When I was writing material for the Small Change Diaries debut album it occurred to me that when it came to playing live I needed to think about amplification. I have a good background in…
I realised recently that many of my favorite artists often went against the flow of commercial expectations from music companies and fans. Back in 1970s I first started listening to Neil Young and some four…
Prior to learning the ukulele, I played guitars for many years. I started out with a basic Kay acoustic in the 1970s which cost £45. I used to busk in Guildford shopping centre playing CSNY…
I bought my first ukulele on a whim from New York a number of years ago. I spotted a pre production Collings UC1 which had just come back from NAAM. It was made by Bill…
A New Ukulele Magazine published in the UK Here is the first page of an article with myself and Jessica Bowie interviewed about recording the new album. The ukulele magazine is published by Omega Music…
A few years back in the USA I was talking to a colleague about setting up a ukulele based band and he commented “Is that a serious instrument?” Of course professional musicians know that the…
The debut album is available next week. You can order here http://www.smallchangediaries.com/buy-cds/
This is “Adam Blames Eve” a promotional video for the debut article from The Small Change Diaries. We started recording material for the album last November and the finished album is due for release June…
Here are two quite excellent ukuleles, both custom built instruments