Is money making us sick?
It can be ridiculously difficult to relearn something the society has taught us for years. When I was growing up, low-fat diet was the way to go if you were to live a healthy diet. We were given a food…
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Sweat, blood and tears
I was reminded of something through an email I got from a some one responding to one of my emails. They expressed how they found my story inspirational and how they two would like to some day become a musician….
Transparency
I know we all are getting bit tired with the “streaming services killing music” saga. But there are still musicians who like to raise their fists up every time someone mentions Spotify or Apple music. Spotify has been transparent about…
Assumption
Assuming something is certain way can be a dangerous thing. Why do we assume? Because someone said so? Do we trust that person? Or maybe you found the information online? Do you trust the source? When you go to your…
Get passionate about finding where you are going wrong
The twenty something year old me was very scared of some one spotting me doing something wrong. But I guess that is normal for most of us at that age… The thing is, now I understand the importance of finding…
Choosing a WordPress theme for your band website and blog
OK I’ll apologise in advance for the rant… But I’ve just been through about 200 WordPress themes aimed at blogs. I have a problem with every one of them… I run what I would call reasonably successful blog. I also…
The ups and downs of touring part 2
On the first part of this blog post, I talked about how being on the tour can get quite lonely from time to time, and how this even make people depressed, you can read the first part HERE. Many of…
The ups and downs of touring
Just so you don’t think it’s all fun and games, I decided to touch on a subject that often gets forgotten about. When you are on tour with a band, there are a lot of highs along the way. Playing…
Relationships are the key to successful touring
I am writing this blog post from the Czech republic. We are with Sliotar at the Keltska Noc festival in Plumlov, in Moravia. I am listening a a wonderful Czech celtic band Poitin playing their set in the background, my…
Respect the audience
The night before last, in the heat and humidity of Stellata night Sliotar got on the stage at the Bundan Celtic festival. The expectation was high, but years of touring has taught us to tame our own expectations. If you…
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