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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 1 week ago
- Excuse me, it's actually 'Take the power back' which is even better, IMO. 1 week 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... 1 week ago
- On my way into The Mornington Singers' gig in the Pro-cathedral. (Why 'pro-'?) Forgot that the train timetable changes around 7pm :-/ 1 week ago
- Just did my grade 8 piano exam at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. On my way to being the next Fanny Waterman. 1 week ago
- Really enjoyed playing at Saucy Sundays earlier. (Especially enjoyed hearing Neil Ryan who played before me — his... fb.me/1VnejYMj4 2 weeks ago
- Little blonde girl and her dad at the front of the bus chatting away in mandarin or cantonese. 2 weeks ago
Tag Archives: photos
The Low Anthem – Vicar Street, Dublin 8jan10
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
Babies are brilliant
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
Urban Soul photos
The fabulous Peter Neill took some photos at the Urban Soul gig the other night:
warming up the pipes
The triennial Pipeworks festival is in full flow at the moment – the Great is coupled to the pedals and all the stops are out (or something). I don’t really know a huge amount about the pipe organ but what … Continue reading
Guillemots at The Academy, 12 June
I first heard the Guillemots when I bought The Sunday Times ‘Best songs of 2006′ compilation on iTunes – such a good idea, it’s a shame they didn’t do it again for 2007. The single We’re here was included in … Continue reading
Radiohead at Malahide (6 June)
I travelled to the gig by DART, arriving a bit late due to faffing and dozing in the afternoon. As I sat in solitary silence on Dublin’s coastal train, practising my commuter nonchalance, I had a nagging feeling that I … Continue reading
photographs from Navan
This is a slightly more involved process than we usually like in internet world, but there are some great shots at the end of the journey… go to Barry Cronin’s photography portal enter your name and email address to gain … Continue reading
two gigs in three days with Hamlet
On Monday I played at The Song Room with Hamlet (which is sadly having its last session next week – hopefully an appreciative venue can be found soon). For the first time we had Barry playing double bass with us, … Continue reading
Sigur Rós for Impact Romania concert
St Andrew’s church on Westland Row was a splendid venue for this concert of some of the music of Icelandic band Sigur Rós. The huge interior of the church and its beautiful resonant acoustic meant that the string quintet (3 … Continue reading
