#small fakers

Morning, Afternoon, Evening, (depending upon when you catch up on your favourite blog!), Enjoying a festive Christmas break with the family and an assortment of friends when I get a call from them jolly cockneys the Small Fakers to guest with them at The Flowerpot in Derby ... only a ten minute drive and I've never played in there before, so why not? I went on in the interval between their hits set and a full blown retelling of the classic 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake' ... Three songs and a little bit of humorous wit from myself nattering between the three songs ... It Ain't Easy My Life Bonne Nuit Madame (Goodnight My Lady) A little minor distressing news, I'm having technical delays (namely my CD drive not working on my laptop) so I can't bring you my radio session from Tamworth as soon as I would have like, but I will find another computer to get it online for you ASAP ... although, I must be honest, between the turkey and various M&S desserts, finding a working disc drive is not at the top of my priorities, but that's not to say I don't love you ... ... and to prove I love you, here's a link to a FREE Matt Henshaw download ... With Love, and extra Love, Matt Henshaw. PS. this is me playing Live as I sometimes do, not as often as maybe I would like to or should ...

What a splendid evening, I got up and did my thing, but enough about me ... Geno! Geno! Geno! What a performer, coming on looking like Othello, aged 68, quoting Shakespeare and singing like a proper bona-fide soul brother #1 ! His set was like a soul compilation CD I made back in the day - before mp3 players, but after cassettes - classic after classic and he didn't come up for air, just down with the soul and funk and more 'tween song witticism than any performer I've seen ... Love to the Small Fakers and Melanie Dayna and John Hellier and all who enjoyed also ... So, boxed ticked, played the legendary 100 Club ... seen the equally as legendary Geno Washington and shook his hand ... sorry, no pics ... they may follow, keep it locked on MattHenshaw11 - the blog that's 11 times as good as any other, or maybe you should read it eleven time-a-day to digest it properly because it's so erudite and literate - or maybe someday I'll tell you the true story of the number 11 ... I'll save that for a particularly slow news day ... I needs to get me one of them smart phones dun'I ... PEACE and Merry Chrimbo all the same ! x Matt Henshaw

In case you didn't gather from my previous cryptic blog ... I'll be getting up for a number or two with Melanie Dayna before the great man himself Geno Washington and the Small Fakers take to the stage of the world famous 100 Club on Oxford Street, London Town. I'll be doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that that ... singing songs and looking smart ... one hopes ! Sorry for the lack of updates through Mo-vember (abandoned about 8 or 9 days in by the way!), but Matthew Henshaw, my alter-ego, has been busy with thems and theres ... y'know how it goes ... I hope everyone had a grand Halloween anyhow and burnt some wood on bonfire night ... oh how I do enjoy a good fire ... Time and Trivialities, MHx

Morning, Afternoon, Evening, (depending upon when you catch up on your favourite blog!), Enjoying a festive Christmas break with the family and an assortment of friends when I get a call from them jolly cockneys the Small Fakers to guest with them at The Flowerpot in Derby ... only a ten minute drive and I've never played in there before, so why not? I went on in the interval between their hits set and a full blown retelling of the classic 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake' ... Three songs and a little bit of humorous wit from myself nattering between the three songs ... It Ain't Easy My Life Bonne Nuit Madame (Goodnight My Lady) A little minor distressing news, I'm having technical delays (namely my CD drive not working on my laptop) so I can't bring you my radio session from Tamworth as soon as I would have like, but I will find another computer to get it online for you ASAP ... although, I must be honest, between the turkey and various M&S desserts, finding a working disc drive is not at the top of my priorities, but that's not to say I don't love you ... ... and to prove I love you, here's a link to a FREE Matt Henshaw download ... With Love, and extra Love, Matt Henshaw. PS. this is me playing Live as I sometimes do, not as often as maybe I would like to or should ...

What a splendid evening, I got up and did my thing, but enough about me ... Geno! Geno! Geno! What a performer, coming on looking like Othello, aged 68, quoting Shakespeare and singing like a proper bona-fide soul brother #1 ! His set was like a soul compilation CD I made back in the day - before mp3 players, but after cassettes - classic after classic and he didn't come up for air, just down with the soul and funk and more 'tween song witticism than any performer I've seen ... Love to the Small Fakers and Melanie Dayna and John Hellier and all who enjoyed also ... So, boxed ticked, played the legendary 100 Club ... seen the equally as legendary Geno Washington and shook his hand ... sorry, no pics ... they may follow, keep it locked on MattHenshaw11 - the blog that's 11 times as good as any other, or maybe you should read it eleven time-a-day to digest it properly because it's so erudite and literate - or maybe someday I'll tell you the true story of the number 11 ... I'll save that for a particularly slow news day ... I needs to get me one of them smart phones dun'I ... PEACE and Merry Chrimbo all the same ! x Matt Henshaw

In case you didn't gather from my previous cryptic blog ... I'll be getting up for a number or two with Melanie Dayna before the great man himself Geno Washington and the Small Fakers take to the stage of the world famous 100 Club on Oxford Street, London Town. I'll be doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that that ... singing songs and looking smart ... one hopes ! Sorry for the lack of updates through Mo-vember (abandoned about 8 or 9 days in by the way!), but Matthew Henshaw, my alter-ego, has been busy with thems and theres ... y'know how it goes ... I hope everyone had a grand Halloween anyhow and burnt some wood on bonfire night ... oh how I do enjoy a good fire ... Time and Trivialities, MHx

Morning, Afternoon, Evening, (depending upon when you catch up on your favourite blog!), Enjoying a festive Christmas break with the family and an assortment of friends when I get a call from them jolly cockneys the Small Fakers to guest with them at The Flowerpot in Derby ... only a ten minute drive and I've never played in there before, so why not? I went on in the interval between their hits set and a full blown retelling of the classic 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake' ... Three songs and a little bit of humorous wit from myself nattering between the three songs ... It Ain't Easy My Life Bonne Nuit Madame (Goodnight My Lady) A little minor distressing news, I'm having technical delays (namely my CD drive not working on my laptop) so I can't bring you my radio session from Tamworth as soon as I would have like, but I will find another computer to get it online for you ASAP ... although, I must be honest, between the turkey and various M&S desserts, finding a working disc drive is not at the top of my priorities, but that's not to say I don't love you ... ... and to prove I love you, here's a link to a FREE Matt Henshaw download ... With Love, and extra Love, Matt Henshaw. PS. this is me playing Live as I sometimes do, not as often as maybe I would like to or should ...

What a splendid evening, I got up and did my thing, but enough about me ... Geno! Geno! Geno! What a performer, coming on looking like Othello, aged 68, quoting Shakespeare and singing like a proper bona-fide soul brother #1 ! His set was like a soul compilation CD I made back in the day - before mp3 players, but after cassettes - classic after classic and he didn't come up for air, just down with the soul and funk and more 'tween song witticism than any performer I've seen ... Love to the Small Fakers and Melanie Dayna and John Hellier and all who enjoyed also ... So, boxed ticked, played the legendary 100 Club ... seen the equally as legendary Geno Washington and shook his hand ... sorry, no pics ... they may follow, keep it locked on MattHenshaw11 - the blog that's 11 times as good as any other, or maybe you should read it eleven time-a-day to digest it properly because it's so erudite and literate - or maybe someday I'll tell you the true story of the number 11 ... I'll save that for a particularly slow news day ... I needs to get me one of them smart phones dun'I ... PEACE and Merry Chrimbo all the same ! x Matt Henshaw