Very sad news

Music, dance, theatre, poetry, painting, photography, film-making, ceramics, drystone walling, or something else? However you define your creativity, The Mick Peat Drystone Bursary is open to applications from all. See drystone.co/mick-peat-burs… for details. 📷Robert Collins

Tomorrow is the first outing for our Village Morris project in Holbrook. Only one way to see them. You have to come to the village

spending the day working on the day job then off to satisfy my alter ego with playing a gig

the local elections have left me feeling tired of politicians and all they stand for - including the abilitiy to talk b******cks

there is a weekend in October concentrating on relationships between dancing, playing and calling - anyone interested out there?

What the folk! Nic Jones is back guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jun…

new year and the Derbyshire Volunteers charity gig gets closer - this year Lucy will be sing dirty in Haiwain! to massed ukeleles

another Derbyshire Volunteers rehearsal and sounding steady - fond memories of last year with those lovely gentlewomen O'Hooley and Tiddow

rehearsal complete (3!) time for those fund raising Derbyshire Vounteers to give their musical all for charity! Wish us luck

weekend of relaxation and pampering could be snowed off. Am trying to be philosophical but a bit of a work in progress

Had a lovely day in Glasgow and now on with the glad rags for a good night out

good job I enjoy playing music am now on the 5th weekend straight of playing or recording

listening to rough mixes of The Old Fashioned and Polkaworks whilst Hot Cross Buns rise

Happy birthday Heidi x

Polkaworks first album is getting closer to completion. Just the final hard work on the cover to finalise

Last rehearsal for Map of Derbyshire with John Tams, Helen Hockenhall and the Derbyshire Volunteers outstanding. Derby Folk festival get set

Off to the recording studio with The Old Swan Band who apparently will be forty next year.

Hanging around in the green room at the lovely Turner Sims in Southampton listening to Blackbirds Jo Freya and Mary MacMaster. Priceless

The four piece head North for one of our favourite gigs at the Bury Met tonight and some catchup with Katy Coope