For a while, in my cash-strapped student years, I used to make personalised CDs for members of my family as part of their present. Some of my… Read more “Give the gift of music this Christmas!”
Month: December 2020
Sunday Music #5 – Christmas Special
So today I recorded what will probably be my last gig of 2020. A few Michael Rooney tunes with an orchestra and a few of my own… Read more “Sunday Music #5 – Christmas Special”
On making plans…
RTE broadcaster Damian Lawlor has a really good new book out. It’s called When The World Stops Watching, and it details the different ways in which many… Read more “On making plans…”
Steve
My Dad knew Steve Wickham – he was the musical director of the pantomime one year. ‘You should talk to Steve’, he said, when it became clear… Read more “Steve”
Winter Wonderland
This is one of the Top 3 Christmas songs played on radio in December in the last 20 years in America. The other 2 are Sleigh Ride… Read more “Winter Wonderland”
Tuesday Trivia #5
Changing lyrics is the theme today! Sometimes people do it inadvertently – for example ‘money for nothing and your chips for free’. And sometimes they do it… Read more “Tuesday Trivia #5”
Try it out…
When I was starting out in the music business, one of the hotels in town approached me with a proposal. It was in conjunction with an English… Read more “Try it out…”
Sunday Music #4
First of all, for anyone who missed them, here’s the most-read blog this week, and the least-read. Now…some music for you all today, inspired by the week… Read more “Sunday Music #4”
Cheers!
I’m having my first Christmas get-together this evening. With 3 great friends – one in Boston, one in Cornwall and one in a hotel somewhere in Dublin… Read more “Cheers!”
Missing the panto??
From the word go, the Coolera Dramatic Society Christmas pantomime was a success. In the early years it took place in the Baymount Hotel in Strandhill. One… Read more “Missing the panto??”
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