Category: Pop band

The way it’s supposed to be

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Ah yes, happy chappies all after recording Dominic Kirwan's new album live together in the studio the way it should be done with real people playing together and bouncing ideas off each other. Wouldn't it be great if it was always like this. 🙂

No hair dye……honestly!

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A daytime TV show with a band I was in a loooong time ago. Guess the decade 🙂 http://youtu.be/K_zzmzJq48E

To hell with the groove, play more solos!

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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! →

The train to Sligo

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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 →

Double Wow!!!

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Found this on you tube. Heroes all givin' it socks in Japan on Steely Dan's "Bodhisattva". I had forgotten just how good John Entwhistle and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter are. As for Simon Phillips.... http://youtu.be/AAvYHXz7XsA

Judy Collins live in Ireland

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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.

This is a preview of the music for the story of “Layliana”

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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” →

More of the 4 Bs with Tommy G…Gorman that is!

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Three generations of Blennerhassetts on stage together

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Had the great pleasure of playing on stage together with my mother and two daughters, accompanied by Kieran Quinn on piano and Ken Mc Donald on percussion at the Sligo Grammar school concert for the Northwest hospice on Saturday night at the Knocknarea arena in Sligo. We played a piece of original music called " … Continue reading Three generations of Blennerhassetts on stage together →

Inspiration :-)

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