In the 1970s I began to play classical guitar and became interested in music composed for the lute (the forerunner of the guitar) in the 15th,16th and 17th centuries, much of which has been transcribed for guitar. In the early 1980s I purchased a lute, and discovered…

When I’d written and published (via an assisted publishing route with AuthorHouse) Provenance, I wondered… ‘Okay. You’ve written the book you always wanted to write. So, what’s next?’ One or two friends vocalised the same question. What was next? Going back to work,…

The best way, I have found, to really appreciate a place never before visited, be it city, town or even the smallest village, is to walk its highways and byways, meander along its streets and alleyways, absorb the built environment, feel the culture, the calm and the…