Al and Anna at the Argyle Association. Linda down with Lurgy. Last men standing.

I only started writing and singing my songs last September: that's less than a year ago.  Never having sung with a band before, I'm scared of forgetting my words or just totally freezing up. From time to time I step back in shock, and wonder what I've let myself in for.  I reckon the key is preparation.  I just hope there is enough time left before the Festival.  It's hard enough to get the band together for a rehearsal, never mind a gig.  Luckily the band members are all fantastic musicians and have fed in a lot of ideas to the final arrangements.

The truth is, once I'm singing, I just love it.  The songs were never intended to be funny: I always start trying to write something deep and meaningful, soulful and melodic.  But somehow, they quickly turned into hysterically wacky pieces. I was obviously not meant to be a serious poet.