Sunday, February 05, 2012
I wrote this song, as with so many, on the boat on a classical guitar. I remember the writing process very well with this one, looking out of the window on a dark evening. I was also in a very dark place and writing this was part of the healing process.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
...and a nice new (old) home...
Heritage Marina in Kent Green, Scholar Green. Tomorrow I'm hoping to introduce Cosmos to a brand new concept, mains electricity!
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| View from a saloon window |
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| Cosmos under Mow Cop at Heritage Narrowboats |
Labels: Heritage Narrowboats, kent green, mow cop, scholar green
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Spring is in the air (and has been for some time).



The first chicks are around (no photos yet) and while Easter for many is when they start their first serious boating of the year for me it's when I often give Cosmos a major spring sorting out, sprucing up. This year should be the biggest ever as I'm intending to give her a major bit of an overhaul, inside and out. Meanwhile, the surroundings, as usual, are gorgeous :)P.S. The frayed rope is from where birds have been coming down and pulling pieces of rope out for nesting material - double :) :)
Labels: Spring boating
Friday, January 28, 2011
I'm Back! 2010 - No Posts!
I won't let it happen in 2011! I'm starting off with a music video. This is a load of photo's I took to one of my songs, "Back In The Real World". Recognise any of the canal-based settings?...
You can keep up to date with my musical goings on on My Music Blog
You can keep up to date with my musical goings on on My Music Blog
Friday, August 21, 2009
You spin me right 'round baby....

Well after years of boating with nothing stuck round my prop so seriously as to make me have to stop and weed it out from the hatch, I get 2 incidents within a couple of weeks....the last one was my fault - my back rope went into the prop...DOH!
....and earlier in the month I became closely acquainted with this keepnet...or what had been a keepnet.
....and earlier in the month I became closely acquainted with this keepnet...or what had been a keepnet.
Random hacking with a sharp knife did the trick eventually, though the metal parts took some time!
Labels: boating prop problems
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Video Of My New Band's Very First Public Performance at The Middlewich Boat and Folk Fest 2009
And this song's called "HumanKind"...
Labels: band, Middlewich folk and boat festival 2009 Jonathan Tarplee singer songwriter
Monday, July 06, 2009
My band playing at the Boat & Folk Festival!
Middlewich 2009, in the acoustic tent, watch waht is also this bands first ever gig playing "HumanKind" here
Labels: Middlewich folk and boat festival 2009 Jonathan Tarplee singer songwriter, new band
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Middlewich Boat and Folk Festival
I've been neglecting this blog mainly because of the increase in the amount of time my musical career is now consuming. Well I can combine my boating and musical life this month because of my appearance at one of boating and music's foremost summer events...
The Middlewich Boat and Boat Festival is in the top Ten music festivals in Britain (The Guardian) and is possibly the most family-friendly one as it has many other things going on besides the music including craft stalls, historic boats, boat horses, face-painting, floating gardens and so much more….see http://midfest.org.uk/mfab to give you some idea or you can see some piccies I took at last years event here.
I’ve been going to the festival as a punter on and off for many years and am really chuffed to bits to be playing for the first time this year. The schedule is as follows…
Midddlewich Boat & Folk Festival Appearances
Friday 19th June 8PM - Acoustic Tent, Main Field
Saturday 20 June 1 PM – Kings Lock, Lewin Street
Saturday 20 June 6 PM - Acoustic Tent, Main Field
My music website is here.
In addition;
Emma Burgess and Simon Taylor from the band may be playing with me at some or all of these shows…..stay tuned.
I may also put in an appearance in the open sessions at the White Horse on Sunday the 21st.
Be folk’n there!
J xxx
The Middlewich Boat and Boat Festival is in the top Ten music festivals in Britain (The Guardian) and is possibly the most family-friendly one as it has many other things going on besides the music including craft stalls, historic boats, boat horses, face-painting, floating gardens and so much more….see http://midfest.org.uk/mfab to give you some idea or you can see some piccies I took at last years event here.
I’ve been going to the festival as a punter on and off for many years and am really chuffed to bits to be playing for the first time this year. The schedule is as follows…
Midddlewich Boat & Folk Festival Appearances
Friday 19th June 8PM - Acoustic Tent, Main Field
Saturday 20 June 1 PM – Kings Lock, Lewin Street
Saturday 20 June 6 PM - Acoustic Tent, Main Field
My music website is here.
In addition;
Emma Burgess and Simon Taylor from the band may be playing with me at some or all of these shows…..stay tuned.
I may also put in an appearance in the open sessions at the White Horse on Sunday the 21st.
Be folk’n there!
J xxx
Labels: Middlewich folk and boat festival 2009 Jonathan Tarplee singer songwriter








