2005 events and gigs ....

Thank you to all of you who live in countries ranging from the UK, USA, Australia, India, Pakistan, Latvia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Denmark, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Wales, Scotland, England, Argentina, New Zealand, Sweden, Russia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Palestine and from many other places, who have visited ,y site, who have downloaded my tunes, either from this site, or from the other sites where my music is available.

Just to explain my philospohy ... this music comes from the heart, and the response that comes from the community, comes from the hearts of those in the community, thus, in respect of that flow, as soon as I, the maker and performer of that music am covered (ie. i have enough to be able to continue doing what I love, making and performing music) then any resources I have been given, above and beyond my needs, ought to be returned to the community. I am working to create a legal entity to do this, to ensure that the flow of resources (cash, love, feeling) is healthy, conscious and sustainable. Permaculture Pop!!

CLICK HERE FOR MY ACOUSTIC PARODY OF I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS , ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY THE BOOMTOWN RATS AND WRITTEM BY BOB GELDOF ....IT'S HERE. IT's a downloadable mp3 @ 192 kps (c.6mb) HAVE A LISTEN... MY LIVE AUDIENCES THINK IT'S A REAL HOOT, and many agree that there is a question of conflict of interest in his position, which he assumes himself. He's been on the news here in the UK this very day (28th December), as he is being co-opted by the new Conservative Leader in yet another pr campaign,(to get elected in 2010 or sooner) with Bob claiming that he is in no-ones pockets! (BP, JP Morgan, Volvo, Ford and the UK Foreign Office are his pr companys' clients) so no, Bob, I do not believe you!

NEW! NEW! "I don't like geldof" DARKLY DEEP BLEEP BEATS VERSION, under the name CORELUMINOUS @ download.com

counterpunch.org featured my site as site of the day on november 21, without telling me! I looked at my stats and freaked a little. Then I did a google search and found their link. How cool! Thank you counterounch!

I have also been featured on the wonderful SolidSilence label and website, who produced the amazingly delicious fly-on-the-wall-of-the-tent binaural recordings of various performances, strolling players, chatter and childrens laughter, the kind of stuff you ears get used to in a 5 day camp .... the kind of sounds you would love to hear in a city and never do, the kind of sounds (apart from the aeroplanes overhead!) you might have heard 10,000 years ago.

Another recent discovery is that I am being playlisted on a Parisian Radio station Juvignen FM which came up when I did a google on "lookwood" yesterday! Wow! They have found "peace of mind" ..... so I will get in touch with them, to say thanks. I'm always delighted when people play my songs ....

Sound Foundation, Unplugged and Intimate Thursday December 8th
Well I had a great time at U&I, the venue was lovely, the people warm and smiley and the sound was perfect, thanks to Sarah for her work on the mixer. I arrived a little late and flustered due to a points failure on the railway, and by the time I left, I did so with a truely warm feeling, have been given a great reception, especially to the Geldof Song. I was even given an oppurtunity to perform an extra song. Kind words and a pint from Dell helped greatly.

I am looking forward to returning to U+I next year.

IDSPiral DECEMBER 4th, at The fantastic IDSpiral SUB SUNDAY MELL-OUT!! If you came across Idspiral at The Glade, 2005 or at Synergy, in London, you will know what a blindingly good event the Idspiral crews put on. I was lucky enough to have performed at the very first MELL-OUT, and a few others following on from that way back in 2001 and the mell-out went on to be a major sucess. The show on December 4th was really enjoyable, the crew and the venue made me feel really at home, and I had a great set. Freinds, Lovers and Family also performed, belting out their uplifting dance-vibe lyrically conscious music, with Tony England and the children. Becs (see above) also peformed some poetry, and there was Dark Angel for the dance floor finale! What a great show! There will be more mell-outs next year on a monthly basis.

Performed the opening set at 'You and Yours', Hosted by Dan Hernandez on December 1st @ 7.30 - 8pm at THE LINCOLN LOUNGE, 52 YORK WAY, KINGS CROSS. What a lovely venue! What lovely people, I found it difficult to leave as there were so many lovely people there, who also responded well to my little set. If you go there, and you ought to, check out the mission statement above the bar.
and then I had to be quickly moving on,

to get to The Slaughtered Lamb, just down the road from Kings X in Clerkenwell (Great Sutton Street). Hosted by Will of The Electro Acoustic Club in the cellars of the pub. I walked into a room full of musicians, other friendly folk and some quiet chatter. The acts performing all had two songs each, but oh my god! what brilliance, what power ..... special mention goes to Cheryl for her ASBO poem, to Roxy for her outrageous violin style and beyond Joni m. vocals, to Will Varley for his song about "suicide bombers" and gorgeous voice, and to Ed who played tenor sax with me, off the cuff and perfect for the song.

Sound Foundation, Unplugged and Intimate November 24th
Well I had a great time at U&I, the venue is lovely, the people warm and smiley and the sound was perfect! As I was public transporting it from London I had to leave just after 10pm, and missed the rest of the performances, which included the Gaby Young Collective a fine bunch of people... we had a little chat before I left, and I know I will meet them again, somewhere. I left with a truely warm feeling, have been given a great reception, especially to the Geldof Song.

And I will return again on December 8th,

Admission £4 pounds. Doors 8.30pm. Restrictions: 18+ (some nights 14+, so please check first). Non-smoking venue. U&I is a weekly songwriter night and runs every Thursday from February to June and September to December each year.