https://www.mickparker.co.uk/home daily 1.0 2023-05-15 https://www.mickparker.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2020-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1590232940206-8EI85X9Q97BHC27LIHGL/MP%2Bon%2Btrain2%2B.jpg About - About My professional career began in 1973. My main instrument is the acoustic piano; I also play keyboards, synthesisers, and accordion. I have composed music in various visual contexts, films, television, advertisements and new media. I continue to produce recording projects for other artists, and I have my own recording studio. Click HERE for a more comprehensive CV. https://www.mickparker.co.uk/contact daily 0.75 2020-04-28 https://www.mickparker.co.uk/gallery daily 0.75 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/e17be85e-ba68-47f8-a26f-d7b306aeaac5/FNIMN+1.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1585920789721-4EMJ164FQ552CCVAJUYU/swaziland+1.JPG Gallery Swaziland musicians https://www.mickparker.co.uk/music daily 0.75 2024-01-05 https://www.mickparker.co.uk/railways daily 0.75 2020-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1590256183166-34TSA9JCK49KW0V69FPS/35008+Waterloo+April+1967.jpg Railways Waterloo, April 1967 - Merchant Navy 4-6-2 35008 "Orient Line" leaves Waterloo on a Bournemouth Express. Built in 1942 at Eastleigh and rebuilt in the fifties, this machine was scrapped in Wales sometime in 1968. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1590256348741-P0SX2ANX4C3TKR2M9E8M/80145+Waterloo+April+1967.jpg Railways Waterloo, April 1967 - 2-6-4T 80145 was on station pilot duty on a sunny day in April 1967; I'd love to go back in time with a digital camera.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1590256510455-U8LXOEUDBXH2BTOLCKU1/34060+Southampton+July+1966.jpg Railways Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 34060 "25 Squadron" at Southampton Central waiting to depart with an up (Waterloo) express, July 1966. The clocktower was a well-known landmark at this station, sadly no more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1590256653656-3LNUE64OASNX9N1QWNN8/34060+Salisbury+August+1967.jpg Railways 34060 at Salisbury shed , August 1967 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1590256828727-0BI13RDNUYIXOGHB0EWM/Brighton+Belle+Coulsdon+N+May+1967.jpg Railways Brighton Belle at Coulsdon North, May 1967. My Grandad was a regular driver on this turn, although I don't recall whether he was driving on this occasion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1590256919664-1OVENT7EXBB2LG6ZNFB0/34070+Manston+Barry+Jan+1968.jpg Railways 34070 Manston at Barry Scrapyard January 1968 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1590256997311-01V86GKGSKDFPVLPIVJL/Tokyo+Metro+August+2008.jpg Railways August 2008 - The Yamanote Line, Tokyo's equivalent of London's Circle Line, but overground. A great way of passing a morning on a single ticket, which takes you round the city. https://www.mickparker.co.uk/planes daily 0.75 2020-06-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1591349110278-UBHURR16C1P4N5NBA1S9/ZS-PTG+Johannesburg+1989.jpg Planes ZS-PTG at Johannesburg. After an overnight flight Heathrow to Johannesburg via Cape Town, the final leg of the journey to Swaziland was in this piece of living history. DC3 ZS-PTG took most of the runway to get off the ground and I remember some pale faces among my travelling companions; others (inlcuding me with silly smile in this pic) were grinning broadly all the way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1591349227066-J0N7O3BK07ITIW6ZYCAB/JA+8598+-1993.jpg Planes JA 8598 - waiting at Tokyo Narita to board this bird for an overnight flight to London Heathrow, February 1993 https://www.mickparker.co.uk/cars daily 0.75 2020-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e84b72b6abdc0004975b7a9/1590255635788-NYWCM4XZ2E7FRU3II9YH/Anglia%2BIsetta.jpg Cars 352 VNO, 809 CLA - my first 3-wheeler meets my first 4-wheeler. The Ford Anglia was prone to rust, this one was no exception. 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