My favourite band announcement was a good few years ago whilst playing at a dance in a (now closed) well known dancehall in Manchester. At the end of the evening, after quickstepping, waltzing and foxtrot ting our little hearts out for three hours ,the owner came on stage and said how great it was to … Continue reading To hell with the groove, play more solos!
Category: Irish
Party time, yours is the green one :-)
Raghley Harbour
Drive north from Sligo for a wee bit then down the steep hill through Rathcormac and on a bit until you pass the church at Drumcliffe where my grandmother played the organ and bullied the choir into shape for years...oh and Yeats is buried in the graveyard there too. Over the river and turn left … Continue reading Raghley Harbour
The train to Sligo
Sitting on the train to Sligo going from Rainshine to Sunshine, I thought of this beautiful song written by Thom Moore. the Scholar The train to Sligo moves too slow As it takes her from the school below She wants to be there faster than The train to Sligo ever can She wonders where the … Continue reading The train to Sligo
Help!!!!
Trying to put together a short video to tell you all about our forthcoming Third Eye Audio illustrated Fairytale series. So difficult to get it into 3 mins. Help...please 🙂
Judy Collins live in Ireland
Just got my copy of Judy Collins live in Dromoland castle DVD & CD. Very proud to have been part of the band on this concert which is due to be broadcast on PBS. she is a true star.
In between the showers.
Ox mountain man is out of hibernation
Lough Gill in Sligo.
This is a preview of the music for the story of “Layliana”
This is a preview of the music for the story of "Layliana", the first in a series of Fairytales (Books with Graphic audio and Illustrations) by James & Susan Blennerhassett & Vitya Malirsh which will be published later this year. I will be starting a Fundit campaign shortly to help us get the first two … Continue reading This is a preview of the music for the story of “Layliana”