Rarely seem to get time to log much on here nowadays, but a little list off current activities perhaps wouldn’t go amiss.
Firstly, for once I am in the middle of taking it easy with my poetry readings. I currently don’t have any plans to do much now for the next few months as I takea well deserved break. I stupidly didn’t rest last year (in summer-time) which resulted in several bad illnesses not helped by exhaustion.
After I got my involvement finished for the desperately seeking Alex night at Manchester’s Green Room (which the final figure raised which soon be revealed which I believe was over 4 figures), I knew I needed to take a well deserved break from doing much. I shall be back soon – more towards spring-time when I am feeling much more rested.
Secondly, my book….A book I can almost hear you say.. Yes, a book. After writing so much poetry I was proud off last year – I made the decision just before the Alex night got going in December I wanted to do one collected mostly out off piecesI performed and wrote last year called ‘Return to Kemptown’. After some time editing the book is pretty well done now and I am hoping will be out over the Spring period.
Thirdly, my band Words & Music.. Sadly the band finished off at the beginning of this year but only in name which is currently wordmusic (although this maybe changing) as two new members came in, and I think there will be more coming in shortly soon. So far, there has being a few full rehearsals and plenty off on-line jams that is resulting in a number off brand new material (which I am pleased to admit so far also) isn’t all just my words also. We have a fires in the oven gigs-wise but I’ll reveal more on that in due course.
Fourthly, the final album from my experimental band DIH is now also completed. Has being a while I get this sorted out while I wait for a new keyboard (Had nothing but problems with PC’s last year) so I can tidy it up a bit but it looks like it is okay now, so things shall be back to normal shortly. DIH itself has being going since 1999, and after the busyness that is Wordmusic – it finally makes sense for DIH to finally finish off now with two full length albums (this’ll be our third) and at least five EP’s, it makes sense to finish off with our best statement. I am hopeful this’ll be out shortly for FREE download.
Fifth, the long delayed third M.A.N. CD ‘From a Boy’ is also done. Andy my vocalist in M.A.N. had being sitting on this for longer than I am gonna remember but it’s done now, so I am hopeful that’ll be out later on this year.
Sixth over the Christmas period, I also conclude the third proper release by Grey Ear, White Noise. The vocalist and me Pete need to sit down and go through that for a final track listing whether it will be an album or a EP. (Am hopeful for an album).
Hopeful that’ll be later in the year.
Otherwise, there is a chance off a second poetry book later on this year (Called ‘Winter Verses’ for the end of the year) and plans are afoot for a third book(Maybe for release in 2011 or 2012), but life as you can see is busy, whichI guess it is always with or without health issues etc.
