It has been just over a month since I took part in a weekend of residential workshops as part of 'Distil' - a project run by Hands Up for Trad that aims to give traditional and folk musicians the chance to reflect on their creative practice and expand areas of their musical development. (read more here: https://projects.handsupfortrad.scot/handsupfortrad/distil/) The weekend was hosted at Wiston Lodge in Biggar, where I had last stayed about 10 years ago for a Tinto summer school. Arriving at the Lodge took me back to a time before I had come across the classical accordion, or even decided on ..read more

Welcome to my new website :) It's been on the to-do list for years, and I've finally found some time to set it up. Keep an eye here to find out about any projects I'm working on, and research I'm involved with and please do get in touch if you have any inquiries. This blog section will primarily be a place for my own self-reflection on my performing, teaching, research and collaborative work ..read more