Category Archives: links

Wonderwall

Posted on 17 January 2011 by

Here’s a friend of mine, Jonny Boyle, working his magic on ‘Wonderwall’ by Oasis. There are some other lovely instrumental gems on his YouTube channel – subscribe for sporadic surprises

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All I Want – Brad Pitt Light Orchestra

Posted on 22 December 2010 by

A sweet video for this song by the excellent Brad Pitt Light Orchestra.

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Tonight with Craig Doyle

Posted on 6 May 2010 by

On Saturday I was on Craig Doyle’s show, singing with James McMorrow. My fellow backing singers were Jill Deering and Peter Ryan and I did some tambourine, too. We sang a track from James’s album called ‘This Old Dark Machine’ … Continue reading →

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The Rainbow Connection

Posted on 27 April 2010 by

A few weeks ago I did a recording for one of my fellow tenors in New Dublin Voices, jazz pianist Stephen Kenny. He has formed a duo with a Finnish singer called Milla Mamia and they needed a demo so … Continue reading →

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The Low Anthem – Vicar Street, Dublin 8jan10

Posted on 11 February 2010 by

My friend Brian recommended The Low Anthem to me a few weeks ago and lent me ‘Oh My God, Charlie Darwin’. It’s a mix of beautiful and barnstorming folk and I hadn’t even listened to the whole thing when I … Continue reading →

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Irish Choral Composition Prize

Posted on 5 February 2010 by

Very excited to learn that there will be a composition prize awarded for this year’s Cork Choral Festival. Here’s the link to the full details: http://www.corkchoral.ie/index.php/education/sean-o-riada-competition.html

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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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A couple of balloons and a box

Posted on 7 December 2009 by

These guys make some rockin’ beats from the most simple materials – and it sounds great!  I have a cajon (Spanish for, well, ‘box’) like he has.  It’s pronounced ka-HONN (with a nice gutteral ‘H’) and is not to be … Continue reading →

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Joy be with you all

Posted on 2 December 2009 by

Played banjo on RTÉ’s arts programme, The View, last night with James Vincent McMorrow. I also sang carols with some of my fellow New Dublin Voices on the steps of The Gate theatre in full Victorian garb, complete with top … Continue reading →

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Blank music paper

Posted on 12 November 2009 by

Found this site where you can print blank music paper for free.  It’s very fully customisable – you can have any clef or tab, you can even print a key signature and a time signature if you want.  Very handy.

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