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My First Visit To Banbury – I Will Get My Coat!
My first full time job, at the tender age of 15, was working as a…
House Gigs: Playing In The Front Room, Patio Or Among The Flower Beds
After a folk club gig I was having a chat with a member of the…
Remembering Things Are Hard With Short Term Memory
I always forget to breath when I first start a gig. There are so many…
Grow Your Own Gig
Steve Knightley is a Singer Songwriter based in the South West of the UK and…
Welcome to Bill Bates website
When someone asks me what sort of music I play I usually say folk music…
Heathcote Studio
“Heathcote Studio record artists on an invitation only basis. They are usually world famous “A”…
As I fell off my roof, I remember thinking, “Louise is going to kill me!”.
Every now and again I visit an Hypnotherapist. His name is Peter Delves and he helps…
Great Uncle Arthur Bates And Queen Victoria
The Brexit debate reminds me of my Great Uncle Arthur Bates who, in July 1850,…
Searching Your Family Tree Is Like Searching In A Forest, In The Dark, At Night, Without A Torch, Wearing A Blindfold.
The conversation with my mum went something like this….. ME: “Mum, would you help me…
Standing Stones Impress Me So Much. I Think They Were Some Kind Of Ancient Folk Festival Where Prehistoric Folkies Would Entertain Each Other.
Louise and I recently visited Avebury Henge in Wiltshire, which must be one Britain’s truly…
I Found A 78 Record Recorded By My Great, Great Granddad. He Was A Rubbish Singer!
I have just come down from my loft and discovered loads of old 78 records…
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