Category Archives: beautiful minds

Excuse me, how do I get to Carnegie Hall…?

Posted on 4 February 2010 by

I had an interesting conversation after choir a few weeks ago about practice. The next day I came across this great quote from Rob Lear on Twitter: We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but … Continue reading →

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The Rocky Road To Dublin

Posted on 6 January 2010 by

Jen and I went to see the new Sherlock Holmes film the other night in our newly reopened local Swan Cinema in Rathmines. I really enjoyed the film and we cheerfully chatted about it as we strolled home, me wearing … Continue reading →

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We’re going on a bear hunt

Posted on 7 November 2009 by

Yesterday I was teaching classes in Our Lady of Victories Infant School in Ballymun. We had been doing all kinds of stories and music about bears over the past few weeks. Goldilocks, a campfire song called ‘The other day I … Continue reading →

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Master of the Unusual

Posted on 23 October 2009 by

I’m just back from my Friday ‘Magic of Music‘ school.  It’s the mid-term break next week and all the kids had dressed up for Halloween.  There are twelve classes in the infant school and this morning they all gathered in … Continue reading →

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Tommy Tiernan

Posted on 24 September 2009 by

Tommy Tiernan did a Hotpress Q&A at Electric Picnic – watch it here on the Hotpress website.  That may be enough to make you wonder what the fuss is about.  Fuss that has surfaced two weeks after the event.  You’ve … Continue reading →

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Wonderful music site for kids and grown-ups!

Posted on 22 August 2009 by

I found this site via @laputean on Twitter.  It’s by a Dutch guy called Paul van Coeverden and, being entirely based in Flash, doesn’t need a lot of computer power.  He doesn’t shy away from using music that might be … Continue reading →

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Babies are brilliant

Posted on 18 August 2009 by

A fascinating video (about fifteen minutes long) of psychologist Alison Gopnik talking about how babies are the best learning machines in the universe.  I have been working with very young children quite a bit over the past few years (through … Continue reading →

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Rothko Smile

Posted on 18 August 2009 by

My jazz trio is doing its second gig tonight at Anseo on Camden Street in Dublin.  We’ve been thinking of a name and have paused for a little while on ‘Rothko Smile’, inspired by the famous painter.  His paintings are … Continue reading →

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The Lennox Café

Posted on 28 June 2009 by

Late night but it’s hard to actually sleep in so I got up to bring Jen to her photography course. Listened to ‘Falling to pieces’ by The Script on the radio on the way back – good song. Breakfast of … Continue reading →

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The first time ever I heard you sing

Posted on 5 May 2009 by

I’m looking forward to playing The Stables in Mullingar on Friday with Hamlet Sweeney.  We’ve played there a couple of times and it was there that I first heard Audrey Ryan.  This time we’re supporting ‘Villagers‘, who I first heard … Continue reading →

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