Tour 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…
Read MoreChange is Contstant – Rockwood Friday / Song Club Tonight
Wednesday September 15th, 2021 Saoirse’s started school. She’s in 3k, which is like pre pre kindergarten, or Junior Baby Infants. She told me to be brave and to try not…
Read MoreBig City Folk Song Club Returns Tonight
Big City Folk Song Club RETURNS tonight. Wed Sept 8th – 7pm -10pm Stella and Fly 1705 1st Ave, New York, NY 10128 Proof of vaccination required. No cover. Pass…
Read MoreThe Greatest Hits Of All Time
June 30th, 2021 The Cheeseman on the radio announces the GREATEST HITS OF ALL TIME. Pronounces. Announces. Denounces. I find myself irritated by the presumption that what came before is…
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