Castledown radio interview
OK, today’s blog post is going to be something little bit different 🙂 First of all most of it is going to be in an audio format, so grab your headphones. Here’s an interview I did the last week with Shaun…
March 11, 2015
8th of March Blog update
Posted at March 8, 2015 by
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My mother has been visiting me for the past week. It has been great to have her here 🙂 It was also a great opportunity for me to take few days off and take her around Dublin as well as…
Dog House
This week’s song “Dog House” is one for the lads. Lets face it, we all feel bit misunderstood from time to time 😀 But there is no denying the fact we can be difficult creatures with small pleasures in mind….
Losing Faith
This weeks song at a first glance might seem like somehow religiously charged song, but it is not that at all. It was written during a time someone very dear to me was extremely sick and I felt very helpless….
22nd of February Blog update
Posted at February 22, 2015 by
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It’s been another great busy week. This year seems to really taken off on a speed that seems to be hard to keep up with 😀 The sideline of this year seems to be several funny life lessons. Two weeks…
Do Your Best
Back in 2008 Ireland fell into recession. The so-called “Celtic tiger” had its day. Reckless spending from the banks, out of control property market, greed and government inability to react in time had left Ireland vulnerable and exposed. And when…
On Songwriting Part 7
In the wise words of Tom Waits “For a songwriter, you don’t really go to songwriting school; you learn by listening to tunes. And you try to understand them and take them apart and see what they’re made of, and…
Deeper Than Before
Well it’s that time of the year again when all the lovers get all soft and mushy, the restaurant bookings (and prices) go up for one night, ridiculous amount of roses are sold through the shops… Obviously I am talking…
8th February Blog update
Posted at February 8, 2015 by
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I’ve had one of those live and learn week’s. Lessons learned, there are pizzas and there are pizzas and then there are those crazy pizzas that keep you up all night… Oh yeah, and brussels sprout is not the best…
Mama Was Right
This week’s song “Mama Was Right” is a story song. From time to time I have a need to write story songs. It seems these story songs are the ones that often resonate with people. But also writing a story…
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