Those of you who are on my mailing list got a complete update recently with more news of the tour of the US and also Central America.

Since then the newest development is a new meditation video produced by John Elliot. You can view it at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHjuawcmndI

In addition to that I played my first performances in New York City… Well, I was born here, but for the past thirty years I have been living abroad…

So it was quite a lot of fun to play an “Open Mike” at the Sidwalk Cafe in the East Village of Manhattan. I used to live in this neighborhood 40 years ago. It was quite a dangerous place in those days but today it has become “gentrified” (the poor and troubled people have been pushed out) and is quite a hip area. I only was able to play one song, “As the World Spins Around” but got a great response: the whole audience was singing along.

Two days later I went to another cafe, this time Tillies of Brooklyn, and again performed at an “Open Mike” evening. (This time I was able to play two songs). I got a round of applause for the songs and also got a round of applause when I mentioned that I was actually born in Brooklyn.

I look forward to more gigs in NYC, and hopefully I will get more time to perform in the future.