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    Month: August 2019

    Standards in time

    Imagine the following situation… You are someone who likes to be punctual. You’re meeting someone who you know (from experience) is habitually late. Do you still show… Read more “Standards in time”

    August 11, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    Spring cleaning in summer…

    Doing the work is one thing. Recording albums, producing shows, writing blogs. But it’s also nice to document the work – to have a library of past… Read more “Spring cleaning in summer…”

    August 10, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    Effective rehearsing.

    So last night we had a blast on stage playing over 30 hit songs from the 1990s. It was one of the few outdoor gigs I play… Read more “Effective rehearsing.”

    August 9, 2019August 9, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    The music of the ’90s

    The 1990s doesn’t seem that long ago, until you delve into its musical history, and all of a sudden a whole world of music that hasn’t entered… Read more “The music of the ’90s”

    August 8, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    Give yourself a break…

    I met a friend of mine recently for the first time in a while. For most of his 20s he operated in a very high performance sporting… Read more “Give yourself a break…”

    August 7, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    Pop-Up Gig – Tonight!

    Pop-up retail is a trend of opening short-term sales spaces that last for days to weeks before closing down, often in places where you wouldn’t usually expect… Read more “Pop-Up Gig – Tonight!”

    August 6, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    ‘Those who can, teach; those who can’t, do’.

    This is of course a twist on the original phrase coined by George Bernard Shaw over 100 years ago – in his play Man and Superman. But… Read more “‘Those who can, teach; those who can’t, do’.”

    August 5, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    Mayo

    My club – Coolera-Strandhill – won the Sligo Senior Football Championship in 2005, our first in 98 years. It was the culmination of 6 seasons of that… Read more “Mayo”

    August 4, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    €74,000 worth of wonder

    There was a nice article in The Irish Times this morning about finding wonder in everyday things. So I was nicely primed for a stop into a… Read more “€74,000 worth of wonder”

    August 3, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

    171 weddings and counting…

    Earlier today I played some music at the wedding of a friend of mine. The priest delivering the sermon told us that today was his 171st time… Read more “171 weddings and counting…”

    August 2, 2019 by Kieran Quinn

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