From September 2026, Dan will join the teaching team at the Craven Academy of Modern Music.

Alongside teaching bass guitar to children and adults, he'll also be working with bands to develop the musical and collaborative skills that help ensembles…

A new visual companion for The Rake's Regress will premiere later this month.

Rather than a conventional music video, the project offers a cinematic accompaniment to the song, drawing inspiration from William Hogarth's famous series of paintings while reflecting the…

Dan recently joined Candacraig on bass guitar and backing vocals for their appearance at Soundle Festival in Oundle.

The performance reunited Dan with Martin Nicholls and Sharon Cannings, alongside new keyboard player Marty Brown, for a show at one of…

Following a series of successful sessions in Headingley, Troubadour will return to The Triangle in Shipley this August for a special songwriter showcase.

Hosted by Dan McGlade and Si Bristol, Troubadour brings together original songwriters and audiences in an informal…

The L☿rds of MisRule have begun a run of rehearsals ahead of their headline appearance at Kettlewell Festival this July.

Alongside revisiting existing - and introducing new - material, the band has been refining its live setup and exploring ways…

Work continues on the forthcoming Lords of MisRule EP, including development of the track Escape From Monte Carlo.

Recent sessions have focused on arrangement and orchestration, with plans emerging for live string recording as part of the final production…

Alongside ongoing performance and recording work, Dan McGlade has recently begun further study in composition through ThinkSpace Education, an online academy specialising in music for film, television and games.

The courses focus on practical composition techniques, orchestration and industry-focused…

Troubadour returns to The Vinyl Whistle in Headingley on Sunday 14 June, continuing its growing series of songwriter-focused sessions.

Hosted by Dan McGlade and Si Bristol, Troubadour brings together performers and audiences in an informal setting centred around original songs…

Work is ongoing on the next EP from The Lords of MisRule, with current focus on developing Escape From Monte Carloin demo form.

Building on experience from the first EP, the band is taking a more self-contained approach to…

The second Troubadour songwriter session will take place at The Vinyl Whistle in Headingley, following a strong opening night last month.

Hosted by Dan McGlade, Troubadour brings together songwriters and audiences in a relaxed, attentive setting, with a focus on…

Work has begun on the next EP from The Lords of MisRule, with writing and demo sessions currently underway.

The first track in development, Escape From Monte Carlo, has already featured in recent live sets and is now being…

I’m delighted to be joining the Rock Vixen Theatre Show — a full-scale live production led by Sharon Cannings and Martin Nicholls.

The show brings together some of the best female-fronted rock songs of the last fifty years, performed by…

A new monthly songwriter session, Troubadour, is launching at The Vinyl Whistle in Headingley.

Hosted by Dan McGlade and Si Bristol, the event brings together songwriters and performers in an informal, collaborative setting, with a focus on original material…

February brought The L☿rds of MisRule’s first-ever Leeds gig at The Fox & Newt — a proper milestone for us.

We were invited to play for the the launch of a new album by Captain Wilberforce, led…

A small but very welcome development on the Songwriter Showcase front…

Simon has been chatting with the team at Vinyl Whistle in Headingley, and they’ve very kindly offered us a regular monthly slot — the second Sunday of every…

On 28th February, Fakespeare opened…

…and I had one of my favourite musical experiences: sitting in the audience, quietly watching ideas that once lived only in notebooks and hard drives come alive in front of you.

A charming, talented…

The L☿rds Of MisRule showreel is now out in the world.

Theatrical storytelling, swaggering guitars, and a proper sense of occasion.

If you’re curious what The L☿rds  do on stage — here it is:
https://youtu.be/99VaWFYPfic

A huge shout out to…

We’ve just finished our first proper live video showreel, and we’re giving it a small but definite moment.

It’s The L☿rds Of MisRule as we actually present ourselves on stage — loud, theatrical, and built for live rooms.

Premieres Thursday…

Rehearsals have begun for our first-ever Leeds gig, supporting Captain Wilberforce at the Fox & Newt on Saturday 21st February.

It's a lovely bit of narrative symmetry, given where Mike and I first crossed paths all those years ago…

The L☿rds Of MisRule's first video showreel premieres online on Thursday 12th February at 7:30pm.

Log-in details below for those who’d like to watch along: https://youtu.be/99VaWFYPfic 

Mike and I will be on poised and ready in the chat for…

Over in theatre-land, I’m delighted (and quietly relieved) to report that all the main musical themes for Fakespeare are now written — and, crucially, that writer/director Stuart Fortey likes them.

I’m now deep into arranging the material for period…

The Lords of MisRule showcase video is finished, and we’re all extremely pleased with how it’s turned out.

Huge thanks to Johnny LaThangue of Birdy Films, ably assisted by Darren Ellis, who’ve given it a look that…

On 21st February, The L☿rds of MisRule play our first ever Leeds gig, supporting Captain Wilberforce at the Fox & Newt.

This one feels significant for two reasons:

1. I’ve played Leeds many times over the years…

I’m currently composing the original score for Fakespeare, a new theatre production written and directed by Stuart Fortey.

The play switches between the 15th and 18th centuries, offering an exciting musical challenge that allows me to explore…