Racked up another bank of lyric yesterday and Foss has got the framework of “The Leaving” in a recognisable shape that will fit the “High Wood” suite jigsaw perfectly and complete a picture. This is the longest suite of songs around a subject I’ve ever been involved with and at around 30 mins it’s only 15 or so short of … Read More

Finally conquered the missing 3rd verse tonight to deliver the 8th finished lyric on “A Feast of Consequences”. I know a lot of people will read this and consider it a very depressing song but I like to think there is a vestige of hope in it. I said when starting writing the words that I wanted to dissolve a … Read More

Another new lyric, this time a bit off tongue and cheek at myself and a dig at the X Factor generation .We played this at Leamington Spa on the Saturday night and it rocked the house. As a song it’s slightly out of kilter with the rest of the album but a bit of comedy is necessary in the mix … Read More

Now available for pre order – release date May 13th “Leamington Spa fan club convention Sunday 21st October 2012” cat no  FHC002CD/DVD 2CD and 1 DVD housed in double tray fat jewel case with 12 page booklet – all in 4 colou This is the entire Sunday Electric set from the Leamington Convention last October, a night that went down … Read More

Finally completed “Perfume River” lyric after days of being uncomfortable with the last draft. Thought I needed an other verse to fulfill the “story” which would have imbalanced the music and taken it into “over egging” territory. A few words added and replaced and an awkward 2nd last verse tightened and it seems to run more smoothly and make more … Read More

  I found it quite comical while I watched the “insights” graph on my Fish Facebook page plunge in the last week after the lofty heights surrounding the “Script” anniversary. I’d decided to back off from everything while my girlfriend and her 3 kids joined me in Scotland. It was the first time Simone’s family had come over with her … Read More

“Thistle Alley” is part 4 of the “High Wood” suite, the darkest and heaviest of the sections addressing the main assaults and the deadly war of attrition that occurred there in late 1916. My maternal grandfather, William Paterson, was serving with the 8th Battalion Royal Scots at that time and as a pre conflict miner he was with the entrenchment … Read More

Absolutely blown away at the reception and all the comments to the “Script” posts. The feedback took me completely by surprise. I did a couple of interviews in the last days and the event and album were glowingly mentioned.It’s difficult to relate my feelings in this instance. One interview was with Rachel Mann from The Quietus website and was based … Read More