Thank You For The Music – BCFF Review

By Niall Connolly | August 18, 2016 |

Saturday morning, I woke up sweating and switched on the radio to the sound of the Mayor  cautioning people to stay indoors till 9pm, Sunday. The heat advisory, collided precisely with the Big City Folk Festival. Well, why start listening to City Hall now? It was already really hot. I hoped anybody would show up.…

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A Walk in the Park

By Niall Connolly | May 26, 2016 |

Band rehearsal photo by Dennis Cronin, also in the band and in the room. A Walk in the Park Thursday, May 26th, 2016 Prospect Park yesterday. A saxophone player practicing scales. A fiddler playing reels. Birds. Every shape and sound of barking dog. Flowers, trees, the city in bloom. Bicycle wheels. Laughter. Football. Yours and…

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