15th of March Blog update
The world is about to go green! And I don’t mean environmentally (I wish…), I mean the St. Patrick’s day is almost here. For the past few days I watched truck after truck stock up the pubs around Temple Bar…
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8th of March Blog update
Posted at March 8, 2015 by
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My mother has been visiting me for the past week. It has been great to have her here 🙂 It was also a great opportunity for me to take few days off and take her around Dublin as well as…
1st of March Blog update
Posted at March 1, 2015 by
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It feels bit surreal writing “March” in the tittle… But what a start to the year we have had. This week I finally finished the recording and mastering of my new album. I decided to delay the launch after all…
When all else fails, make chicken soup
I wrote one of these “When all else fails” posts before, but here’s another one I resort to in a moment of doubt, deflation or even illness. It’s the good old-fashioned Chicken soup! I know this one is not much…
Polite refusal
After nearly twenty years of playing in bars it still amazes me how many people see musicians as some kind of “jukebox”. Don’t worry, I’m not going to go on a rant about how people don’t “get” musicians. But what…
22nd of February Blog update
Posted at February 22, 2015 by
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It’s been another great busy week. This year seems to really taken off on a speed that seems to be hard to keep up with 😀 The sideline of this year seems to be several funny life lessons. Two weeks…
15th of February Blog update
Posted at February 14, 2015 by
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We’re seeing the first signs of the spring here in Dublin this weekend. The temperatures have creeped up just that small bit. But I got a feeling the winter is not just quite finished yet. Also the Six nations rugby…
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I’m just back from a show with Sliotar as I sit down to write this. I am buzzing, it was a great show. But I am almost scared to say this out loud as not jinx it, and at the…
8th February Blog update
Posted at February 8, 2015 by
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I’ve had one of those live and learn week’s. Lessons learned, there are pizzas and there are pizzas and then there are those crazy pizzas that keep you up all night… Oh yeah, and brussels sprout is not the best…
1st of February Blog update
January is done and dusted. It was my busiest month so far on the blog, as well as off it. Songwriting and recording for the new album, rehearsing for live shows, playing trad sessions in the Porterhouse, playing shows with…
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