Recording with Johnny Mc Evoy at the Cauldron

In session with the legendary Johnny Mc Evoy and Bill Shanley at the Cauldron studios in Dublin, with Michael Manning at the desk....and the sun splitting the stones outside and I don't care 😎

No hair dye……honestly!

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!

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!

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”

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

Three generations of Blennerhassetts on stage together

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

Silly moments…must have been bored!

http://youtu.be/054VRQ6-HEo http://youtu.be/BLIuHw9527o

Phil Jones Bass amps

I used this Phil Jones Bass Rig at the concert in Roscommon for the "Join our Boys" campaign. Don't know why nobody ever thought of having some speakers in a bass rig pointing straight up at the player, I can actually hear what I'm playing without having to turn up to ridiculous volume. It's the … Continue reading Phil Jones Bass amps