Now it doesn't happen very often, but I have a gig for you grown ups!! Proud to be part of a stellar line-up of female singer-songwriter/comedians! If you like silly giggles, clever songs and naughty jokes (in the style of the late, great VIctoria Wood)  why not phone a friend and get yourself down to the Brunswick on Thursday evening? Here's the link for more info and tickets: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/599261 ..read more

Would you like to learn some easy-to-play spooky little songs on your ukulele? I know! Why wouldn't you! This half term, get stuck-in to Spooky Ukulele - my mini-course for kids and beginners. Learn 5 songs to impress and terrify your friends in equal measure. The course includes all songs, teaching videos, song-sheet downloads - in fact, everything you need…and it's just £6.00!  (You read it right!) So follow this link to find out more and get yourself a cool holiday activity that will ensure you have the spookiest Halloween! Spooky Ukulele   ..read more

It's harvest time again! Teachers - I have the perfect Harvest Festival song for your celebrations this year! Follow this link to listen and watch the video. You can download the entire resource pack for just £12 (inc vat). It includes the signed, subtitled teaching video - for the children to watch, copy and learn the song; the audio track, backing track, lyrics to display on your smart board, sheet music for piano part, guitar chords and even a guitar tutorial to show you players how easy it is to play the riff and song! Find all resources here: https://club.gokidmusic.com/p/lets-harvest &nb ..read more

Yes! I think it could be one-of-a-kind…. I'm launching my brand new family ukulele club early this summer for parents/carers, grandparents, extended family, friends and their kids! The Go Kid Ukulele Club will be a fresh new way for families to enjoy singing, playing uke and making music together! Eat your heart out the Vonn Trapps - this is family musical fun 21st century style! I'll be opening the doors to the Go Kid Ukulele Club later next month - it will feature a clever mix of technology and real-life fun - offering families a great way to introduce musical fun into the home, holiday and ..read more

My friend Ravi has a dream - he wants to help all children who experience brain tumours to get treatment and get well again. Ravi goes to my school and we have sung together every week for the last 3 years - then Ravi found out he had a brain tumour and had a big challenge to get better.  He's doing great now - and wants to help other children in the same situation. He loves singing so much, he chose his favourite song and with his musician dad and enterprising mum, they pulled together a host of amazing singers and musicians to make his song into a record to sell to raise money for the b ..read more

We are back at the wonderful Brunswick Pub in Hove this autumn and winter!  I can't wait to welcome you to a live show -hear the songs we sing at school in real life! Learn new songs, request your favourites and have a great afternoon of live music, fun and games! Book your tickets right here on the website - follow the link to the TICKETS page right now ..read more

? Cats eh? They really do think they are above us all...and they probably are! If you have a cat who gets up to mischief, I'd love to hear about it. Send me a quick email with a description of what your cat does and include a photo of your cat so we can pop them in the video too! Here's an example: Coco: "I only drink water from a clean glass, or straight from the tap! Don't even think about giving me a bowl!" or Willow: "I love to visit all my local neighbours, once I got shut in a factory over night and my owner (Al) saw me through the window and had to get the key-holder to get me out...on ..read more

We are delighted to announce that Funky Kids Radio has announced the winners of the Funky Kids 2021 awards! How exciting!!  The Funky Kids Radio people's choice is:   Al Start: runner-up for European Artist of the Year 2021   Robot: 3rd place for Global Album of the Year Award   Hedgehog Hero: 'As One World' top 4 finalist for Global Song of the Year    Thank you very much for voting. We really appreciate it ❤️   And congratulations to all the finalists!    Find more info about Funky Kids Radio here: www.funkykidsradio.com ..read more

We’re celebrating the LGBT+ History Month this February in the UK! And the theme for 2022 is Politics In Art ?  This time I would like to share with you my album for grownups "I ❤ History".  ? In the summer of 2007 I started work as a researcher/interpreter for @brighton_museums for 6 months. I had full access to their archives and I uncovered hidden stories of love, heartbreak, romance and tragedy... and some from interesting LGBT+ people.  Brighton had a thriving underground Gay Scene that could even eclipse the Scene today! And as a songwriter, I turned my research ..read more

Songwriting with Children In my final podcast session with Dale, I'll tell you all the tips and tricks to writing great songs WITH children! Not many teachers are brave enough to try writing songs instead of poems or stories - but there are some simple ways in, and we will even write a song live on the podcast to show you how easy it can be! Listen on the website Listen on Spotify Children enjoy writing stories and poems, but have you thought about songwriting? It can be a fantastic activity to enhance speech and language skills, communication and literacy. It makes a great alternative to crea ..read more