Rachel debuted her new show, Once Upon a Piano Bar, at The Red Hedgehog in London in October. In that show, she revisits her piano bar days in the 1990s, and sings a whole range of songs, from Gershwin to Billy Joel, with much else besides. And you can now see and hear her in full fli

Following the success of Rachel’s sold-out cabaret show in North London in October, she’s been invited to return to The Red Hedgehog on Saturday 6 December! There are just a few tickets left, so be quick….

There were no spare seats at all at my gig at The Red Hedgehog last night! In fact there were people standing at the back. And the show was a blast! Couldn’t have hoped for a more responsive and fabulous audience. There was a real buzz in the room – and I don’t mean

I’m delighted to be bringing my new solo-cabaret show to The Red Hedgehog in North London, in October. Among others there’ll be songs by Kate Bush, ABBA, Elton John, Bob Seger, Pete Seeger, Gershwin, Tom Lehrer, Blossom Dearie, and of course Billy Joel, the ultimate ‘

Well, after covering for 5 weeks last term conducting the Muswell Hill Popchoir, after the summer hols I was asked to take up the role and be their ongoing conductor! I very happily said yes, and am loving the weekly rehearsals. Kudos to these singers – they don’t have mus

I was delighted to be asked to interview Radio 3 broadcaster and proud Cornishman Petroc Trelawny recently. Petroc’s written a book called Trelawny’s Cornwall which is part memoir, part history, and a fascinating read. I read it while down in Devon for the Appledore Book F

It was a joy to be involved in a show organised by impressionist, actor and poet Alistair McGowan this summer. Its purpose was to raise funds in support of Mortimer Forest, the thousand hectare forest which straddles the Shropshire and Herefordshire border. Initially Alistair had aske

It’s autumn 2024, and I’ve just led the 39th Better Than Therapy evening for a group of super-keen amateur singers in North London! Since 2015, I’ve been Musical-Director-at-the-piano for these song nights, leading the singers through a carefully-curated list of song

Yesterday a bus whizzed by with a huge poster on its side, advertising Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice (2024 version), with music by Danny Elfman. I paused for a moment, thinking of the sessions in Abbey Road’s huge Studio One a few months ago, when I was part of a team of singer

I have been LOVING conducting the Muswell Hill Popchoir this past few weeks! Popchoir founder Helen contacted me at the start of June to ask if I could lead the choir until the end of term. Luckily I was able to park my usual Wednesday night commitment, to step into the role of Muswel