music

I have dabbled in music for professional and personal purposes for many years. I am a multi-instrumentalist and my work in cabaret has seen me play a variety of instruments; guitar, keys, fiddle, bassoon, sitar.

In lockdown I started using Logic and created a couple of albums of tracks using voices and creating musical backing. To listen/download you click the button :

‘Ballad of the Bald Mod’

I wrote and recorded this comedy song a good while ago now. Thanks to Tony Briggs we also have a rather fine video to accompany the song.

‘Covid Christmas’

This was written during the second Lockdown in 2020. I recorded it as Lenny Beige in response to the draconian measures put in place. At the time I was doing live streamed shows twice a week.

The video was a simple green screen affair.

‘Pants For A Penny’

One of the first songs I wrote, for the Lenny Beige Variety Pack TV series on the BBC. Its part of the pastiche Beige! Musical and it was a joy to film .

‘Jewish For Christmas’

A ridiculous seasonal offering from Lenny Beige. I wrote and recorded this back in 2021. Utter nonsense but very pleased with the lyrics.

‘Primeval’

this song has had two versions. The first came from a backing track produced by a dear friend of mine, the songwriter/producer Blair McKichan.

The second was co-written and produced by my long time friend and collaborator Guy Chambers recorded at his splendid Sleeper Sounds Studio.

‘Back In The Game’

In 2017 I played Popsy Wilson Jr in the wonderful ‘Walk Like A Panther’ film alongside Stephen Graham. Writer/director Dan Cadan wanted me to feature on the soundtrack which Guy Chambers was writing the music for. The song was an homage to wrestling called ‘Back in the Game’. The idea was to create a Northern Soul feel to the song.