Welcome to my blog! Follow along with my musical journey, find out what events I’ve been playing at, and what I’m working on at the moment!
Cairo
7th November 2023 The inspiration for the song probably comes from watching the Mummy, the best action comedy to come out of the 90s, hands down. I was always taken by the sense of adventure, of endless possibilities but, also, that this great city is both the culmination, and the jumping off-point, of civilization. At…
3 songs I’ve been listening to on repeat
23rd October 2023 Right, what songs have I been listening to? The first song that’s been driving my good lady wife to distraction is Eileen Óg, by the Mary Wallopers. I first heard it years ago in a folk club in Reading, but unfortunately I never caught the name of the title and could only…
Minnesota
9th October 2023 Minnesota started with me messing around with a chord progression and a few snatches of melody and, having listened to Coulter Wall’s fantastic “The Devil wears a suit and tie” on repeat for about a week, it’s no surprise that my character ended up heading down the 61 too. Now, I confess…
September Roundup
2nd October 2023 Well hello there, and welcome to my first monthly roundup! I had a great time working on the refresh and working towards my extended slot at The Blue Lamp, and want to use this space to reflect on everything I’ve done over the last month and set out my intentions for the…
Time for a Refresh
Back in the first lockdown of 2020 I was a teacher who suddenly found myself with a lot of free time on my hands. I had been wanting to take music more seriously for a long time so I decided to take the opportunity to build myself a website and social media presence and dip…
Welcome to my New Website!
5th September 2023 Welcome to my new website! My name is Alex Cummings and I’m a folk and country musician based in Aberdeen. I was brought up on the Wirral where a love for the folk tradition was instilled in me from an early age by my grandpa. I’ve had the pleasure of playing at…
Alex Cummings Music 