This singer/songwriter from North Yorkshire has been busy over the years as evidenced by this box-set of his work that stretches back to 1993 and right up to the present, with the set taking in everything from early songs recorded on simple tape decks to more recent digital recording productions. The one constant is his ability to pen an affecting tune, with both strength and fragility on display as he documents the vagaries of his life that encompasses both the highs and lows. GM

Out now, self release