Cornershop: "Soul School"

I've often thought of myself as a cartoon, but never thought I looked like this! Still, we look better here than in the flesh. Tjinder Singh on guitar and vocals, Ben Ayres on rhythm guitar, Pete Downing on lead guitar, me on sitar, Alan Gregson on keyboards and clever bits, Pete Bhengri on percussion, James Milne on bass and Nick Simms on drums.

The Answer: "The Avengers" & "How Can I Be Sure"

A real blast from the past: My favourite band that never made it - The Answer - performing a note perfect rendition of "The Avengers" followed by a very respectable bash through "How Can I Be Sure" - live at The Mean Fiddler, October 1985. Me on guitar, David Catlin-Birch on bass and vocals, Gordon Leach on guitar, Paul Ross on drums. David now toils in the saltmines of The Bootleg Beatles, where he has been for longer than he cares to think, sentenced to impersonate Paul McCartney in public for money until he has fully atoned for his teenage crimes playing Beatles songs in the school music room...

Natacha Atlas: "Mahlabeya"

From "Jools Holland's 'Later'" - March 1999 (no matter what it says on the clip). Gamal Awad on keyboard, Salem Bnouni on violin, Larry Whelan on woodwind, Keith Clouston on guitar, me on bass, Tim Garside on darbuka, Nick Simms on drums. We had to fly back in the middle of a tour to do it, hence we were all knackered and Madam was not in the best of moods. Also on the programme were Blur and Van Morrison. Blur were nice, Van was not.

Dust Galaxy: "River Of Ever Changing Forms"

This was fun: a sitar session I did for these friendly Californians - an offshoot project of Thievery Corporation. Thanks to producer Brendan Lynch for leaving my comment on the end...

Lunar Dunes: "Free To Do"

My favourite track from the Lunar Dunes second album, "Galax Sea" - recorded live at the Inn On The Green under the Westway in Ladbroke Grove. For this record Ian, Hami and myself were augmented by Krupa on vocals, Larry Whelan on sax and keyboards and Julia Thornton on harp.

The Recidivists

http://www.reverbnation.com/recidivists

This is a link to a page containing some info and demos recorded by The Recidivists - the band featuring myself, Ted Wood and Andrew Ranken. You have to cut and paste the link into the browser.

Cornershop: "Waterloo Sunset"

June 2007,  live outside the Royal Festival Hall. We must have done about 12 takes because Tjinder kept forgetting the words!