Another musical love that stems from my first live experience of Richard Thompson. Clive Gregson and Christine Collister were part of his band in those days (those days being, in this case, 1986) as well as making their first steps in a five-album career as a duo. Clive was the more experienced hand...

‘Hello and welcome to another Thursday night with fingers poised on the record button.’

I first encountered Andy Kershaw when he joined the presenting team of Whistle Test (‘No longer old, no longer grey!’ as I still remember him ironically enthusing to camera). Prior to that...

It won’t come as a surprise to anyone to hear that I’m a big music fan, and I’ve mused in the past about the similarities and differences between what I do as a novelist and how musicians are able to express their creativity. One of the main differences comes in the area of perform...