/ 28 February 2024 Well, my efforts to get a new band together got a major boost when Dumfries-based band Big Red and the Brockenspectre advertised for a new singer on facebook. We got together for a jam and hit it off, and over the course of a few weeks, a new band took shape. They already had guitar […]
Introducing… Kurlew Read More »
/ 23 December 2023 Time flies! Hard to believe it’s been 18 months since we moved out of the van into our cottage in Scotland. A busy time – here’s a brief update…
From ‘van life’ to ‘the good life’… Read More »
/ 17 June 2022 A new chapter begins! After 3+ years living full time in the motorhome – travelling 35,000 miles through 20 countries around Europe – we’ve moved into a house with no wheels! This has been 4 years in the making – Bev was already dreaming of running a smallholding when she finished work back in 2018!
A new chapter begins! Read More »
/ 26 January 2022 Happy New Year folks! From our little house on wheels to our friends all over the world – All the best! So, what’s new? We spent July to November on an awesome 7,000 mile trip around Europe. So many highlights! Our 3rd summer tour to Sweden – it’s definitely a tradition now. After the smallholding
/ 3 October 2021 One of our dreams (if and when we ever tire of travelling!) is to own a smallholding. I’ve always loved gardening, but have never had a plot big enough to take it seriously. I’d love to one day be at least semi-sustainable. This year, I had a slight concern that, post-lockdown, everyone in the UK
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/ 28 June 2021 I moved to Newcastle when I was 18. Bright-eyed, wielding a cheap guitar (a battered Les Paul copy) and dragging a huge Laney valve amp from the ‘70s. I came to study Zoology and it was great. I loved the city and soon came to call it home. Spital Tongues and Kenton briefly, but mostly
Houseless, not homeless… van life after lockdown Read More »
/ 29 December 2020 Well, Merry Christmas folks and all the best for 2021! It’s been a year like no other, and perhaps not the best time for van life in the UK. Hoping for better things in the coming year – stay positive and look after each other.
Van life in the UK and farewell 2020! Read More »
/ 23 September 2020 Felt so good to be back on the road in Europe after lockdown in the UK. Two fantastic shows to banish the corona blues in Sweden, following local guidelines for live music of course – 50 people max, social distancing, etc. Can’t beat live music 😊 A warm welcome at Strandkompaniet near Ystad in southern
Corona Blues, Sweden 2020 Read More »
/ 22 July 2020 Looking back at lockdown in a van – 2 adults + 2 dogs in a box 6m by 2m – at times strange, intense and worrying! But in many ways we count ourselves lucky.
Van Life in Lockdown Read More »
/ 17 May 2020 Here’s my 2nd live streaming gig, beamed live from our van, Stargazer!
Some original songs and a few covers to close the first virtual Camp Quirky festival…
Virtual Camp Quirky 2020 Read More »
