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Mar 24
1 min

'Morning Dawn' on Eastenders 35th anniversary finale

The track 'Morning Dawn', which I wrote with Michael Price and Nick Hill for our album 'Warm Piano', was used as the closing track in the...

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Simon Rushby

Sep 12, 2019
4 min

Beautiful Indonesia

I spent just over five weeks in this amazing country early in 2019, four in the bustling capital, Jakarta, a relaxing weekend on the isla...

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Simon Rushby

May 27, 2019
1 min

Hong Kong 2018

Time I caught up! In October and November 2018 I spent five weeks working in Hong Kong, my second trip to one of my favourite places. As w...

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Simon Rushby

Sep 24, 2018
4 min

Turkey - part 3: Fethiye to Aydin

The third and final part of my travelogue of a 7-week tour of Turkey in April/May 2018. After four really beautiful days surrounded by th...

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Simon Rushby

Jul 7, 2018
6 min

Turkey - part 2: Adana to Fethiye

Part 2 of my travelogue of a 7-week tour of Turkey in April/May 2018. The week in Adana was very comfortable in a nice hotel and though l...

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Turkey - part 1: Ankara to Adana via Istanbul

Simon Rushby

Jun 4, 2018
5 min

Turkey - part 1: Ankara to Adana via Istanbul

I'm recently back from a 7-week tour of Turkey. I visited 10 towns and cities and learned so much about a country I had never been to bef...

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Simon Rushby

Mar 9, 2018
2 min

Against all odds

Over the past few weeks I've had the pleasure of traversing the UK listening to lots of young musicians as I assist with the recruitment ...

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Simon Rushby

Mar 1, 2018
2 min

Why every child should do Music

Those in music education - whether in schools or as private teachers - will be only too aware of the perception that fewer children seem ...

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Simon Rushby

Feb 18, 2018
1 min

New shiny website!

After lots of procrastination I've finally sat down and redesigned the website at www.simonrushby.com. It's all still in its early design...

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