
3.30 Tony Hands Combo (35 minutes)
4.15 Darklights (35 minutes)

Saturday 20th September 2025
SOLO
Autumn Fair
Chesham House
South Street
Lancing BN15 8AJ
The lovely people at Chesham House (part of the Royal Voluntary Service) are having a fund-raising Autumn Fair and there will be entertainment, starting with me at 10am for about an hour. Sing-alongs and silly songs guaranteed! Come and grab a cuppa and a bit of their splendid cake and you'll find me in the back room.
Free entry but any contribution welcome.

Sunday 12th October 2025
THE RESEARCHERS
Best of the Music Fest
The Walled Garden,
Valentines Mansion and Gardens
Valentines Park
Emerson Road
Ilford IG1 4XA
The walled garden season continues, and we'll be there to bring you some songs you might know by The Searchers. They played their last ever gig at Glastonbury 2025 so we'll be continuing the legacy.
We promise you'll get needles and pins.
Details to be added.
PAST GIGS
Thanks to everyone who has been to my gigs.
GIGS IN 2025
15th January: Solo at Crest Day Centre, Walthamstow
16th January: Solo at Loughton Folk Club
26th January: Storm in a Teacup for private party barn dance, Bedford House, Buckhurst Hill
31st January: Solo at Crest Day Centre, Walthamstow
7th February: Solo at Crest Day Centre, Walthamstow
14th February: The Traveling Tilburys at Redbridge Music Lounge Music Club, Cranbrook Castle Tennis Club, Ilford
21st February: Solo: music at The Social, Leytonstone Social Club.
14th March: The Researchers at Dial M for Music, The Bull, Wanstead
7th April: The Traveling Tilburys at NHS Retirement Fellowship, Wanstead
17th April: Solo at Time Out club, Hainault
3rd May: Storm in a Teacup at VE Day 80th anniversary street party, Barkingside
25th May: The Researchers at Beatles Day, Walthamstow Trades Hall
7th June: Another Cuppa and The Researchers at CHINGFORD VILLAGE FESTIVAL
8th June: The Traveling Tilburys at the Walled Garden, Valentines Park, Ilford
18th June: Solo at Romford Haverfolk, Romford
21st June: Solo at The Under Ground Theatre, Eastbourne
27th June: The Researchers at Cranbrook Castle Tennis Club
26th July: Al and Sally at Epping Ongar Railway Real Ale & Cider Festival
24th August: Another Cuppa at the Walled Garden, Valentines Park, Ilford
25th August: Another Cuppa at EMC2 Club, Southgate
31st August: Storm in a Teacup at Ilford Exchange