I was very proud to been involved in the production of this album of favourite songs by the Furey brothers and Davey Arthur. George, Eddie and myself had many hours of music, stories, biscuits and just good fun in the making of this one and I got to play a few instruments on it as … Continue reading The Fureys and Davey Arthur
Category: music
Inspiration
I heard an old "Pentangle" album recently called "Basket of light" and it unleashed a flood of musical memories  which took me back to a rare television series from c.1970 called "Revolution" ( I think) that we were allowed to watch in school study time, well a few of us non rugby types anyway! I … Continue reading Inspiration
Drumcliffe
It being a stormy (very) day and I sitting there with my NS Stick strapped on waiting for a tune to appear.....nothing.....still nothing! OK, jump in the car and drive to Drumcliffe church of Ireland where WB is buried and walk around a bit, maybe something will happen. Drumcliffe is a lovely country church and … Continue reading Drumcliffe
A fine collection of musical chaps
Recording in Windmill Lane for the "Long black veil" album with the Rolling Stones & the Chieftains, a memorable occasion. Posted from WordPress for Android
Mary Black in Dublin 2003
http://youtu.be/PkrUXIIoXxs Mary Black-vocals, Bill Shanley-Guitar/vocals, James Blennerhassett-Bass/vocals, Pat Crowley-Piano/vocals, Martin Ditcham-drums/vocals. Recorded live at the Olympia theatre, Dublin, Ireland.
Mr. Yeats, I presume
Time to immerse myself in magical Yeats country for another bout of inspiration, I feel a tune coming on!
Respect!
After trudging around London for several days (the weather was nice until yesterday, whereupon it lashed) I have a new found respect for the people in agency and management. They must go through an awful lot of shoes:-)
Round and round the mulberry bush!
Honestly, trying to get a face to face with somebody in the publishing world reminds me of calling customer service of a phone company and trying to get to actually speak to a real person instead of being sent round in circles pressing option 1,2,3 etc. but never actually ending up anywhere that can fix … Continue reading Round and round the mulberry bush!
Wearing out the shoe leather!
Well, here I go. Pounding the streets of London trying to get our project away. I have made more phone calls and sent emails to publishers than I've had hot dinners, I never realised how difficult it is to even get to speak to someone in that business but I'm very determined, as they'll find … Continue reading Wearing out the shoe leather!
Doing what I do
Playing bass on recordings for Mary Duff, Yvonne Fahy & Matt Curran this week, a great variety of good music. Now here's one for you, how come the sun always shines when you're inside looking out 🙂