Hello lovely Patrons! I’m having a quick break from practising the violin and I’m making my seasonal postcards to send out. These feature a glorious winter sunset at my local beach!

I’m currently practising like crazy, as yesterday I was asked by a TV production company to take part in a documentary about the violinist, Joseph Emidy, who was originally from Africa, became a slave and ended up living in Cornwall. He was a talented violinist and a composer, but sadly, none of his music survived!

I have been asked to play some music he may well have played himself, the Violin Concerto in A minor by Viotti. I’ve never played it before, hence the practising! I only need to play an extract from it, but I need to be prepared! The programme will be called ‘One Thousand Years of Slavery’, and will go out on Channel 5 and the Smithsonian channel in the US! This is very exciting, and I wanted to share my news with you first! Thanks, as always, for your support! xxx

Wishing all of my wonderful team of Patrons a very peaceful Christmas and thanks so much to every one of you for the kindness and support that you have given me on my musical journey! This watercolour painting was the illustration which accompanied my December poem, and was my Poetry Postcard this month. It features St Michael’s Mount which is illuminated over the festive season. Here’s to more music and creativity next year! X