It is said that “to travel is better than to arrive”, but I’d have to disagree on this one fateful occasion that found me taking a thirty nine and a half hour journey home from the west coast of Norway to Inverness. Leaving Ronja Arena on the island of Sandsoy, our boat took everyone back to our hotel in Ulsteinvik and then hit the high seas to Ålesund, arriving after one in the morning. From there I was met by a lady in a Tesla who was tasked with driving me to Oslo Airport

My most asked question, after Who is Alice?”, is about recording new songs. I would love to say that Smokie have dreamed up and recorded...

Arriving in Stockholm on Sunday 16th March brought a chilling reminder of how touring was brought to an end on 12th March 2020, the day...

I’ve just realised it’s been some time since I wrote a blog and I missed reporting some of our greatest adventures, including the sell...

I used to wonder why we don’t do more gigs in Austria. Each time we played here we loved being in this country and wanted to reach out to...

Last weekend I saw old friends from all parts of Europe and Scandinavia, all of whom descended on Hamburg to hear Smokie perform. They...

As is the case in all industries, the music business is still dealing with the aftermath of effects of the 2020 pandemic. Had it not...

It’s always good to take a break to refresh yourself and return with new energy. However, our last break was a little on the long side...

It seems early for an end of year break but that’s what we now have, giving us plenty of time for other ventures before resuming in...

After a whirlwind tour of Germany there can be little doubt in the minds of those who attended regarding who is the real Smokie. Both...

Throughout the whole of my thirty five years in Smokie there has been one country where we could always tour and that is Ireland. We saw...

In 1989, after reaching the top of the charts in Norway, Smokie began touring Germany with the Oldies Shows. We were new boys on the...

It’s been a long time since we did a multi country trip but this is how we are ending our summer tour in 2023. Gone are the days when we...

Daylight, sunlight, eager crowds - what else can you possibly need to make concerts enjoyable? At this time of year I prefer to stay well...

It’s festival season and we have the best weather as an accompaniment. Just being back in Norway is enough to put a smile on your face...

Nowhere in Smokie’s history has been more important to us than Ireland. The disco trend of the late eighties led to a change in the way...

The success of Smokie’s albums in the late 1980’s in Norway laid the groundwork for other associated territories, Iceland being one of...

We have come to the end of a very intense working period that has seen us doing twenty percent of our year’s work in a single month,...

Success in Norway in the late 1980’s led to its Scandinavian neighbours taking notice of Smokie with our first stable line up since...

Back in 1998 Smokie played so many shows in Sweden that it looked like we were in danger of over playing a market that meant so much to...