I drew a self-portrait, and people seemed to think it would look pretty on a shirt. So I got the screen-printing masters at Shirty Something in Sheffield to print it on some organic cotton fairtrade Stanley/Stella Creator unisex tees. Now…

I've wanted to do a double-header tour with another solo artist for a long time, but I needed to wait until I found the perfect person. Finally I heard cellist Jo Quail, and it was like the doors and…

So... Passionflower is 6th in the '50 Greatest Acoustic Songs Of All Time' in Total Guitar. Just behind The Beatles, Clapton, Pink Floyd and Led Zep. Pretty crazy. Thank you to everyone who voted, I guess there were quite a…

I'm writing this on the day that would've been my mate Jonny's 43rd birthday, so I want to say a slightly teary-eyed thank you to the people around the world who joined in with me in covering Song For A…

What a week on the mountain. Thomas Leeb is one of my oldest friends in the guitar world, we're like family really. He grew up on this very Austrian alp, and I've been teaching at his Bootcamp every few years…

My mental health is chronically… OK. To see that written down is so weird. I still have freak-outs and meltdowns, but they’re rare and require something actually to happen, externally, and not just my own mind trying to kill me…

I'll be talking about how I helped develop the Sonnet with the folks at Blackstar Amplification, taking questions from the audience on anything from gear to songwriting to football as well as performing some of my songs in an…

Xmas special: One-to-one guitar lessons

I get a lot of requests from fans and fellow guitarists for online lessons. I don't often have time in my schedule to do these but I have some down time in January and February…

Video link: https://youtu.be/crCAitzWRXg

My performance at this year's Montreux International Guitar Show was captured in 4k, with HD sound. The lighting design was particularly awesome. And you can watch the whole thing, now, free. Pretty cool. Towards the end I…

Now with the entirety of The Faintest Idea fit onto just one disc, and in a striking new black cover. With Lee Zimmerman's beautiful artwork, full song lyrics, and liner notes. 

Available signed (don't worry, I've got a white pen!)…

Your eco reusable shopping bag, in black ethical cotton with the Passionflower artwork screen-printed on one side, and the lyrics on the other. Perfectly fits a vinyl album. Or a human head...

Available now on the merch page.

Live music coming back has felt like a miracle. I feel like an actual physical person. I think we're made real by connecting with others. So I'm taking to the road again in my homeland. Please come, I'll make a…