I started writing this entry whilst sat on a train with a peanut butter sandwich I’d just pulled out of my bag, wrapped in tin foil from home like a kid with a packed lunch. It made me laugh a little to myself and remember that when I actually was a kid, I’d imagined that at the point in my life I’m at now, I’d most definitely have a very successful music career and a very, very glamorous life. Meanwhile here I am with my packed lunch, counting the change in my purse and igno

Well would you look at that? As it turns out, it wasn’t just my best friends that read my first ever blog entry. Lots of other people did too, and you’ve said lovely, positive, encouraging things .. so, thank you so much if you were one of them. Looks like this might become a regular thing! My reason for starting to write these posts is that I wanted to share a little glimpse into what I’m working towards at the moment and how I ended up here. Along the way I’m going to share

So after starting this a couple of times and then wimping out, I’m finally here writing my first public blog post. Because .. Well, I feel like I have a lot to say at the moment. But first, in the event that anyone other than my best friends reads this (hey guys) .. I’ll start off by sharing a little bit about how I got here .. I’m Clare Dove, I write songs and I live in London (for now .. more on that later). Like a lot of songwriters I got into the industry because I was pu