‘The Cakes’ have just uploaded some new video footage to their YouTube Channel – both of a recent live gig and some of rehearsals, but all featuring our newest member, Mr Ewan Cameron. The footage is unashamedly ‘raw’ (and we look decidedly grumpy in the rehearsals but only due to the pressure of ‘red light [...]
Archive for February, 2012
More King Alfred’s Cakes videos
Posted in Music, tagged folk, folk music, king alfred's cakes, Music, You Tube on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Possibly not my best look!?
Posted in Stuff, tagged kaboratory, photoshoot on February 13, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Last week I had to run a photoshoot for a work project in a ‘clean room’ laboratory environment. Unfortunately this meant wearing a lot of extremely uncomfortable, not to mention unflattering, garb (and you can’t even see the bright purple rubber gloves and attractive overshoes!) Here is a shot that gives you the general idea [...]
Arts Centre gig
Posted in Music, tagged andrews, Batkin, folk, folk music, Gerald Roberts, guitar, jazz guitar, king alfred's cakes, maltings, Roberts, st albans on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend I played my local arts centre (The Maltings) in a night of folk music – part of a new ‘First Friday’ series of concerts. It’s a great place to play, with fantastic acoustics and a really intimate atmosphere. Cameras are discouraged during performances, so here are three (rather fuzzy, I am afraid) sneakily [...]
Snow Day 2012!
Posted in Stuff, tagged snow, snow days on February 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
It’s very rare here in the UK that we get heavy falls of snow – when they do come they are both really fun, and really annoying in equal measures! We have just had a ‘snow day’ this weekend just past, and here is a picture… luckily it has only lasted a couple of days [...]