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Adam Stafford’s new record is very close to release. I’ll be playing a few shows with him to launch it in May, but until then enjoy the new video for the track ‘Zero Disruption.’ You can pre-order the album from Bandcamp right now: https://songbytoadrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fire-behind-the-curtain

The first video features a really lovely Martin D18 from 1977, which I wanted to buy for myself. But I didn’t, so its available to see in the cafe if you are in the market for something like that.

Martin D18 neck joint

Martin D18

Martin D18

Martin D18

Martin D18 headstock

Martin D18

Martin D18 back

We have held all the heats of the Summer Songwriter’s Showcase, recorded all the tracks and made our playlist. Now we need your help. Please have a listen to our Soundcloud playlist and click the little love-heart on all the tracks that you like. Our top voted -for tracks will earn their writers/performers a place in our final on 23rd August at North Star in Falkirk. A panel of judges will vote…

I love my guitar tuner. It might be a strange thing to profess love for, but it works so well for me. It’s really accurate, fast and the most convenient tuner I own for most gigs. But a few weeks back, it broke. More precisely, a little bolt managed to make its way loose and then disappeared. To make things worse, this was not a standard, easily replaceable bolt – it has a specific shape to fit…

Summer Songwriter’s Showcase 2017

It’s that time of year again when Adam Donaldson and I hold our annual competition for songwriters. Like before, the event will be in Falkirk’s North Star, with heats taking place from July 12th and the final on 23rd August. We do have some modest prizes available, plus I will record the set of every entrant. This is partly for competition purposes, but it also means you get a good live recording…

Adam Stafford is back with something a little bit different. He came round to my place a few weeks ago and recorded a 40 minute, semi-improvised piece called Reverse Drift. He used a synthesiser, a couple of samples, his usual array of effects pedals and his voice. I put his rig through a couple of amps, mic’ed them up and hit record. What we ended up with is certainly not easy listening, or even…

The Shuffledown Festival was a lot of fun, so thanks to anyone who came along and watched me play. There will be more fun over the summer though, as I (and many others) will take to the stage at The Falkirk Stadium for their Craft Beer Discovery festival. You can read more about the event here: http://www.falkirkstadium.co.uk/events/general/craft-beer-discovery-festival And you can buy tickets…

I'll be performing with the Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo, at the next [Untitled] event.

It’s going to be a busy couple of weeks for me when it come to gigging. On Thursday 18th May, I’ll be performing with the Sweethearts of The Prison Rodeo at the [Untitled] event ‘Louder Than Bairns’ It promises to be a great evening of spoken word from Kirsten Innes, John Kennedy and Carolyn Paterson and music from Withered Hand as well as ourselves. If you have not aware of Sweethearts of The…

It's just over a week until this year's Shuffle Down Festival.

It’s just over a week until this year’s Shuffle Down festival in Larbert’s Dobbie Hall. I have been asked to play and I am very much looking forward to it. I’ll be on at some point in the afternoon, so if you want to come to see me I recommend getting there early. You can find full details of the even and ticket availability on their website: http://www.shuffledown.co.uk I am planning to stay for…

My website is back up! Expect an annoying flurry of new posts.

I have neglected this website for too long and now it is time to give it a bite more TLC and a bit more content. When I first set up this website, it was a different time. People were still using the web on computers first and foremost, with nice big screens that were almost certainly landscape in their orientation. I made a theme for my website. I was quite proud of the fact I did it myself,…

All These Fine Memories

Well, I never managed to finish my new album before the end of 2015, but to tide everyone over, here is a free single. You can listen on Soundcloud: Or if you prefer,…

I am really sorry to say that the gig tonight in Leeds and tomorrow’s in London have had to be cancelled. I am sorry to disappoint anyone who was planning to attend, but forces outside my control have conspired, leaving Adam and I unable to come down from Scotland to play.

Its a let down for me because I was looking forward to visiting Leeds for the first time and also seeing some old friends in…

Who likes cheap things?

Today is the first day of my May tour with Adam Stafford and to celebrate, I have reduced the price of my album “Nobody’s Listening” to £5 on Bandcamp.

https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3546509628/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/

https://robbielesiuk.bandcamp.com/album/nobodys-listening

It costs a little extra for postage, but you can…

I’ll be hitting the road in May for a short tour with my good friend Adam Stafford. Adam is promoting his new single Atheist Money, which I recorded and played on as part of his new album to be released later this year. You can listen on Soundcloud right now and it will be available to download from May 1st 2015.

http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftrack…

Sweethearts of The Prison Rodeo, the Falkirk based music collective that I am involved with, have released a new single from their forthcoming album “Pigs In The Bull Ring.” You can listen and download for free, right now, on Soundcloud:

http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F186688692

The track features vocals from out good friend Lousie of Martha…