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- Great singing session at St Ultan's this morning. We were working on 'We Found Love' by Rihanna (with some Glee... http://t.co/pfdSLWvn 5 days ago
- Enjoyed the chance to sing in the St Ann's choir this morning. Last hymn was the superb 'Dear Lord and Father of Mankind' by Parry. 2 weeks ago
- The kids singing group I take in Cherry Orchard started back today. London's Burning and some Super Bass :-) 2 weeks ago
- Ah, you only really appreciate a train when you run for it. It's not tardiness, I'm valuing public transport. And panting in public. #fb 3 weeks ago
- RT @davebarrett: Even when desperately trying to free up characters to fit beneath 140, I just can’t bring myself to use “ur” non-Mesopo ... 3 weeks ago
- Lugging our Christmas tree down to the recycle point today. 3 weeks ago
- Piano lessons in Dunboyne started back this week. Looking forward to working with the students this term. Today —... http://t.co/zAUpxJrw 3 weeks ago
Category Archives: togetherness
Scorn Not His Simplicity
My Dad was a big fan of Phil Coulter. He was at Queen’s at the same time as Phil and liked to tell us about the time Phil locked him and a bunch of other students in a room on … Continue reading
The Good Book
AC Grayling, one of my very favourite writers and thinkers, talked at the Sydney Writer’s Festival yesterday about his latest work, the culmination of three decades of living as a philosopher. In ‘The Good Book’, Grayling aims to open up … Continue reading
Posted in Brilliant, Intellectual, togetherness
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50 people, one question
A beautiful video. If you haven’t watched it, then please do before you read on. The thing that struck me was the pacing of the video. We don’t hear the question until almost three minutes in. When we do, we … Continue reading
Posted in Brilliant, Ethical, Technical, togetherness
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The Rainbow Connection
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
Posted in composers, links, lyrics and lines I especially admire, togetherness, what I'm up to
Tagged recordings, videos
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Excuse me, how do I get to Carnegie Hall…?
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
Posted in beautiful minds, togetherness
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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
Posted in songs, togetherness, what I'm up to
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A beautiful Christmas song
I was introduced to Eclecticity today by Rowan Manahan, whose witty and informative blog I would recommend to anyone who likes to laugh and has to work for a living. I sing in a choir and, it being the season, … Continue reading
Listen carefully, you will hear this more than once
I experienced something of a revelation this lunchtime. I’m reading Norman Lebrecht’s book about the history of classical music recording, Maestros, Masterpieces & Madness, and found myself very moved by his descriptions of one hundred milestone recordings. The importance of … Continue reading
Posted in reviews and reports, togetherness
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dance!
I found this video through Declan Chellar’s excellent blog and was absolutely delighted by it; enjoy! Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
