Two new releases of past material: The EP I made with The Sound for Cherry Red in 1983 is part of a 4CD Demon Records box set of their Warner Brother's albums and BBC Sessions. My songs 'Plenty' 'Neath Dancing Waves' 'Amber' and 'Scapegoat In A Country Churchyard' appear as bonus tracks on the third disc which features their classic 'All Fall Down'.Meanwhile Diplodisc have included 2005's 'Bad Samantha' on their 'Diplocomp' with tracks from all over the world including Alessandro Monti, Adam Jansch and Nick Dawe and Daniel Biro.

http://unfolkam.wordpress.com/diplocomp/

https://www.burningshed.com/store/ambient/product/112/5860/

Dates have changed and new dates have come in, most of it local to the Leicester area, I can put a brave face on it and say Leicester is my Manchester but Leicester isn't Manchester.. but I do have some very interesting stuff coming up:

JUNE 5TH - FUBAR LEICESTER - a sonic playground, a wonderful venue about to close, I feel quite emotional as it's my last time there.

JUNE 7TH - RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL BEDE ISLAND LEICESTER First act on acoustic stage at 12.30, time had to change due to work commitments later that day.

JUNE 15TH - QUEENS ROAD CLARENDON PARK SUMMER FAYRE (afternoon) 1.20-1.50pm DOS HERNADOS (evening) 8.30-9.00pm 2 sets for this great community event.

JUNE 21ST - LEICESTER TOWN HALL SQUARE 12.20-12.50am part of Red Cross National Refugee Week.. thne I go across the road to..

JUNE 21ST - THE CRITERION 3-5pm The classic 2+ hour dip into the Hewick songbook

JUNE 22ND - FOXTON LOCKS FESTIVAL Stage 2 3.50-4.30pm

AUGUST 24TH - LEICESTER FESTIVAL GALLOWTREE GATE on a stage right in the retail heart of the city.

AUGUST 25TH - METROPOLITAN BURY Factory Records Special with Crispy Ambulance and Section 25

SEPTEMBER 17TH - THE MUSICIAN with Vic Goddard and The Subway Sect - very excited about this one as I saw Vic and the band back in 1977 on the legendary White Riot tour and on other occasions back then.

SEPTEMBER 20TH - SAVFEST MARKET HARBOROUGH Charity all dayer for 'Ian's Chain' with Dan Reed topping the bill, I will be singing with a 40 piece ladies choir.