Author: Marvin

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 →

Day 2686 Monday May 4th 2026 Winchester Back at the traditional Sunday spot in The Square, a man pulls up in his wheelchair – ‘May the fourth be with you’ he says. ‘You know you’re the first person to say that to me today?”Well, I won’t be able to say it tomorrow.’ ‘No you won’t.’ I wondered why there were… Read more →

Day 2685 Sunday May 3rd 2026 Salisbury/Winchester Bit of a tour of the south happening here! Today’s a double header. First, to Salisbury at the request of Sally Edwards who contacted me about playing again for the arts event in the market square. She needed someone for the 10 to 12 midday slot and as I haven’t been to Salisbury… Read more →

Day 2684 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… Read more →