Posts by Niall Connolly
R.I.P. Andrea Collins
Rockaway Park, New York As a touring musician I spent more nights taking shelter in the comfort of John and Andrea’s home than anywhere else in the world. Their welcome…
Read MoreMortified, I was.
Rockaway Park, NY, Feb 28th, 2023 “I haven’t seen you in a thousand years,” “Well, you went to ‘Merica and I stayed here. That’s how that works. Do you understand?”…
Read MoreI Have Measured Out My Life With World Cups
Rockaway, Nov 28th, 2022 I’ve been watching the World Cup. Replays or extended highlights later in the day. Not live.I have enough problems without adding trying to live…
Read MoreTour Thoughts – Upcoming Gigs
November 9th, 2022, Rockaway Park, NY I’m back home after a great run of gigs with Mick Flannery. I’m slightly dreading the post tour comedown, so I’ve decided I’m…
Read MorePhiladelphia
Philadelphia I played the first gig of tour with Mick Flannery at the Philadelphia Folk Song Society on Saturday night . Formerly a cobbler’s shop, it was a lovely room…
Read MoreMy Name Is Seaside
Rockaway, Friday May 27th, 2022 Johnny Crowbar is not Johnny’s really name. “You know, I never got your name?” “Seaside” “Great name, Seaside. I’m Niall”. “I see your side,…
Read MoreLive Forever Man Dancing Beneath The Lunar Eclipse
Rockaway, May 16th, 2022 I spy with my little eye: A pigeon on the railing. He spies me too. His eye is red. My eye is blue. Too tired and…
Read MoreI Will Remember
I Will Remember I pulled your little mask, Over your nose and around your tiny ears. Praying the early reports were true, That children would be okay. …
Read MoreA Slow Moving Ambulance
Tuesday, January 11th, 2022, Rockaway, NY A slow moving ambulance can mean one of two things. The lights are flashing but the siren is off. Under the scaffolding at the…
Read MoreAwkward Award
Rockaway Beach, Wednesday December 8th, 2021 Have you ever apologised by saying, “Sorry, I thought your stuff was trash”? I took a short walk on the beach this morning. Shorter…
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