Events

list of events with links- have left past ones for your interest –

I’m always glad to play and give workshops at events, always good to hear of more.

2023

***continuing in 2023 – every morning and evening
Quiet space: 7-7.30am & 10.30-11pm***

September 20th – 24th Trust Your Artist Retreat 2023 Plum Village Center, Germany
March 29th – April 2nd Wake Up Your Artists Retreat 2023, Plum Village Centre Germany
March 26th Being Peace Fundraiser online
March 22nd Beginning Is Now, Compassionate Mental Health conference, Coed Hills South Wales
March 20th Creative Mindfulness online creativity workshop evening for artists and creatives with Joe and Susanne Olbrich- share of ticket price supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting the voices of Amazon’s Indigenous people)
March 10th – 12th Clarity, Courage and Compassion Plum Village Retreat, playing alongside Melissa James, Martha Tilston, Wrdz Dhamma, Island With Myself and Luke Concannon
February 20th Creative Mindfulness online creativity workshop evening for artists and creatives with Joe and Susanne Olbrich- share of ticket price supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting the voices of Amazon’s Indigenous people)
January 27th afternoon Meditation and song with Pause and Breathe
January 22nd Thich Nhat Hanh Memorial in my quiet space 7-8pm
January 21st playing at the Demo at Derwentside/Hassocksfield immigration detention centre, Durham
January 15th Restival Online festival looking at wellbeing and rest hosted by Pause and Breathe
Throughout the year I run children’s groups for the Quakers – looking at the Quakers teachings -broadly taking on themes of: simplicity, truth, equality, peace, sustainability and ecology – if you are a family who would like to come – let me know

2022

***Every morning and evening in 2022
Quiet space: 7-7.30am & 10.30-11pm***

December 23rd Day of Silence– intrigued?
December 19th Music and Mindfulness evening supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting the voices of Amazon’s Indigenous people)
December 17th Plum Village London Community Xmas Party, Quaker House, St Martin’s Lane, London 6-9pm all welcome
December 9th online Evening guided meditation and song for Pause and Breathe Community 8-8.30
December 8th Fundraiser for Food Poverty Campaign Tyneside Irish Centre
November 27th Day of Silence– intrigued?
November 21st Music and Mindfulness evening supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting the voices of Amazon’s Indigenous people)
October 30th Day of Silence– intrigued?
October 29th ‘Be in’ night of song, poetry and stories in celebration of 12 years of Wake Up London (young adults Thich Nhat Hanh) at Quaker House, Trafalgar Square, London, 6pm
October 17th Music and Mindfulness evening supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting the voices of Amazon’s Indigenous people)
October 15th (evening) Strikes, Solidarity and Songs, Tyneside Irish Centre
October 15th (afternoon) Derwentside detention centre National day of action live
September 22nd Pakistan Open Mic (online)
September 9th – 15th Trust Your Artist retreat at The EIAB near Cologne, Germany; part of the Plum Village Tradition.
September 4th Day of Silence– intrigued?
September 2nd -Sunday 4th Plum Village online retreat, I’ll be sharing some songs alongside some other artists, Rising Appalachia, Born I, and Monica Max West
August 22nd Music and Mindfulness evening – Deep listening supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting/ platforming the voices of Amazon’s Indigenous people)
July 31st Day of Silence– intrigued?
July 17th Mandela Day concert (online)
July 15th-17th Buddhafield Festival, workshops and performances
June 26th Songs of Plum Village release party sleep along (online)
June 26th Day of Silence– intrigued?
June 25th Songs of Plum Village release party singalong (online)
May 29th Day of Silence– intrigued?
May 23rd Music and Mindfulness evening – Deep listening supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting/ platforming the voices Amazon’s Indigenous people)
May 12th Horniman Museum Peace Songs with Godfrey and I (afternoon gig)
April 30th Day of Silence– intrigued?
April 25th Music and Mindfulness evening – Connecting to the Earth supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting/ platforming the voices Amazon’s Indigenous people)
April 7th-13th Wake Up Your Artist retreat Waldbrol, Germany
March 28th Music and Mindfulness evening – Connecting to the Earth second of 2022 -with Susanne Olbrich portion of profits supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting/ platforming the voices Amazon’s Indigenous people)
March 27th Vigil for conflict at Crossbones Paupers Graveyard London (I’ll be leading a meditation/singing some songs) From 12
March 27th Day of Silence– intrigued?
March 20th White Awake: Race Class Gender/Racial Justice evening talk with Caroline Starkey/Ann Grieg/Ava Avalos/Rhonda Williams (I am the musical guest, singing ‘This Skin’)
March 16th Poetry for Courage online workshop contact for details
March 12th Peace in Ukraine/ Stop The War Demo, Newcastle
February 28th Music and Mindfulness evening – Connecting to the Earth second of 2022 -with Susanne Olbrich portion of profits supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting/ platforming the voices Amazon’s Indigenous people)
February 27th Day of Silence – intrigued?
February 15th Peace Songs live Godfrey and Joe at the Horniman Museum 11.30am
February 14th new ep online listening party 6-7pm uk
February 5th-6th Songfest, Stokesley, Middlesborough

February 4th St Austell Theatre supporting Tom Robinson fundraiser for the African Great Lakes Peace Trust
January 31st Music and Mindfulness evening’ Connecting to the Earth’ first of 2022 -with Susanne Olbrich portion of profits supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting/ platforming the voices Amazon’s Indigenous people)
January 30th Day of Silence – intrigued?
January 15th The People’s Assembly, police powers bill demonstration (aka Kill The Bill), Newcastle, be singing a song or two, for more on this campaign see here

2021

December 11th-12th Social Arts Music Festival (online broadcast this year from Amazon Rainforest) a recording of mine accompanies a dance piece there by Joanna Puchala.
December 6th Music and Mindfulness evening’ Connecting to the Earth’ (2 of 2) -with Susanne Olbrich portion of profits supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting the voices Amazon’s Indigenous people)
November 15th Music and Mindfulness evening ‘Connecting to the Earth’ (1 of 2) with Susanne Olbrich portion of profits supporting Choose Earth (Supporting the struggles and lifting the voices Amazon’s Indigenous people)
November 2-7th November, Rise Up Your Artist, EIAB, Waldbrol, Cologne, Germany-
October 24th Seedy London, E1. Seedy is a plant based club, Seed swopping, live music and dancing. I’ll be playing some songs
October 5th Listen to the world – open mic at St Ethelberger’s Centre For Peace and Reconciliation
October 4th Music and Mindfulness evening ‘Developing Resilience, & Strength of Heart’ with Susanne Olbrich
September 14th Homestage Tuesday Folk People online interview and songs
September 6th Arms Fair Protest Excel Centre London, be singing as part of the protests
August 21st – 2 weeks The Impossible Rebellion, 2 weeks of actions, talks and other events with Extinction Rebellion, I will be playing/running children’s nature based song workshops, contact me for details
August 21st Be-in; evening of songs, stories and poetry hosted by the London Plum Village Community, details
July 21st – 25th Heart Movement Tour in Leeds Heart Movement Bus Tour
July 18th Looking Deeply, Peace and Justice, Palestine – Israel I am pre-recording a song for the event based on the words of poet Mahmoud Darwish
July 14th 18th Buddhafield Festival White Awareness Workshops with Joseph Mpanga and songs
July 5th Music and Mindfulness online evening with Susanne Olbrich and Martha Wright
June 23rd. -27th Heart Movement Tour Bristol and nearby locations tbc Heart Movement Bus Tour
May 26th-30th Heart Movement Tour Brighton and nearby locations tbc Heart Movement Bus Tour
May 21st-22nd St SigfrIed’s Pilgrimage (with Folk Club)
May 1st R01 Extinction Rebellion event
April 25th Stronger On Sundays Evening of song and discussion on racial justice looking at White Allyship.
April 21st interview and songs with Radical Joy for Hard Times, environmental arts organisation (click the link to watch after)
April 14th Wake Up Your Artist Season (2 months of workshops from The Wake Up Your Artist family) starting April 14th – now happening later in the year…tbc
March 21st White Awakening – with Tara Brach, Catherine Mcgee and Ahjan Amaro. An event looking at White awareness and Racial Justice Organised by BAT. Myself and friend Monica Max West are the artists in residence on this 2 part series. This week Max is live I’m prerecorded – later in the year we swap.
March 18th Spring Share, evening of song in and of The Trussell Trust run by my friend Naomi and myself.
February 3rd Now and Beyond Festival
January 1st up to the end of January Winter Warmer Festival
Throughout the year I run children’s groups for the Quakers – looking at the Quakers teachings -broadly taking on themes of: simplicity, truth, equality, peace, sustainability and ecology – if you are a family who would like to come – let me know

2020

December 20th Winter Warmer Festival
December 4th/11th/18th Spitafields Music and Mindful Music online course – mindfulness for creatives in challenging times
October NRPF protest action (message me for more details)
September 1-10th Extinction Rebellion ‘We Want To Live’ (I’ll be with XR families and around the events – please wear a mask and keep your distance 🙂
August 28th-31st FarmFest my set is on Saturday at 3pm
June 27th Radical Joy For Hard Times Annual Gathering online (I’m singing this years song)
June 26th -June 27th Wake Up Your Artist Day Retreat, online
Friday 29th May Live House Show from our house with Joshua K (Yona) – 2 songwriter friends song sharing Live Stream
May 15th – 17th London Social Arts Festival (Online) – featuring my A Thousand Hands documentary on Sunday
May 1st Seamus Heaney Centre/Queens Theatre in Belfast University online folk/poetry: ‘Help’ evening featuring my A Thousands Hands Documentary
(tickets available, we’ll wait and see) June 12th St Austell Theatre , supporting Tom Robinson (solo show for African Great Lakes Peace Trust)
(now online) April 31st -May 7th Wake Up Your Artist Retreat, at the EIAB, Cologne, Germany
March 21st Crossing Borders Festival (singing with friends from Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers)
March 14th, London Church concert in aid of Cirisis homlessness charity (details tbc)
March 2nd Ordinary Courage at Chelsea College of Arts, singing songs as part of this piece inspired by peaceful protest of those being colonised.
February 21st -23rd Song Fest, Stokesley , performing and giving workshops; a meditation with song and a ‘family ‘peace songs session’

2019

December into January 2020- As last year I’m helping facilitate a New Year retreat inspired by the peace teachings of Plum Village – come for meditation, walks in nature, vegan food, singing, songs, poems, stories, reflections on the year and looking ahead – rates on a scale to your means – please message for more.
December 6th first sharing of album More The Love That’s Given at Westminster Friends Meeting House – a thanks to friends who have encouraged my album over the last 2 years – message me for more details
October 14th Shift Exhibition, St Lawrences Church Stroud
October 12th Social Arts Festival – London
October 1st, Garden Museum -London (seed workshop with a song or two at the end with my friend gardener and songwriter with Yona, Josh Donaldson)
September 12th- 15th Wake Up Your Artist Autumn retreat, EIAB, Germany
September 6th Festival Of Resistance at the Arms Fair, Excel Centre
September 2nd ‘No Faith In War’ protest at the Arms Fair, Excel Centre
August 6-17th Wake Up Earth Festival at Plum Village, France
July 29th supporting Aboutabear, hosted by Grove Park*
July 26th supporting Aboutabear, Bournemouth
July 21st BBC6’s Fresh On The Net music night, Jackson Lane Arts Centre, London
July 15th Extinction Rebellion, at Courts of Justice, Polly Higgins Memorial and water ceremony
July 6th – Stroud Sacred Music Festival
June 29th Letsome Gardens Community, Camberwell
June 20th – Extinction Rebellion protest picnic, Natural History Museum
May 26th – Garden day and fire/open mic at Grove Park*(see below)
May 25th – Singing before DANCE climate, endangered demo, Barclays Bank London.
April 15th Singing with Extinction Rebellion Families Group Marble Arch
April 14th Interfaith Vigil and walk to mark the beginning of Extinctions (International) Rebellion
April – 1 week Arts retreat Wake Up Your Artist for 16-35 year olds at the EIAB in Germany/ Refugee Crowdfunder for the retreat
March 30th Let’s Make Some Noise Waterloo Action Centre, London, a morning for families involved in the upcoming Extinction Rebellion actions, I’ll be there leading some singing.
February 2nd Winter Warmer Be-in afternoon of songs, stories and poems inspired by the peace work of the Plum Village Community ,I’m co-hosting- all welcome. Quaker House Westminster
January 26th St James’s Church in Islington, playing at friend Tom’s charity concert in aid of homelessness
New Year retreat, I’m helping facilitate a retreat inspired by Plum Village – come for meditation, walks in nature, vegan food, singing, songs, poems, stories, reflections on 2018 and looking into 2019 – rates on a scale to your means – please message for more.

2018

New Year retreat, 28th – 1st (see above)
December 9th Pilgrimage with Wild Church and St Ethelberger’s Centre for Peace, Totnes, do write a note for more details
December 6th George Tavern London with Yona and Eli Cavajal
December 1st ‘Be In’ Afternoon of peace inspired music, song and story with the London Plum Village Community, Quaker Meeting House, Westminster
October 28th Grove Park* Community Garden day and fireside open mic
October 27th Wake Up London Continuation evening – I’ll be hosting a night of songs, poems and stories inspired by the peace work of Plum Village, Quaker Meeting House, Westminster
August 24th – 27th Greenbelt Festival (Healing song workshop and songs Sunday in The Grove)
August 18h – 25th Quaker Junior Gathering (A Quaker week for young people – on staff team doing workshops, such a lovely week if you have young people who may benefit I wanted to add it here)
August 10th – 17th Wake Up Earth Retreat Plum Village France (shall just be there with my guitar!)
July 18th – 22nd Buddhafield festival (walking meditation with Wake Up and songs in the Glade)
July 6th – 7th Stroud Sacred Music Festival (Healing song workshop)
July 1st Catholic Worker Refugee Farm Fundraiser festival
June 18th – 24th Grove Park Refugee week garden opening*
June 3rd BBC Introducing Stage at The Great Estate Festival
May 25th – 28th YFGM (Young Quaker weekend) Workshop on rest
May 19th Roots Into Reverence – Firle Church

*Grove Park is the community house I live in London, we have a community garden that hosts events – if you would like to know more or come and visit and lend a hand please send a mail