Cork, Friday Aug 2nd, 2024 My lovely father died Sunday. We were all with him at home. He made things easier for us from the moment we were born till…

Cork, July 23rd, 2024 Just a brief note to let you know my upcoming US gigs are on hold till further notice. My father was diagnosed with mesothelioma in February.…

Rockaway Park, May 2nd, 2024   As the Q22 bus pulls away from the bus stop, the engine and the road combine to make a low bass F note just…

Photo by Olli Hauser Nancy Spains, Cork circa 1996   R.IP. David O’ Mahony   Feb 14th, 2024   I heard Sebadoh’s ‘Soul and Fire’ on WFUV driving upstate Friday…

Artwork by the late Michael Di Salvo III on display at the Scratcher. Rockaway Park, NY – February 6th, 2024 The price of parking in Paris. The Grammys. The Superbowl.…

The Red Door, Budapest – Photo by Patrick Cassidy   Jan 20th, 2024 Train, Vienna to Budapest  Official Bootleg from Budapest available now to all subscribers on Patreon  Now, then. …

Jan 10th, 2024 – JKF Airport   ( Posting this from the train/ apologies for typos etc) Last night’s storm in Rockaway. The wind rattled our windows. Our building shakes…

(On top of the world with Rene) Cork, December 20th  Reflecting on Switzerland Santa lives in the forest with his donkey. I can hear the braying through my jet lag…