Days off in Somerset: A Triptych

Beautiful buildings don't just appear. Like McEwan Hall, where the University of Edinburgh holds graduation ceremonies. It was paid for by a local businessman...

The really unjust thing about tuition fees isn't the fees themselves but a) the interest rate that makes paying it off virtually impossible, meaning it's essentially a tax and b) the subsequent refusal to admit it's a tax, giving grads a higher marginal tax rate than billionaires

A fantastic appointment! James was utterly inspirational and an amazing to me when he was Director of Music University of Glasgow. If it hadn't been for him, my life would be completely different; and I wouldn't have chosen to make being a cathedral musician my career.

Looking forward to playing this tomorrow afternoon, alongside Alexander L'Estrange New College Service, Roxanna Panufnik O Hearken, and Cecilia McDowall's Responses and Church Bells beyond the Stars! What a way to end a week of non-stop music for #SoundOfWells

An absolutely colossal long-weekend of musical feasts taking place! Fantastic concert last night playing continuo with Rejouissance for WCOS, while tonight's Cathedral Choir and Chamber Choir concert is going to be epic. There's still time to buy your tickets!

What a spectacular cathedral in Wells! Not my 1st time seeing it, but it always takes your breath away. The WellsCathedralSchool choir was practising for a concert. A thrilling sound! It was a pleasure to perform in Cedars Hall at the school for an appreciative audience.

Nice balanced views all round 😂 "How does Choral Music make you feel?" exhibit board in the new Vicar's Close Project museum in Wells "It makes me cry", "Annoyed ears hurt (age 10)"

Tense scenes this afternoon with Panga (left) and Basil (right) in conflict over Wells Cathedral cloister territory.

Delighted to share the news that I'll be joining starting at York Minster at the end of the month! I'm sad to be leaving the team and friends I've made in Wells, but looking forward to this new chapter in an incredible City, and with an amazing team and choir.

A 9,000-year-old skeleton was discovered inside a cave in Cheddar, England, and was affectionately dubbed "Cheddar Man." DNA testing confirmed that a living relative lived approximately half a mile away, tracing their lineage back nearly 300 generations. In 1903, while

Wildflowers and gargoyles, bless ye the lord

We’re all very excited about this brand new post of *Schools Singing Lead* York Minster as part of the National Schools Singing Programme 🎶 ⭐️🎼 ⭐️🎵 Please share with those who may enjoy this opportunity! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ yorkminster.org/latest/job/sch…

Fantastic recital at lunchtime today by the Music at St Martin-in-the-Fields Emerging Artists in York Minster Chapter House. Great to hear almost entirely modern repertoire sung (and conducted!) with such clear vision and emotional impact, especially by a group of young professionals

Spot the wild Adam in the Organ

Great turnout for my recital at Dunblane Cathedral today. Always a pleasure to be invited back, particularly this time with my very first piano teacher being my page-turner!

I suppose “I’m dreaming of a White Eve of the Epiphany” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it as the original but snow is falling, so Let it Snow! ☃️ Bonus video of the puppy enjoying her first proper snowfall