I’ve spent my time working on introductions to some compositions I’m working on! As usual, I’m juggling many musical projects at once, but focusing mainly on ‘Mizzling Marsh’, which will be ready for you to hear soon, and a piece of music for my mom!

I have always been inspired by spending time in the landscape, both natural and urban, but I’ve realised that I’m equally drawn to write music for people! After all, people who are special to us should be celebrated!

Since lockdown, I’ve been looking after my mom, who is 90 and who is staying safe indoors. I take her the shopping, then play the piano for her, then give her a piano lesson! Music has been all about making others happy! It really is a therapy! My mom has loved listening to my ‘Initial Bond’ piece, which I wrote using my dad’s initials, and I’m working on a piece which was inspired by her name, ‘Dorothy’. A lovely long name (also my middle name!) and it has created possibly the most cheerful melody I’ve ever written!

So, a day working on intros to these two pieces. Talking of intros, for Patrons who are able to pledge $10 and over, I am going to be putting together a Zoom chat, which will be recorded for anyone who can’t make it! Please let me know if you would like to join me (don’t be shy!) or send me some requests or questions you would like me to answer. Huge thanks to you all, you are all so very special to me 😊👍X

I’ve created a new reward for all Patrons who are able to pledge $10 and upwards. We can get together for a zoom meeting! Feel free to ask any questions and I’ll share my inspirations and updates with you! 😀

If you would like to join me then please message me your email and we can set a suitable time! I’m embracing technology! 👍

I hope you are all well and staying safe during this continuing strange time. I do so appreciate the support you all give to me! I thought I would share something new I’m working on.

My Grandfather, on my Dad’s side of the family, wrote a few songs and I’m going to work on one of them and record it! I’m going to arrange the music, most likely for strings and piano, and voice. The words of the song are beautiful, ‘Just Another Dream of You’, and I feel as though I know the song well already as I’ve often played the music over the years.

My grandfather, Alf Fellows, died when he was 39, and so sadly I never met him. I was fortunate to be able to play his violin and to have the music he created, 4 songs in all, in various stages of development.

The song I’m working on was rejected by a music publisher as they apparently told him that they had enough of that style of song already! How sad! So I’m going to get it recorded for him! I’ll keep you updated with my progress! X

Here’s my Solo Piano performance of ‘Initial Bond’, dedicated to my lovely Patron, Jenny! 

I hope you all enjoy it. It took a lot of practising, but it’s improved my piano playing! I so enjoyed rising to the challenge of playing it myself, after previously asking the concert pianist, John Thomson to record it for me on the album, ‘Between Worlds’. I even managed to film it all in one take – woo hoo!

Thanks, as always, for your continued support. More new music on the way! X

Hurrah! I have filmed my video for Jenny! After technical issues, all is well! I managed to do it in one take as well! 😀

I’ll get Phil to process the video and it will be ready very soon! Thank you all for your patience and support xxxx😀🎹💕👍

Hi everyone, I braved a trip to the Post Office today to send out my Seasonal Postcards to Edna, Jenny and Paolo. I’m so grateful to you all for your continued support during this worrying time.

All my weddings with my Classical Strings ensembles are postponed, but I’m remaining optimistic that I have plenty of opportunity to compose and produce new music and videos for you all.

I hope you are all keeping well. My video for Jenny is happening very soon, I’ve got the music sounding just as I want it now… that will be a milestone for me to be able to perform that piano piece. I love a challenge!

Take care and thank you all so very much xxx

One of the positive things to come from the lockdown, has been having the time to unwind. It’s amazing how frantic our lives are. I think a lot of the time, we are juggling so many different things, that we don’t realise how burnt out and depleted we are.

For the first time in ages, I’ve had time to mentally relax and turn my attention to my painting again. I’ve dabbled in watercolour paint and pencil, pen and ink and even pastels. It’s been so enjoyable to get absorbed into being creative. This is just two weeks worth of art work that I’m experimenting with! I love turning my work into my Poetry Postcards eventually too! Lots of love to you all xxx

I’ve been spending the morning brushing up on my piano technique in preparation for filming my video, and Bach is perfect for that!

This music was given to me by my school music teacher, Mr Gumbley, and he wrote a lovely inscription in the book. I think I drove him a bit crazy at times; giggling in class and being reluctant to play my violin in front of the school during assemblies! We have always stayed in touch, and he was a kind and supportive teacher to me.

I think it’s taken me all these years to fully appreciate playing Bach on the piano, but I’m enjoying the symmetry and hypnotic patterns in the music. It will also strengthen my fingers and sharpen my focus in readiness for performing ‘Initial Bond’! Thank you all for everything xxx

No matter what happens in this strange world, we are blessed with nature putting on a show! I took this photo the other evening from our window!

The natural world seems to be thriving at the moment, while the humans are hiding away!

I hope you’re all keeping safe and coming up next will be my new video and Seasonal Postcards. Thank you so, so much for all your support and for believing in me xxx