Month: February 2026

Day 2661 Wednesday February 25th 2026 Winchester A warm sunny day – the first one of the year!…and I’m out again with the 12-string, second day on the trot. Those two Chinese girls who were in The Square recently have nabbed the top spot. Makes a change from the usual guitar-wielding suspects (Rob, Dean…and me). I was down at Nando’s… Read more →

Day 2660 Tuesday February 24th 2026 Winchester Out again, and an almost mild and sunny day. And I’ve got the Faith 12-string with me, which I haven’t played out here for months. Rob is at the top spot so it’s down the other end for me…and it’s refreshing to be playing the 12-string again. Some things sound great on it… Read more →

Day 2659 Monday February 23rd 2026 Winchester We’ve got a reprieve of a few rain-free days, allegedly. We’ll see about that! The top spot’s free…but it’s very windy and there’s nothing I can do about that. Fifteen minutes in, I hear an operatic voice somewhere down to the right, at the end of The Pentice, I’m assuming (because I can’t… Read more →

Day 2658 Saturday February 21st 2026 Winchester Out again in another rain break – and the first time out since the 9th, due to the Florence/Pisa cultural break. I revisited a few things last night on the Rickenbacker 12-string, in preparation for coming out today and it seemed fine so I wasn’t too worried about forgetting much. Gareth was holding… Read more →

Day 2655 Saturday February 7th 2026 Winchester Another dash for a hopefully rain free session…like father like son, Gareth Junior is wowing the masses at the top spot. There’s a stall at the crossroads spot and I don’t fancy Nando’s today, which leaves The Square and quite a late start-up time just after 4. I notice Graham having a browse… Read more →

Day 2654 Friday February 6th 2026 Another dash for the town in between showers and the top spot’s free…but not from showers – it starts drizzling even before I’ve started playing – ‘For fuck’s sake, is this fucking rain ever going to fuck off?!’ I utter quite audibly. Well, it did stop…then started again – just lightly, and it did… Read more →