Launch fizz
photo: Ian MerryfieldWe had a fantastic launch party. Thanks to all of you who came. More photos soon.
View ArticleCompetition!
I’ve received a couple of photographs of the book being enjoyed which are inspiring me to run a competition. The best photograph received by the end of the tour (end of November) wins a free CD of your...
View ArticleAt Sweet Milonga, Gouda
The scene just before my DJ set at the Sweet Milonga in Gouda, NL.
View ArticleGoing Dutch
Tango Stories: Musical Secrets is featured in the latest issue of the Dutch tango magazine La Cadena (issue 172). Click the image for a high resolution pdf version of the article. The article in La...
View ArticleIn the German blogosphere
The German language tango blog Tango plauderei (“Tango chat”) has reviewed the book, provoking an extensive commentary from the Zurich based tango DJ Christian Tobler. My German is non-existent, but...
View ArticleTango Stories around the world
Well done Japan, Russia, Belgium, Iceland and Czech Republic for getting on the map! They join South Korea and Singapore, where my friend Royce Chau successfully brought the book in the recent festival...
View ArticleBook photos – the winners!
The tour is over, the photos are in, and we have some worthy winners for our competition! The winning photo comes from Tom Pringle who took the book with him to India. Here he is floating in in the...
View ArticleIn Munich
Recently I visted Munich at the invitation of Theresa Faus of Bailongo. Theresa also gives music seminars so she had asked me for some more advanced topics. The lectures were over three days and we had...
View ArticleOn having an opinion
Writing the book was an experience of being in flow and I never really thought about what the public reaction might be. As I approached publication time, I asked a few people to review the book....
View ArticleTango Stories goes west
This year my schedule has been almost entirely international and I now have three dates coming up on the other side of the pond: Jul 11-14, DJ-ing, music seminar TTX 2013, Toronto Canada Dec 28:...
View ArticleTango Stories launching in German in October!
I’m excited to announce that “Tango Stories” will be launching in German in October! There has been a lot of interest in the book in Germany, which is a nation with a strong book culture. German was...
View ArticleTango-Geschichten: Was die Musik Erzählt
Here is the German cover: As you can see we are colour coding the language versions. English is teal, German is green, and we have more planned. I think my designer has done a really good job adapting...
View ArticleGerman launch party
The launch party is confirmed for Saturday 5th October in Berlin. This is taking place within Berlin’s first ever Musical Secrets festival, organised by Ines Moussavi at La Berlinesa. Ines has invited...
View ArticleBook launch – Berlin
We had a beautiful evening at La Berlinesa with the launch of the book and also the DJ Jam session as part of the Musical Secrets Festival. Thank you to everyone who made it possible.
View ArticleViel Freude beim lesen der Tangogeschichten
Viel Freude beim lesen der Tangogeschichten: I hope you enjoy these stories.
View ArticleGerman edition now listed on the VLB
The German edition of the book is now listed on the Verzeichnis lieferbarer Bücher (VLB), which is the German register of books in print. This means it can be ordered from any bookshop in Germany,...
View ArticleTango-Geschichten to be featured on OE1 (Austrian national radio)
The Austrian national radio station Ö1 (OE1) will feature Tango-Geschichten on their international music programme Spielräume (“Travels”) (daily 17:30-18:00). The programme is hosted by Renate...
View ArticleTango Masters: Aníbal Troilo
I am delighted to announce a new book about Aníbal Troilo, the first in the English language. The book will be launched on the Centenary of his birth on 11.07.2014. The book follows in the vein of...
View ArticleTroilo book available to order
The book is ready and is now available to order. Please note that the book is not yet in our hands – you’ll have to wait just a bit longer to get your copy.
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