Record Release -Midnight at the Oasis – Summer in the City- Defensive Donkeys
Sunday October 9th, 2017 – East Durham, NY Travel confuses me. I think it was Margaret Atwood who said jetlag is the soul trying to catch up with the body.…
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Brooklyn, October 6th, 2017 – Official NY Album Launch Day My landlord thinks I do nothing. Compared to some of you, he is right. I’ve told him I am a…
Read MoreIt’s Good to be Back in Your Town
Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 – Brooklyn I’m back in Brooklyn. The sun is shining. Hector is yelling across the street to someone on the other side. Out of laziness more…
Read MoreThank You – Flying Back to NY
Monday October 2nd Dublin. Galway. CSN. Cork. Castlemagner. Ballydehob. The tour is over. I went to all the places I promised I would. Wednesday morning we picked the band up…
Read MoreNight Fishing and a Robin on a Pillow
Monday September 25th, 2017 – In the van somewhere between Lemybrien en route to Kilkenny What about ye? In the back of the van. Warren napping. Mac driving. No naps…
Read MoreSome Early Reviews
“An absolutely beautiful collection of songs. I was gobsmacked by the quality of the songs.” – The Arena, RTE Radio 1 “He is at the core a folk artist, a…
Read MoreThe Bogside, the Eurovision and the Deise
Saturday, September 23rd – In the van somewhere outside of Longford Well? What about ye? How are things? Where was I? Tuesday I’d a lovely gig in Fealty’s in…
Read MoreI Should Have Been Canadian
In the van close to Derry City, Tuesday September 19th, 2017 Terra Lightfoot in the stereo. We didn’t find Murder Hole beach, despite the poetic directions of left at…
Read MoreEvery Day’s a School Day
In the van somewhere in Monaghan, September 18th, 2017 ‘Artificial Lake’ has been included on RTE Radio 1’s recommended playlist. Blue and White religion book skies. Scruffy fields. Sheep with…
Read MoreMad Wild Beauty
Dublin airport, Thursday September 14th, 2017 I slept a little on the plane. I watched some Irish Shorts. There was a call for a doctor or nurse on board but…
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