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My new album is released tomorrow morning!!

You're not wrong. Always written by someone with a double-baralled surname too, such as Jemima Bassentwaite-Collingwood.

That was a great tour! I'd seen Wintersleep before then, on the 'Welcome To The Night Sky' tour and they were fantastic, so was really excited about the double-bill. They're back touring again over here in a month or so, Colin.

Cheers, Dave. Much appreciated 🙌

The first single from my new album is out NOW!

I'm absolutely thrilled with how this album is sounding, and I'm sure a few of you will agree that it's very different to the debut.

Links plus snippet below 👇

The first single from my new album is out NOW!

I'm absolutely thrilled with how this album is sounding, and I'm sure a few of you will agree that it's very different to the debut.

Links plus snippet below 👇

Yes! We were both in that room that night. I even have the original 10"x8" press photo from your post that I bought many years ago (I love that they all look so happy, it really felt like the alter-ego of their music).

Who are your top 10 all-time favourite guitarists? Real quick off the top of my head...

Terry Bickers
Dave Fielding
Howard King Jr.
Chris Urbanowicz
Andy Bell (Ride)
Neil McDonald
Wayne Hussey
Dean Garcia
Nick McCabe
Jez Williams

Hi Richard,

Hope you're well. Very Best Wishes for 2026!

1. Tom Smith - There Is Nothing In The Dark That Isn't There In The Light
2. Wolf Alice - The Clearing
3. Stephen Hero - Convalescence
4. Miki Berenyi Trio - Tripla
5. Just Mustard - We Were Just Here

Happy New Year and Best Wishes to everyone. See you for new music in just a few weeks!

Time to plug in your electric guitar and offer a rendition of the theme tune for 'Emmerdale' 😄

😄😄 Absolutely! Happy Anniversary for Saturday!

We're awaiting your arrival, Ricky. Have you informed Mrs McA of the impending departure? 😄

Lots of goodies here, Mat. Merry Christmas.

Thank you, Sir. I can confirm that Santa has brought me some bottles of Plum Porter along with an Agnes Obel CD 😁

Well said, Paul. My parents bought me my first guitar when I was 10. I've bought several more guitars since then and play most days. I wouldn't be without my guitars.

Merry Christmas, Ricky. Santa has been very good to you! 😊

Thanks so much, Paul. The new CDs are now with me and I've been busy prepping the release. It will be out on Feb 6th. Much more about it in the new year, and I'll release the first song in around 3 weeks or so.

It's very humbling to have made it into a 'Best Of 2025' playlist. How lovely!

It's an honour to have made your wonderful list amongst many great artists. Thanks so much - and a very Merry Christmas.

Amazingly, Darling Buds are back in Manchester in April, Jimmy prideofmanchester.seetickets.com/tour/the-dar...

Comic actor Harry Worth's famous window sequence - first used in his 1960s TV show Here's Harry - was filmed on St Ann's Square, Manchester, at Hector Powes tailor's shop.

Agnes is an absolutely wonderful artist to watch. Breathtaking in terms of her delivery.

The Boxer Rebellion never fail to deliver a great set. They're touring in the first half of next year, definitely try to get yourself along to one of their gigs.

Yes, he played a load the other night. There are a few Stephen Hero songs in there too, but I reckon the set was 80% KoD.

Really looking forward to that. I have my tickets sorted for their gig.

That's a nice list of gigs to look forward to. I have a similar number in the bag, though I'm hoping that a good few more will be announced in the months to come.

Cheers, Ricky - I'm liking yours too, though I don't know Fragile Animals. I'm not sure that my ears can take Mogwai just yet after the recent pounding they received from MBV 😆

Woo-hoo! Sounds good 😊

Have you ever fancied Primavera Sound? There's a decent line-up there next year.

Fabulous! It's about time that I got myself to another festival. I've had my eye on doing Latitude for quite a few years. No Glasters next year either, it's their year off.

Good stuff. It's not been a stellar year for me gigwise (in terms of numbers), but there have been some real gems in there. I'm done for the year now, and nothing until February as it stands. Have you got much in your calendar for next year?