Another Fine Mess

  The Brand New album is now available! Eleven tracks recorded over the last year, Rob has called this his most honest album yet. Kicking off with ‘Heavenfield’, a driven acoustic song More »

 

Brazil

So I´m in Brazil, staying at a place called Cabo Frio with my mate Chris. One of the reasons we´re here is to help set up some sound equipment with some of the youth at a friends church. It´s been

A New Song To Download For Free!

New Music, More Dates and Video News Hello again! If you’re on my mailing list you will have had your free brand new songs download! It’s an MP3 of my new recording of an old Fanny Crosby hymn, Sunshine on

The Journey So Far – Rome

So there’s a thing… the pope has resigned a day after I get home from the Vatican. I don’t think I did anything to upset him. I was going to blog something about my trip to Rome, then the news

Godiva

I seem to have been caught up, in a small way, in the row about whether the Godiva Festival should be in the Memorial Park or the City Centre. Last year I suggested that over the Olympics we have a

Love Your Smile – BBC Radio 2

Starting the year with some good news. Radio 2 have been playing love your smile. To celebrate, we’re making it available to download for free

Immense News

As you may know, over the past year I’ve been going on about Ethiopia and the preschool project run by Global Care that reaches vulnerable kids in rural areas. I really do want to thank everyone who’s come along to

Listen to the Verger

An American friend of mine who helps pastor a church recently updated his facebook profile picture. It has him standing in front of an American flag holding an automatic rifle. His comment under the image is “Lock n load ”

Rob Halligan in Coventry on 21/06/13

The Poverty of Songs without Stagecraft

I went to a gig recently, something of an indulgence for me. I play a lot of shows, so to just go and listen and watch an artist or band doing their thing in the knowledge I wont be called

Hope And Social – The Hare And Hounds, Birmingham

The Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath, Birmingham is a dying breed. It’s one of those classic gigging pubs with dark corridors that lead to the live music room and speaker stacks that are floor to ceiling. Outside next to

2013 Festivals

Rob has been confirmed to play the Warwick and Bromyard Folk Festivals again next year after this years successful appearance on Bromyards main stage. Warwick and Bromyard are added to the list of next years festivals that already include the

Another Busy Bit and then a Breather

Crazy mad n’ busy at the moment which I guess is good. I’ve been doing a new show for Radio Plus, a once amonth thing interviewing an artist with a live audience and getting them to play a few songs.

The Talent Show Debate

I’m a proud git! I think that’s why I still do what I do. I’ve had that many people say to me over the year, “Ah, it’s just a fad. A phase you’re going through. Get it out of your

James Herring – A Place To Call Home

So, I was at the “Live At The Well” event in September (Paul Bell was excellent by the way), when this guy comes up to me and introduces himself as James Herring. He gave me a copy of his latest