Olive Simpson - Singer and Writer

One of the clearest, loveliest

voices in the world

Gramophone

Welcome

Thank you for visiting my website and welcome to my world of words and music.

My aim is simply to entertain you via a selection of my favourite songs on my CD Anyone for Music? and my random observations on the joys and sorrows of life as a musician in 21st Century London in Molly’s Musings and Well Fancy That!

Anyone for Music?

After many years of being the slightly anonymous soprano with some wonderful vocal groups, I finally got around to recording a solo CD with my favourite accompanist – and here it is …

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Molly's Musings

An Irish Musician’s wry look at life in 21st Century London

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Random Musings

…on scaffolders and volume

In view of the present need for massive vocal projection in open air concerts when the amplification system suddenly fails, I think it is time to investigate the training methods at the renowned School for Scaffolders

…on technology

Against my better judgement I am trying it make sense of technology again today. What is Google +? I seem to have fallen into it because YouTube kept blocking my innocent wanderings through cyberspace in order to demand that I change my user name – and then refusing to allow me to oblige until I joined Google.

…on Andrew Scott's Hamlet

Today’s high winds meant that several tube stations were closed due to overcrowding. I was travelling to Highbury and Islington and many of the stations around Kings Cross were affected, so when we reached my chosen stop it took us a full twenty-five minutes to exit the station as we shuffled along endless platforms and corridors at snail’s pace.

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