Got the band ball rolling again after the winter break. Had few jams with Dermot where we discussed the plans for the next six to twelve months. He’s off workin in Clare till the forth but after that the aim is to stick to three…
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Called down to have a chat with Eoin Mcnamara bout playing some tuba during the week. I’ll have to rethink some of my lines after seeing how quick its possible to play notes on it. There’s a bunch more possibilities for arrangements than I’d previously…
Over the weekend I got a chance to run thru the first new instrumental song I been writing with a saxophone player from local Tommytown group the river valley band. I had about 24 bars written and twas class to hear him pick up the…
‘Appy new yar! For a change I’m actually nearly on the ball, studio, house, office all tidy and relatively sorted for the new year. Had a quiet few days so I got the chance to do bita organising and prep work for the coming two…
Always a funny few days this week between the holidays, hard to get the work wheel turning after the days doin nadda. Good bit of organising and cleaning to do yet bout the office/studio but am slow going about it as I’ve the festive head…
Spent a good bit of time last week out practicing in Dermots for the gig on Saturday. It was damnda’by cold in Block T on the night as there’s plenty of floor space and cold concrete to heat. Weren’t many in the place at…
Bein a busy week of short jams with Dermot and song revisions, ‘End these ways’ has gone thru yet another change as I didnt think the chorus was packing enough punch. A few of the tracks are starting to sound more rounded out with varying…
Was’nt quite the ‘straight into the next project’ after the weekend as I’d imagined as combined with the snow we’ve bein getting since last Friday my studio PC went all special with a virus first thing Monday morning and I had to reformat the windows…
Finished the Craft school site over the weekend and tis been up and live since Sunday eve, there’s still a few pictures to add to the student galleries and I need to run thru the use of wordpress with the course director to get a…