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My Least Favourite Tweets

A very sad thing happened to me. With only 5 days left of my precious campaign to bring my children’s songs into the world, I reached out to Amy Lupold Bair, an amazing woman, a former English teacher and mother … Continue reading

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Le Bus Palladium

Amazing concert at Le Bus Palladium. Lots and lots of people. Friends, colleagues, fans. Jess King blew everyone away with her energy, her dynamism, her connection, and of course her extraordinary voice. We played a couple of new songs, in … Continue reading

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My Creative Process

They say it all starts with the inspiration, so I’m fortunate to have the best muse one could wish for – William Shakespeare himself. They say that this is the fun part, getting inspired, and it certainly is for me, … Continue reading

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Petit Concert

Just another small performance in preparation for the big one at the end of the month.  Jess debuted some great new songs, and we had the genius Vassilis Varvaresos on keyboards.  At the Flûte Bar near the Arc de Triomphe.  Photo by Ole … Continue reading

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#happybirthdayshakespeare

We all like to think we discovered our greatest loves on our own, whether it’s our spouse, Radiohead, or Shakespeare, but the truth is, there were always external forces at work. Even this blog post was inspired by a project … Continue reading

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Sherman Loves Eric and Olivier

What an experience for Sherman!  Since her recent session at the recording studio, she’s been building recording studios with Lego, she’s been singing continuously, and today she drew this lovely picture.  I mailed it to the guys. ShareTweet

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Sohyun’s Paris Debut

What a crazy creative month it’s been!  Apart from working on all the KinderBard songs, I’ve played cello in a concert, and today Sohyun set up a stall at Message‘s 2012 Spring Bring & Buy Sale to try her hand … Continue reading

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Daeshin’s Paris Debut

My first gig in Paris.  The wonderful and awesomely talented Jess King on vocals and keyboard, and me on electric cello.  At the Mona Bismarck American Center for Art & Culture.  Great crowd!  Thanks to everyone who came!  Photo by … Continue reading

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Montmartre

Well we took a little trek to Montmartre, hoping to find inspiration at the Musée d’Art Naïf Max Fourny (naïve art gallery), only to find that it was shut!  They’re between exhibitions, apparently.  Really should have checked before we left the … Continue reading

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Mentors

Recently received two pieces of encouragement.  One was an email from former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen which said, find a publisher quick! and the other email was from Barney Saltzberg who really pushed the idea of working towards an app rather … Continue reading

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