A Musician’s Journey through Songs, Stories & Life
I’m a guitarist, singer-songwriter, and travel writer with over 30 years of experience across performance, production, and storytelling.
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Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review: Worth it in 2026?
Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s Review. Is this the best affordable Les Paul you can buy? Before we get into it, let’s look at the Epiphone Les Paul Standard 60s specs. The Les Paul™ Standard 60s models from Epiphone’s new Inspired by Gibson™ Collection recreate the sound of 1960s era Les Pauls. Featuring a classic…
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The Golden Age of the Video Game Arcade: 1987
Welcome back to 1987, with this year’s long list of classic arcade games being impossible to detail in a single article. Here are some of my favourites. 1987 was a turning point for me and my fascination with the video game arcade. It had been a place of comfort for a good chunk of my…
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BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier Review
The BOSS Katana 50 Guitar Amplifier IS the best guitar-related purchase I’ve ever made. Why? Let me explain. Is the BOSS Katana 50 loud enough to gig with? The question that everyone’s asking. Simple answer… ABSOLUTELY!. That’s on the 50W mode, clean channel, gain just less than half, volume the same, and master maxed. In…
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Goa : A Lesson In Life – Second Edition. Out NOW!
A BIG day! Originally realised back in 2017. My debut book, Goa : A Lesson in Life receives a long-overdue edit, professional cover, long-lost images, and an extra chapter, bringing my story to a close and up to date. So, what’s it all about? Back in August 2006, I visited Goa, India. A trip that…
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100th Blog Post : My Blogging Journey so far
Today I reached the milestone of my 100th blog post after almost two years of blogging. Here’s the story of ‘The Blogging Musician’ so far… I’ve loved every minute of blogging, it’s allowed me to tap into something I hadn’t explored and exercised since school: The gift of expression through the English language. For most of…
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Goa : A Lesson In Life – The Audiobook. Available Free on Amazon Now!
My debut publication, Goa: A Lesson in Life is now available in audiobook format to own for FREE on Amazon. Back in August 2006 I visited Goa, India. A trip that affected my outlook on life, views on my country, and my attitude towards others of all backgrounds. In 2015, I finally decided to put down…
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1000 Followers!
The Blogging Musician has now reached 1000 Followers! Thank you to each and everyone of you for following my blog. I have new instalments of my travel blogs A Postcard to Blackpool and Prague: The Musical City coming to you very soon. Music-wise, they’ll be brand new episodes of Acoustic Corner and the next entry in my…
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Welcome to my Reverbnation page!
For a more focused look into my music, please visit me on Reverbnation. This dedicated music page contains a growing collection of songs and videos, both solo and as part of Harson Robkus with Dave Robson. Let me know what you think and don’t forget to join my mailing list for all the latest updates.…
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Goa : Lesson in Life – The Audiobook
Audiobook version of ‘Goa : Lesson in Life’ coming very soon! Over the past few weeks I’ve been working closely with producer Chiquito Joaquim Crasto to put together the audiobook version of Goa : A Lesson in Life. I’m really looking forward to be releasing my work into an exciting marketplace I know very little about!…
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Goa : A Lesson In Life receives its first Amazon 5 Star Review!
My debut publication , ‘Goa : A Lesson In Life’ has received its first 5 Star Review on Amazon.co.uk! By Glyn Hargreaves on 5 Mar. 2017 Utterly mesmerizing read…. Absolutely loved this book.. As an avid lover of Goa, this book took me on one mans adventure to the land of paradise… Its the perfect…
