Charls and me
Charlotte made music with me for many years, I couldn't have wished for a more spectacular presence on stage. When I asked her to join...
Playin' for mom
Back in 2008, my mother and brother came over to visit and watch my band Widescreen play live. I got very excited. Neither of them had...
Slip-ups on stage!
I've been writing about my past for awhile, so I thought I'd bring you up to date with a funny tale from more recent times. Widescreen -...
Dulwich Festival! 2014
Dulwich Festival this year, Sat. May10th through Sun. May11th., 11am to 6pm. We'll be exhibiting and selling handmade books - poetry from...
How did I get here?
Hola readers, it's a warm, lovely day in London as I sit here writing. My eldest son is revising for his final exams and my youngest is...
People and trees
When I found photography - a response to having cancer - trees were among the first things I 'saw'. The forested parks of south London...
Longview Farm
Where it all came tumbling down for Carmen. Longview was a wonderful recording studio set in the countryside near Boston - and the final...
My dad.
The 'dancing man' you see above is an illustration by my father. I was 5 when he drew it. He was eccentric, talented, and completely...
My 'magical heritage'.
My abuela Angie and three of her sisters had the 'gift'. Angie could tell the sex of an unborn child and whether it would be healthy or...
Opportunities - taken and lost.
I used to play with Brando's kid's when I was around 10 years old while my mother and he rehearsed their scenes for the film - 'One-Eyed...