Welcome to my stream of consciousness; the home of my long format thoughts. I present Up The Trent Without A Paddle podcast with my co-host Kleon Bewley and I’ve previously taken on the roles of music reviewer/blogger, radio DJ, video content creator, musician and social media manager. To keep up to date with the podcast and snippets of my day to day activities, be sure to follow my socials and come here to read my more detailed thoughts.
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I Made It Into The Local Paper
READ ALL ABOUT IT! I was asked if I could be interviewed for The Sentinel, our local newspaper, at the weekend and it was printed in today’s edition. You can have a read below. Just give it a click to open it in a new tab and make it bigger. Featured Image by Tim Mossholder Read more
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Is A Formal Education Still Worth It?
After having twelve months away from studying, I am now looking into it again with the intention of diving into a Masters in Music Business. However, in an era where knowledge is just a click away, I’m starting to question whether a traditional formal education is still relevant. As someone who pursued a music degree, Read more
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No Energy Left To Hope
I don’t know what it was or why it was this last weekend but reading news articles about the current ongoings in Gaza really hit me hard. I’ve been quite vocal on the podcast on my feelings about the events over the last twelve months but no matter which side of the fence you sit Read more
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The Podcast Is Dead, Long Live The Podcast.
After 10 years, I’ve decided to distance myself from the username that I’ve had across all of my social media platforms and the name of my podcast, Shingler’s List. I explained in my last blog post where the name originated for me and it’s obvious links to the movie Schindler’s List. As I’ve progressed in Read more
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The Origin of My Name, ‘Shingler’s List’
It’s no big secret and/or it’s easy to connect where the name ‘Shingler’s List’ came from. My name is David Shingler. My surname sounds very similar to that of Oskar Schindler (1908-1974), a man who is recognised for having saved the lives of 1,200 Jews during the Holocaust by hiring them to work at his Read more
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My Time At The Open University
The 26th January 2019 was the first day of five years, five months and 28 days of doing something that I should have done twenty-two years ago. It was the first day that work commenced on a feet first decision that I made just a few short months earlier, the decision to obtain a music Read more
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