Previously Appearing at Wickham was...
Ewan McLennan
Ewan McLennan has, in a short space of time, come to be known as a guitarist at the forefront of his generation; a troubadour, balladeer and storyteller cut in the old style; a singer that can move audiences with his passion and pathos; and a songwriter for whom social justice is still a burning issue.
By the time he began playing the folk and acoustic music clubs around Britain in 2010 he’d already been playing music for years – guitar and piano and all kinds of styles but with a strong interest in folk songs.
http://www.ewanmclennan.co.uk/
Recent Facebook Posts
This from Richard Horton, editor of the Lancet medical journal, is a damning indictment of the Government's response to #coronavirus. There seems to have been grave errors made. There are too many unanswered questions.
www.theguardian.com
The warnings from China and Italy were loud and clear. But politicians and their advisers wasted valuable time – and lives will be lost as a result, says Richard Horton, editor of The LancetThe waves of disruption could be the thing that slays the beast, one thing is for sure, nothing will be the same again
I am totally perplexed by the response of the British government to #coronavirus. Why was herd immunity pursued for so many vital days? Why was testing & tracing abandoned so early on? Why has response been so at odds with almost every other country & World Health Organization (WHO)?
I have seen no satisfactory answer to any of these questions or explanations as to why the government have u-turned on them so late in the day.
The official advice has been and continues to be persistently vague, contradictory, and light touch. Scenes of bustling pubs last night and a packed London underground today, amid the escalating crisis, suggest a serious failure of government.
I agree completely, Ewan McLennan I'm looking forward to when you can do concerts again. I had hoped to go to the one in Crouch End last week, but decided to avoid crowds because of the coronavirus. I hope that while you have this time off from touring you can have a lovely time with your family and write some inspiring songs for the rest of us.
The UK seems to be on a decade long programme of self-harm.. if the govt doesn't do it's job then I guess the community has to take it's own measures. My prayers are with you all ❤
If anyone wants to give bumbling Boris the benefit of the doubt you could argue he was overly optimistic. I suspect the party of business was overly concerned about business and not concerned enough about vulnerable people. With so many people under 60 with underlying heath problems, perhaps they've twigged that what's best for most people is also good for business in the long term. Or maybe they've decided they don't want to go down in history as the most callous and unprepared government modern Britain has ever known. Mind you they've still got some catching up to do.
Not too different here in Australia unfortunately. Other countries have given us two approaches with two clear outcomes: A) everyone stay home -> flattening the curve B) mostly pretend everything is normal -> spread increases exponentially / people dying Government: "yeah... Let's go for B)! Definitely B)!" It's astounding really...
Yes it's all down to poor leadership. Maybe if we all stick our heads in the sand like Big Boris then we won't be able to catch the virus!
Without data from testing how can we know when things are improving? Or what's working? Friends abroad (China, Dubai) were getting stats updated regularly so they had a full picture for their area. It's really disappointingly shonky how this is being managed here...
UK is in for a solid beating
My upcoming gigs for March and April have all been cancelled, hopefully to be rescheduled soon.
As with so many other self-employed people, this is a worrying time with no prospect of earning money for the forseeable future.
You can support me and other musicians by buying our music direct from us. If you have my music already, how about sending an album to a friend? We're all going to need a lot of music in the coming weeks of social distancing and self-isolation.
I'm looking into doing an online gig and other ideas, will keep you posted.
In the meantime, thanks a lot for your support!
I love so many musicians that it is hard to send support to everyone (especially as some of us are ourselves struggling at the mo). My personal approach is to support the artists whose voices help us to understand our world in ways that might actually bring about change and which, frankly, as a society, we just cannot afford to lose. Please keep us all updated, Ewan, you are top of my list.
Latest album to be purchased as payday treat. 😊
yes mate, an online gig would be mazing! Hope you guys are OK xx
