Playing with friends

I live on the Ladder. The Harringay Ladder in Hornsey. It’s the edgier step brother of Crouch End. Rather than TV actors and stand up comedians, the ladder has more under-the-radar movers and makers. DJs, musicians, mixologist, promoters, make-up artists, and consultant nurses comprise our immediate neighbours. And the shouty guy opposite, but he’s always nice to us.

Right next door is Jo. Jo’s a singer. We first started working on my songs, Jo offering some backing vocals, but that quickly advanced to lead vocals, then I got side-lined from the mic almost completely. I would record something new, play it to my wife Bron, and she would say, why don’t you get Jo to sing it? The message was clearly signposted. Then Jo sent me a recording of her playing her ukulele, singing a song she wrote during the darker days of lockdown, and she asked if I’d be interested in arranging it for recording.

Here it is.

We’ve since lined up a few more songs which we’re slowly working on. Lot’s of work to do before Jo moves to the countryside next year!