I spend my time writing songs, making records and composing music for film. I've always been fascinated by music's ability to accompany us. Sometimes it helps us make sense of the world around us, sometimes it simply keeps us company for a while. Whether I'm writing a folk song or an instrumental piece, I'm usually searching for the same thing: honesty, atmosphere and a sense of place.
Over the years my work has gradually found its way into two different but closely connected worlds. Under my own name, I write and record songs rooted in folk traditions, blues and acoustic music. Alongside that, I release instrumental and cinematic music under the name London Stories. It's music that inhabits the space between memory and movement. Although these two worlds may appear different on the surface, they both come from exactly the same place.
Records.
Songwriting has always been at the centre of everything I do. I'm drawn to songs that leave space for the listener rather than trying to explain everything. The folk tradition has always inspired me, not because I want to recreate it, but because I love the way simple melodies and honest words can carry enormous emotional weight.
Each record has become part of that journey. Night Songs explored stillness and reflection. Thanks I'll Have Mine To Go and Field Recordings / In Dreams continued to develop my interest in ambient and instrumental music, while deepening my work as a film composer. More recently, Folk Kitchen became a return to simplicity: one guitar, one voice and songs recorded live in the room, allowing the performances, and their imperfections, to remain intact.
Film Music
Composing for picture felt like a natural extension of songwriting rather than a change of direction.
I've always been interested in the relationship between music and story, and film simply offers another way to explore that. Whether I'm writing for an independent feature, documentary or short film, my aim is always the same: to serve the emotional world of the story without asking the music to do more than it needs to.
It's always a wonderful experience working closely with filmmakers from the earliest conversations through to the finished score. Sometimes that means composing something entirely new. Sometimes it means finding the perfect home for a piece I've already written. Either way, I enjoy the collaborative process just as much as the music itself.
Selected Discography
Folk Kitchen (2026)
A collection of songs recorded live with one guitar and one voice, rooted in folk traditions while looking firmly towards the future.
Railcar Snacks (London Stories, 2026)
Instrumental pieces written as soundtracks for imagined films, exploring memory, movement and the emotional space between places.
Field Recordings / In Dreams (2025)
Instrumental pieces blending folk textures, field recordings and ambient soundscapes into quiet landscapes for reflection.
Thanks I'll Have Mine To Go (2022)
An ambient and post-rock collection of instrumental music that marked my first exploration into cinematic composition.
Night Songs (2019)
A collection of songs exploring memory, stillness and the quieter spaces between people, marking an important chapter in my journey as a songwriter.
Along the Way
I've been fortunate to learn from wonderful musicians and producers throughout my career, including Danton Supple (Coldplay, Morrissey and Elbow) and Dr Bone, whose work with John Martyn left a lasting impression on my own approach to recording.
Live performance has always been just as important to me as making records. Over the years I've spent a great deal of my life on the road, and there's still nothing quite like sharing songs with an audience. That conversation between performer and listener continues to shape the way I write, record and produce music.
Along the way my records have been featured by BBC Radio, Music Week, Americana UK, Folk Radio UK, Classic Rock Magazine and R2 Magazine, and I'm grateful to have seen the music find listeners around the world.
"A rootsy, bluesy, folky confection."
★★★★ — R2 Magazine
