What a great gig it was at Dry Water Arts Centre in Amble, Northumberland, last Friday night. Three songwriters from New York, Ireland and north east England sharing songs, stories and jokes! Huge thanks to Paula and Frances for inviting us to perform, I enjoyed every minute of it. It was a pleasure to share the stage with Vincent Cross and Tom Portman and hopefully we will get the opportunity to do it all again in the not too distant future.

A special thank you to the audience who listened, laughed, asked questions and even sang along! Simply marvellous!

Cheers,

Steve

I am really looking forward to some great gigs in the next couple of weeks. First off will be a return visit to Dry Water Arts in Northumberland as part of the Songwriters In the Round event on Friday July 10th. I will be catching up with my old pal Vincent Cross and meeting Tom Portman for the first time. We will be swapping songs, stories and discussing the constant quest for a strong lyric and a great melody!

A few days after that I am off up to Scotland for a couple of Village Hall gigs. The first will be a return to Fornighty Village Hall in Lethen, Nairn on Friday July 17th, followed by a first visit to Craignish Village Hall in Ardfern, Argyll on Saturday July 18th.

As well as playing some old favourites and my recent single 'Rollercoaster' I also hope to be showcasing at least one new song from a clutch of songs I have been working on recently. I'm at that point with a couple of them where I am thinking ... 'is that it or can I make it a little better?''. Always a tough one!

I hope to see you at one of the shows and please come and say hello. For more details visit the GIGS PAGE

Cheers

Steve

This gig is definitely happening! Songwriters In The Round

Three songwriters — Vincent Cross (New York / Ireland), Tom Portman (Galway, Ireland), and Steve Jinski (Newcastle, UK) — share the stage for an evening of songs, stories, and musical conversation. In this Nashville-style “in-the-round” format, each artist takes turns performing, accompanying, and responding to one another in a warm, intimate setting. Expect a night of original roots and folk music filled with collaboration and spontaneity.

If you are interested can we advise you book your tickets very soon as places are limited and tickets are selling well so reserve your seat ... fast!!

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We are not having much luck with gigs at the moment! Sadly the Willowman Festival in Thirsk, Yorkshire has had to be cancelled due to slow ticket sales and a poor economic climate. The image is a copy of what went out on social media recently citing the war in Iran, rising fuel costs and people having less disposable income at the moment as reasons why the organisers have taken the difficult decision to cancel the festival. It is all very disappointing.