Music
Properly Back In Love With The Cittern
I don’t know quite what happened, nor can I explain why I stopped using the cittern as my main instrument, but since Duncan and I
30th September 2026
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Heritage
“Heritage” is Out There…
Thank you for all your interest, and considerable patience, while we’ve been putting the album together over the last 5 years. I hope you enjoy
12th September 2026
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Heritage
“Heritage” – John & Duncan Reed – Release Schedule
It’s with a huge amount of pride and happiness that I can now share the release schedule for “Heritage”, an album of folk songs with
31st August 2026
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Heritage
Folk Music is About Whose History You Believe
History is being manipulated like never before, because it’s rarely been so essential for desperately needy, control-freak rich men in expensively tailored dark blue suits
19th August 2026
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Berwick Life
Berwick Fringe Is Now A Thing…
“A first ever live performance in the first ever performance slot at the first ever Berwick Fringe”. Let that sink in for a moment. That
2nd August 2026
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Music
Just One Reality of Life and Music…
Last week, I saw a post on one of the socials by another independent musician exclaiming horror, possibly distress, that they’d sold just two copies
27th July 2026
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Music
This Is Not An Ideal World…Mick
Yesterday, Mick Jagger warned about political lectures at rock concerts. In an ideal world, I think many of us might agree with that, but this
13th July 2026
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Berwick Life
The First Ever Berwick Fringe
On the late morning of 31st July, the very first Berwick Fringe Festival opens, with 13 venues giving a stage to more than 50 artists,
3rd July 2026
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From the Mind
A Few Thoughts On ‘Community’
A long time ago, an American friend of mine pointed me to some research which concluded that human beings coexist best in communities of up
22nd June 2026
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Music
The Eyes of Rutherglen and Leith
Today, 17th June, is my umpteenth birthday. So it’s important to me to do something that gives back to someone who’s been a lifelong inspiration.
17th June 2026
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