Notes From the Road with Adam Holmes Sat, 30 May 2026 08:47:42 +0100 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2618030 en-us © 2026 Notes From the Road with Adam Holmes yes 5d970df1-200d-51dc-8426-925910a4cdda Adam Holmes episodic false Notes From the Road is a quieter kind of podcast from Scottish songwriter Adam Holmes.


Voice notes, stories, songs and reflections recorded from old churches, backstage rooms, trains, roads and late nights after the show.


Small observations about music, fatherhood, attention, place and what it means to stay human in a loud world.


Not self-help.
Not productivity.
Just fragments from the road.


https://enterthesanctuary.net

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Adam Holmes https://storage.buzzsprout.com/jds8fpi8qhk5757lqe5i50j4lm67?.jpg Notes From the Road with Adam Holmes The Price of the Room with a View The Price of the Room with a View A few thoughts from a hotel balcony overlooking Edinburgh.

Looking across at Portobello, where I grew up, I found myself thinking about success, responsibility, fatherhood and the strange gap between the life we imagine and the person we have to become to live it.

Why do some people change and others stay stuck?

What is the real cost of getting what you want?

And why does so much of life come down to a willingness to make decisions, take responsibility and keep moving forwards even when it feels uncomfortable?

A reflection on growth, discomfort, raising a daughter and the price of the room with a view.

If this resonated with you, I've been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary.

https://enterthesanctuary.net

]]> A few thoughts from a hotel balcony overlooking Edinburgh.

Looking across at Portobello, where I grew up, I found myself thinking about success, responsibility, fatherhood and the strange gap between the life we imagine and the person we have to become to live it.

Why do some people change and others stay stuck?

What is the real cost of getting what you want?

And why does so much of life come down to a willingness to make decisions, take responsibility and keep moving forwards even when it feels uncomfortable?

A reflection on growth, discomfort, raising a daughter and the price of the room with a view.

If this resonated with you, I've been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary.

https://enterthesanctuary.net

]]> Adam Holmes Buzzsprout-19263957 Sat, 30 May 2026 08:00:00 +0100 602 1 4 full false The decision to keep living. The decision to keep living. A walk through Greyfriars Kirkyard after a big show in Edinburgh.

Thoughts on grief, fatherhood, touring, indecision and the strange weight of being alive.

A friend takes his own life.
A conversation in the car about how decisions are made.
The pressure of trying to build a meaningful life while staying present for the people you love.

And why I’ve started to believe that maybe there’s no perfect decision waiting somewhere in the future.

Maybe life is just the accumulation of small decisions to keep going.

If this resonated with you, I’ve been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary.

https://enterthesanctuary.net

]]> A walk through Greyfriars Kirkyard after a big show in Edinburgh.

Thoughts on grief, fatherhood, touring, indecision and the strange weight of being alive.

A friend takes his own life.
A conversation in the car about how decisions are made.
The pressure of trying to build a meaningful life while staying present for the people you love.

And why I’ve started to believe that maybe there’s no perfect decision waiting somewhere in the future.

Maybe life is just the accumulation of small decisions to keep going.

If this resonated with you, I’ve been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary.

https://enterthesanctuary.net

]]> Adam Holmes Buzzsprout-19226384 Sat, 23 May 2026 14:00:00 +0100 1077 1 3 full false Happiness and the ache of being alive Happiness and the ache of being alive A few thoughts from a walk home after the gym about happiness, achievement and the strange ache that seems to come with being alive no matter how much we accomplish.

Fatherhood, ambition, childhood, music and the quiet moments that actually seem to matter.

If this resonated with you, I’ve been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary.

https://enterthesanctuary.net

]]> A few thoughts from a walk home after the gym about happiness, achievement and the strange ache that seems to come with being alive no matter how much we accomplish.

Fatherhood, ambition, childhood, music and the quiet moments that actually seem to matter.

If this resonated with you, I’ve been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary.

https://enterthesanctuary.net

]]> Adam Holmes Buzzsprout-19189660 Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100 653 1 2 full false I Lost 226,000 Followers. Here’s What Happened. I Lost 226,000 Followers. Here’s What Happened. A few thoughts on losing 226,000 followers and what it revealed about attention, identity and the internet.

Music, noise and trying to build something real in a world that rewards performance.

If this resonated with you, I’ve been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary.

https://enterthesanctuary.net

]]> A few thoughts on losing 226,000 followers and what it revealed about attention, identity and the internet.

Music, noise and trying to build something real in a world that rewards performance.

If this resonated with you, I’ve been building a quieter corner of the internet called The Sanctuary.

https://enterthesanctuary.net

]]> Adam Holmes Buzzsprout-19181852 Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +0100 375 1 1 full false