On St. Patrick’s Day 2001 the footballers from a small club in rural Co. Mayo called Crossmolina Deel Rovers won the All-Ireland club football championship. As is… Read more “Make it a game”
Month: July 2019
Stevie Wonder doesn’t take it personally…
Despite Monday’s post, this blog isn’t in the habit of reviewing gigs. And so I’m not going to wade into the discussion on the quality of the… Read more “Stevie Wonder doesn’t take it personally…”
A new way of learning piano…
I was going to entitle this blog ‘practising scales’ – but no-one would have clicked in to read it if they saw that title! Because the actions… Read more “A new way of learning piano…”
Westlife
I was at my first Westlife gig on Friday. As a guest of one of the lads and his wife. As were many in the seats around… Read more “Westlife”
Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?
Joe DiMaggio was a idol to many. One of the all-time great baseball players for the New York Yankees, he was briefly married to Marilyn Monroe, and… Read more “Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?”
Drawing a blank
Sometimes your mind isn’t ready to create. It might be tired, full with other thoughts, or simply struggling to come up with ideas. When this happens, you… Read more “Drawing a blank”
Elton or Bernie?
To paraphrase from the not-entirely-accurate biographical film Rocketman will certainly not convey the truth of what actually happened, but it’s a thought that struck me before. In… Read more “Elton or Bernie?”
Listening back…
I recently realised that since this blog started in early 2018, I haven’t released any new music. That will hopefully change soon, but prompted by a conversation… Read more “Listening back…”
Show me the money?
A friend of mine told me yesterday of a dilemma she had. It’s one often faced by musicians. Whether to play the gig she had already committed… Read more “Show me the money?”
‘You should record it’!
It’s a sentence often uttered when people hear something they like. Especially in an environment where it’s not clear if it has been recorded already before. In… Read more “‘You should record it’!”
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