Month: May 2026

Day 2692 Wednesday May 13th 2026 Winchester The Faith 12-string is out of service for the time being and being cared for by ace luthier Jimmy Cole. I had a go on three other 12-strings yesterday and decided the Rickenbacker would be best. My beloved Sigma – the one I bought when I was living with Lesley in Kilburn in… Read more →

Day 2691 Monday May 11th 2026 Southampton I’m trying to avoid the home town during the week, as it’s not worth bothering about. Chichester and Reading were out due to bad trains and weather so I went back to the big city. Also, I wanted to do a session with the 12-string before taking it in to fab luthier Jimmy… Read more →

Day 2690 Sunday May 10th 2026 Winchester A windy day in The Square and a short session – only an hour and ten minutes. That massive fish is still a big presence here, its majestic form now scared by children’s chalk doodles. And that omnipresent photographer is still lurking about. No photos of me this time but he did crouch… Read more →

Day 2689 Saturday May 9th 2026 Winchester Loads of people eating and drinking outside the restaurants and bars in The Square and it goes well for awhile…then a young woman comes up – I thought you should know there’s a parade coming through here soon so you might want to move over a bit. It’s the Pride march.’ ‘Right, OK.… Read more →

Day 2688 Friday May 7th 2026 Winchester Down at Nando’s there are loads of stalls and the fruit and veg blokes but no shouting today. A woman donates, listens to the end of the song then – ‘Wow, a twelve-string, eh?’ ‘Yeah, well, I’ve got a lot of guitars and I get bored with the same one and I’ve been… Read more →

Saturday May 2nd 2026 Winchester Back home for a two hour Saturday afternoon session but not in The Square, because Rick Tarrant’s there, this time without his banjoist partner and in his old spot next to The Hambledon. Why there Rick? Why not in The Square? – ‘Well, there seems to be some sort of filming going on there, Marvin.’… Read more →