Older, obviously! But I'm talking about taking a conscious, deliberate decision to take on a role. I mean to bring all your resources, garnered over a long and eventful lifetime, to bring these resources to bear intentionally in an attempt to guide, advise and simply accompany others in the community. What might this look like? I'm learning as I go, but now I'm 60 I am making this conscious decision every passing day as I enter the final third of my life. Over the years I've lived in three...

Your what?! It was the first time I'd ever been asked the question: what is your export strategy? It was part of the application for performing at the Vienna Waves festival, and I thought 'huh - good question!' So I started to write, and this is what came out. It might not be what was expected, but it made me think about the deeper issues of being a performer abroad in the world, and about the impacts we have. In some ways it's a question of balance, between the inevitable physical impact...

July, 2025, and it is now confirmed: Martin John Milner & The Need are playing! Not once, but twice, on Sat. 5th (6pm) and Sun. 6th...