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An instrumental tune first used a year ago - I was coming back from travelling and quite fancied the idea of cutting loose. Support the show

Nic Lowe recorded a great song about Cruel to be Kind with Brinsley Swartz in the 1970's - I think. the basic premise is - it never is ... Support the show

We're better off working together - whatever it is - love, work, war, changing the world. Thats probably enough.... Support the show

Two absolutely magical words that can never be over used. Old, young, fit or frail use them when you can - they can make the world go around that little bit better Support the show

The Setting Sun - in Spanish - Sol Poniente The end of the Day in Seven Days  Support the show

As a teacher for most of the time any playing or practice or writing little pieces was done in the evening - Searching for MrBosco was a piece in a West African style written with a tune by Jean Bosco "Msenghi" as its starting point. Support the show

The time of day when the evening meal is produced. No.5 of A Day in Seven Days. We never called it supper - we certainly weren't that posh - it was always tea. The piece was as a result of enjoying Steve Hacketts " Horizons" from the Genesis album - Suppers Ready. Now they were posh. Support the show

Piece No.4 in the series: Fiesta. One of the loveliest memories of our all too brief time in Spain was a Fiesta in our home mountain village of Turelles. The musicians arrived in a lorry which opened out into a stage and the villagers old and young took to the dance floor from the early afternoon to the early hours - wonderful. Support the show

This is the third tune from my acoustic guitar pieces representing stages of the day in seven days.  Three by Three - We had 3 boys and meal times were a lot of fun - and still are. Not particularly led by health concerns - sausage sandwiches on white doorstop bread for breakfast; burgers often featuring at lunch and spaghetti bolognese for tea. They seem OK on them. This piece is lunchtime in the...

This is a collection of my acoustic guitar pieces representing stages of the day in seven days.  The second piece in the series represents the mid -morning. In particular a walk on  Bamburgh beach in Northumberland in the biting cold wind.  Support the show

This is a collection of my acoustic guitar pieces representing stages of the day in seven days.  Daybreak begins the sequence  Support the show

There are important places, situations, occasions in all our lives that occasionally return - either to haunt or to leave a nice warm feeling - a fondness.  Support the show

This piece refers to the watches of the night, Like most I've spent periods of my life when I've been working when the world sleeps and it is a strange and very different place to occupy. The wiki bit .... The watches of the night , or night watches , refers to the ancient practice of dividing the night into periods for the goal of keeping watch. Lasting from sunset to sunrise , guards r...

A simple remedy for unhappiness - make a fresh start, Support the show

One of the best ?? online jobs is that of the influencer- to persuade us all how to live, love and perhaps most importantly - spend our money. Support the show

There is a thirst for something new, invigorating, challenging, stimulating, - oh good grief - really? Support the show

 Dominated by populist preaching politicians, many are being crushed and discarded in their wake.-These characters seem to come around at least once every century. Sadly we seem to have a glut of them at the moment. Support the show

We have a young dog who has developed a slightly unnerving skill of gnawing through electric cables - fortunately when the power is off so far. I kept finding the power was tripping out when I switched on a CD player or a side light - and then I found little - and not so little -  chew marks on cables.... Support the show

The Seven Deadly Sins : ( according to Mahatma Gandhi - and he knew a thing or two about sacrifice)  Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. Support the show

The Alonso Mudarra Fantasie for vihuela with various discordant sections is a piece I keep returing to . This combination of themes taken from that piece is an example. Support the show

A re-mix of a tuning acknowledging the Christmas season in the UK is getting up and running once again. Support the show

In a generation where we are encouraged to show and share our emotions I still find it hard - stiff upper lip was always the way ... Support the show

As she celebrates her first birthday. Support the show

Long partnerships are hard to understand when one of the partners departs for whatever reason. Undoubtedly we look at friends family and acquaintances very differently and they reciprocate. Support the show

I was watching a political correspondent interviewing Kamala Harris and I thought whilst they were gently sparring neither of them really gave a hoot - this was bread and butter to them. Just like some of the awful job interviews we all have experienced over the years - they still make my skin crawl thinking about them. Support the show