January 4, 2015

Dublin

Posted at December 17, 2014 by J.P. Kallio in Other Arts ⋅ Rambles ⋅ Travel

Let’s make it clear, as much as I have been criticising the current politics in Dublin and in Ireland, it is only because I love this town. It has been my home for the past 18 years. It has been…

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On Songwriting Part 4

Posted at November 26, 2014 by J.P. Kallio in Songwriting

How about songs as a personal snap shot? You know I have talked about the famous songwriting techniques especially popular in Nashville and well documented in the Ralph Murphy’s wonderful book “Murphy’s law on songwriting”. I studied this book over…

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Offline

Posted at November 25, 2014 by J.P. Kallio in Music promotion ⋅ Rambles

I think we all are fully aware that the internet can be a massive distraction as well as a powerful tool for us musicians. I for a while now have been playing with the idea of a one day off…

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Let’s be nice

Posted at November 24, 2014 by J.P. Kallio in Rambles

You know I noticed something cool yesterday. I was reminded of some simple things in life, things we all know or should know, but especially when the winter bogs down on us and the days get colder, shorter and darker…

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23rd of November blog update

Posted at November 23, 2014 by J.P. Kallio in Blog posts

It has been a wild week once again. Ireland is going through some rough times with the governments attempt to privatise the water supply, and we are witnessing the collapse of the political system. The cracks are starting to show,…

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Wake up call

Posted at November 18, 2014 by J.P. Kallio in Rambles

I’m playing a few of my songs in the Mezz bar here in Dublin on the night I am writing this blog post. I was asked to play a handful of songs by the organisers few days ago after they…

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