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    Month: January 2019

    What exactly is the creative process?

    Last night some musical colleagues called around to my house to put a shape on a piece I’m writing for an upcoming show. Afterwards my wife said… Read more “What exactly is the creative process?”

    January 31, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    Carolina Rua and Thom Moore

    As Sligo prepares to to pay a musical tribute to one of it’s favourite musical sons – Thom Moore – this Friday, Ken and I jammed out… Read more “Carolina Rua and Thom Moore”

    January 30, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    Revisited: Theme Night #15 (Piano Man)

    Part 4 out of a 5-part series: By now the theme nights had a new home. Marie O’Byrne in the Hawk’s Well Theatre had planted seeds by… Read more “Revisited: Theme Night #15 (Piano Man)”

    January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    “No dickheads”

    In college, some friends and I used ask each other and others who joined our group to name the three people in the world to whom they… Read more ““No dickheads””

    January 28, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    The A dream…and when it doesn’t come true.

    I remember it well. October 2008. 3/4 years into life as a musician and I felt I had a handle on it. McGarrigles (downstairs). Three good mates… Read more “The A dream…and when it doesn’t come true.”

    January 27, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    “I’ll sort that for you”.

    Every time you promise something and don’t deliver on it, it makes it harder for us to believe you’ll deliver next time. “I’ll deliver those leaflets for… Read more ““I’ll sort that for you”.”

    January 26, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    “SOLD OUT”

    “SOLD OUT” can mean anything these days. Promoters/media often tell us gigs were sold out when they clearly weren’t. But those two words hold such power today,… Read more ““SOLD OUT””

    January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    The difference between 2/4 and 4/4

    So – answers to yesterday’s questions first. In what key is the piece? C. What is the time signature of the piece? 2/4 – could be heard as 4/4… Read more “The difference between 2/4 and 4/4”

    January 24, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin’s 1902 ragtime classic is a favourite for piano students and players all over the world. It’s a tune I love to jam with other musicians… Read more “The Entertainer”

    January 23, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    Revisited: Theme Night #10 (Burt Bacharach)

    Part 3 in the series… This was one of the 4 theme nights that took place in The Velvet Rooms – Source had closed, and anyway this… Read more “Revisited: Theme Night #10 (Burt Bacharach)”

    January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

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