Tag: chapman stick
Layliana ( A Prequel to Todalie)
Further workings on the story of Layliana the Swan.
After the storm
The heart beats again!
The woman's heart rolled into Gort,Co.Galway Saturday night for another lively night of songs and tunes from Frances Black,Mary Coughlan & Sharon Shannon. O'Sullivan's hotel was bursting at the seams with sweating fans and if the applause was anything to go by, everyone had a ball. Watch out for Frances Black's daughter Aoife, who is … Continue reading The heart beats again!
Layliana’s tale
This is the first piece of a new project telling the moving story of the Swan "Layliana" the year before she met Todalie on Lough Key and started a new life.
Head down, no messing!
Time to get serious now about our Fairytale "Todalie". The music is finished, the book is finished (bar editing) the Images are amazing. I have so many ideas in my head for making an animation of this beautiful story. Now we need someone to come on board and make this a reality, I'm not putting … Continue reading Head down, no messing!
Three women, a heart, and a couple of blokes!
Friday night was a good one! Played a concert in City north hotel with Frances Black. Also appearing were Sharon Shannon and Mary Coughlan both of who I have had the pleasure of playing with over the years as well. Mary opened the show with a great set with James Delaney on Piano and Dan … Continue reading Three women, a heart, and a couple of blokes!
Concert for Crumlin children’s hospital
Well, the sun is shining anyway :-)
Todalie
Here is the almost finished music for our story, so exciting to see it all finally take shape. Have a listen, it's all composed and recorded using a Chapman NS Stick and samples with some very cool percussion by Robbie Harris.