May 19, 2026
There were two moments that made this an awesome evening for me. First, during *Attention All Shipping*, the bigger-than-usual crowd suddenly stopped talking at once and listened to the song. It caugh…
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May 15, 2026
A couple of sets at the open mic tonight -- a bit sparse on the ground, both in terms of performers and crowd, so it's hard to say how it went. I think I did OK. First set: * [Positively Fourth Arrond…
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May 13, 2026
A bit of a weird open mic -- it's a *long* time since I've had to compete with the naughty table. I think I did ok, and I even got an "I LOVE MATHS!" from them when I introduced *Marjorie*. My list: *…
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May 8, 2026
Tonight's entertainment consisted of: * Lawyers, Guns And Money ([here's Warren Zevon doing it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT9XlQi0yew)) * [Marjorie](/songs/marjorie/) * [Murderers on Mendenhall]…
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May 5, 2026
Had fun with this one. Spoke with music facilitator Tim earlier in the day, who advised trying to sing without a lead-sheet in front of me. So I did. I played: * [SUNWSF](/songs/sunwsf/) * [YSNSUOAS](…
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May 2, 2026
Someone at the songwriting circle asked if [Attention All Shipping](/songs/attention-all-shipping) had been hard to write. I couldn't give a very detailed answer on the spot, but felt it was a questio…
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May 1, 2026
Oh, this was a good one. * [Inside Track](/songs/inside-track/) * [The Boot](/songs/the-boot/) * [Attention All Shipping](/songs/attention-all-shipping) * [Stupid And Young](/songs/stupid-and-young) T…
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April 28, 2026
I played [Attention All Shipping](/songs/attention-all-shipping) in the round and, on-stage: * [Enjoying The Ride](/songs/enjoying-the-ride/) * [Drive](/songs/drive/) * [By The Time I Get To Crail](/s…
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April 24, 2026
I think that was the most competent set I've done in a while, including three songs that are less than a month old. I had fun. * [Connection](/songs/connection) * [Hooks](/songs/hooks) * [Attention Al…
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April 21, 2026
Not my most competent performance -- I'm pretty sure I screwed up significantly in all of the songs. But that's *OK*, I'm not there to be perfect, I'm there to improve my craft. If you were there, you…
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April 17, 2026
The parrot -- Lulu, who I'm told is a caique -- was much better-behaved this week. I think she liked the mention of polly-topes. I played: * [Tilda](/songs/tilda/) * [Hooks](/songs/hooks/) * [Snowball…
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April 10, 2026
I've played dozens upon dozens of open mic sets in my life, to crowds ranging from "distracted" to "hostile". Until tonight, I had never, not even once, been heckled by a parrot. I don't want to talk …
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April 7, 2026
Glad I managed to rearrange my evening ought-to-dos to check out open mic at the Belvedere. It'd be rude not to play a set, right? * [Metamorphosis](/songs/metamorphosis/) * [You Should Never Skin Up …
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April 3, 2026
Had a fabulous time at the open mic -- personal highlights included Riley's *Harvest Moon*, Jenny's *What A Feeling* and host Julia persuading David that they could busk *Whole Of The Moon* together. …
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