Ray Juss

Parler Bar in Cheltenham

Recently, I have been struggling to start / think / vision any project for myself or where I am the person that will take charge and make things happen. In my recent working environments, that hasn't been a problem as I have the guide rails of work there but outside of that, I have struggled.

I think potentially this may be down to a change in my life circumstances or maybe its age. I could excuse it for a number of things but by writing this without really thinking about it or planning it, I hope it starts to flex the muscle that I once had for starting new projects.

I am also aware that over my lifetime, there have been many projects that I have started or had the best intention of starting but never got round to. In recent times, I have completed some of these and that really gave me a sense of achievement but what I often felt after was that it wasn't new stuff that has been created or new energy was put into these new projects.

I think now, after writing this, I feel much clearer and weirdly, motivated to actually start doing stuff. It is not going to be one of those things where I make a huge list of things I want to do and get none done but maybe just a few things can get ticked of what I want to do.

NGOMA - back at the world famou Stroud Brewery and Taproom. So honoured to be a part of this, has to be one of the best things I've been involved in my creative life.

Tickets available from the link below

On Saturday 11th April ill be down The Goods Shed Yard playing some records with the fine people as part of the Jazz Stroud event 2026.

Line up curated by Dubbu and also includes

Rosco

Mother of Mankind

Fidel Cutstro

Mr Mulatto