Pablo Picasso once said “Good artists borrow, great artists steal”. I stole (in other words learned to play note for note) Erroll Garner’s piano solo on The… Read more “When stealing is good.”
Month: August 2019
Music as a language, music as a lifestyle.
Victor Wooten came to Sligo a few years ago as part of SJP. The people of our town found out that night what an inspirational musician he… Read more “Music as a language, music as a lifestyle.”
Sometimes you just need a ladder…
So today we recorded the first of the piano tuition videos I’ll be using with my students as of next month. A day that had been in… Read more “Sometimes you just need a ladder…”
Illness and medicine…
Most medicine is directed at a particular illness. You go to the doctor, present your symptoms, and you hope she prescribes something that will tackle them effectively.… Read more “Illness and medicine…”
Would you like to…?
We get invited to do things for all sorts of reasons. It may be to reluctantly reciprocate a previous invitation, to extend the hand of friendship, to… Read more “Would you like to…?”
Album photos.
Not photo albums. Here’s the latest in the line of pics celebrating the end of the recording and mixing process of various albums over the years. All… Read more “Album photos.”
It’s Sunday night – nearly Monday morning again…
A lady told me this afternoon, in the aftermath of yesterday’s Warriors Run, that running just wasn’t for her. Furthermore, she said that if I ever saw… Read more “It’s Sunday night – nearly Monday morning again…”
Warriors Run 2019
Today is Warriors Run day. Again. Last year’s blog on this day was about the history of the race. Today is more about strategy. So a wise… Read more “Warriors Run 2019”
I Never Stopped Loving You…
A great line! I thought of it as the possible title of a song today. I knew that it had probably been used before but I wondered… Read more “I Never Stopped Loving You…”
Recording
Phil Woods was a great alto sax player, by any measure. He was a jazz musician first and foremost and kept some very good company over the… Read more “Recording”
