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Well first of all, I have to share the news of the neck break on my trusty "Gold Top" . . . . . Yes on opening the guitar case in Norway to find a broken Les Paul was not…

"Leave it to a man called Smith"

Many many years ago I owned a Gordon Smith guitar, A GS1 to be exact. After a pub conversation about guitars that I had enjoyed the most and then regretted selling, the…

I want to thank all fans who have sent me a birthday greeting to my site and my Facebook page yesterday.

It is truly overwhelming! . . . . Thank you!

I just love playing live, I love being on the road, I've missed it . . . . . so glad to be back touring let me tell you!

Anyways let's have a quick catch-up. The annual Smokie charity…

I enjoy reminiscing and taking a look back and the year that has just passed. 2017 for me was another year of milestones achieved and I continue to live the dream of playing music for a living. 

Quite literally…

Anyone who buy a CD from the website over the next week, will get them signed by Mick . . . . Go on! . . . makes a great Christmas present

Winter Happenings

In recent weeks, I've done gigs in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev as well as gigs in Romania and Poland. Mild climates not! . . . . but they are currently surprisingly warm for the time of year…

I've always enjoyed my travel, whether near or far. This last week in Israel though, was particularly enjoyable, and I think will prove to be quite memorable.

I walk miles each day, not just for the sake of it…

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Well folks, I'm finally on a summer break from Smokie gigs. A nice well earned four week break and a chance to recharge the batteries as they say!

I play a lot of festivals in the summer, but the…

I took time out of the touring schedule to have a week back in the UK . . . . I love going to my own house, sleeping in my own bed, having Fish & Chips a Kebab, an Indian…

After last weekend, something made me think about the last couple of weeks on the road and how many places we had been?   I logged on to my KLM account to check if all my flights had been correctly…

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Summer finally here! . . . . Today I write a blog from a very nice hotel in Dortmund.  I thoroughly enjoy the summer festivals and travel is far and wide with what you could call quite…

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Well there you have it . . . another year gone by, and it’s true what they say; as you get older they seem to go quicker. 
  
This year coming I enter my 21st year as lead guitarist of…

I’ve already put weight on folks just looking at the food in the shopping bags . . . Yes it’s that time of year again! 
  
I will have an end of year blog next week to reflect on 2016…