29-Jun-2010 NEWS   Hi everyone, I just want to thank those of you who have sent me kind and complimentary emails over the last couple of months. My apologies for not replying but I've been ill with a severe bout of Hooping Cough since February. I'm nearly recovered now and I'll be out gigging again in a couple of months. I will be playing a festival in Rochdale on September 9th - all details will be posted here soon. I'm off to the Montreux Jazz Festival for the next few days but I promise to reply to your emails when I return next week.