I spent hours and hours pract ising to the extent that many have thought I’ve been playing it for years. I was able to incorporate it into my work with LINUS easily and since then it has become a huge and growing passion.
Playing in a band again stirred my soul and the fight within me to get better. When I was at my lowest points, I was isolated and introspective, but falling in love with playing again led me to think about the future and to feel hopeful for the first time in years. Spurred on by this, and with a great deal of luck, I was able to meet and fall in love with my girlfriend Laura. I moved to Sheffield to be with Laura and her belief and support allowed me to finally conquer my addiction to alcohol. I have been alcohol free for 9 months now and feel happier than I ever have in my life.
Moving from a small town to a big city was eye-opening. It’s been a revelation to live somewhere where music of all kinds seems so important to people. Everyone I’ve met is very proud of Sheffield’s musical heritage and it’s been a treat to have easy access to so many gigs spanning all genres; from big named acts to unsigned buskers. I’ve been especially impressed by The Greystones as a venue and have seen and discovered many amazing acts there – favourites include folk legends John Renbourn and Robin Williamson, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile and the inimitable Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three, who completely blew me away. Sheffield also seems to have a seemingly inexhaustible number of local talents, such as Little Robots, Spit N Strings, Neil McSweeney and Billy Martin Junior to name a few.
With a sober mind, and inspired by the music surrounding me I decided that music is the way I want to earn a living. I am now a member of the wonderful acoustic duo, Bridgewater Without and enjoy writing original material with fellow member, Krystian Kinneavy.
Bridgewater Without is a real partnership and we
jointly construct songs. I enjoy writing lyrics and coming up with new arrangements of old classics and forgotten blues numbers. We are currently working on an EP which wi l l be entirely original songs written by the two of us – making use of the harmonica, banjo, mandolin and guitar.
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