A friend, and H4Life singer, Tina Pluchino is releasing a lovely album of mainly, self-penned songs, with some co-writes from songwriting friends, including yours truly.

Producing an album still remains an exciting thing for any songwriter to do. In terms of commercial possibilities though, most of us are happy if we manage to cover costs.

Most songwriters and performers would much to prefer to focus on the creative side of things, and I’m always impressed with those, some of whom play on our online shows, who manage to keep spun the many plates needing spinning, in order to earn a living from music. And yet they still remain incredibly creative! Amazing.

I personally used to shudder to hear my songwriting described as a hobby. It felt far more than that to me. But recently I have embraced that label, and consider myself lucky to be able to make music, but not depend upon it for a living.

I believe Homesong gigs have the wonderful facility to cater for both the professionals and the hobbyists. And the various in between stages. And yet all of us playing on the same stage. Not distant from the audience, or each other, but making our music together, out of love.

At the end of the day, a good song, is a good song.