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- Wondrous, beautiful concert tonight by The Mornington Singers. Good chats in the pub after, *and* I made it to the last DART. #fb 4 days ago
- Excuse me, it's actually 'Take the power back' which is even better, IMO. 4 days ago
- 'The Wood Song' by The Indigo Girls is just lovely. My genius mix has gone to 'Killing in the name of' now. Also brilliant... 4 days ago
- On my way into The Mornington Singers' gig in the Pro-cathedral. (Why 'pro-'?) Forgot that the train timetable changes around 7pm :-/ 4 days ago
- Just did my grade 8 piano exam at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. On my way to being the next Fanny Waterman. 5 days ago
- Really enjoyed playing at Saucy Sundays earlier. (Especially enjoyed hearing Neil Ryan who played before me — his... fb.me/1VnejYMj4 1 week ago
- Little blonde girl and her dad at the front of the bus chatting away in mandarin or cantonese. 1 week ago
Category Archives: songs
First solo gig in a long time (and a bit about playing Bach on piano)
Emma O’Reilly asked me to play at a songwriter evening she curated the other night in The Mercantile bar. It’s a long while since I played my own stuff, so I jumped at the chance. I took out the guitar … Continue reading
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Come to His presence
I wrote the first verse of this gospel song about five years ago and added the other two verses just a few months ago. Jen and I played at my friend Peter’s wedding in All Souls, Langham Place, London a … Continue reading
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Poisoned By McDonalds Blues
My friend Jonny posted this as his facebok status about an hour ago: POISONED BY MACDONALDS BLUES went to macd’s for a wispa mcflurry now im running to the toilet in a hurry went to macd’s, got me a big … Continue reading
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Watch Me Fly
I was chatting with a friend of mine today who helped me record this track – Watch Me Fly – a few years ago. We pitched it for a TV show about a bunch of kids in a stage school … Continue reading
Saint Brigid’s cross
Last night I performed my latest song for the audience at Saint Brigid’s parish, Cabinteely. New Dublin Voices were doing a concert to raise money for a charity called Preda that helps children in the Philippines. The priest had suggested … Continue reading
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two new recordings
These tracks were recorded by my talented friend Paul Donnan in the beautiful entrance hall of Powerscourt in County Wicklow. I have a fascination, inherited from my father, with Irish ‘Big Houses’. Powerscourt has its own special sadness – it … Continue reading
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Buy tracks online
Just uploaded my ‘three songs’ album to this online store where you can preview full versions of the tracks. If you’d prefer a CD, get in touch and I’ll send you one.
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