Johnny Fean – gone but certainly not forgotten!

by | Apr 28, 2024 | Blog

It’s hard to imagine it’s a year ago today since Johnny passed. I have many fond memories of him but one that stands out is teaming up with him when I was working on the “Beyond The Tears” album. All the basic backing tracks had been recorded,...

Next Year

by | Dec 29, 2023 | Blog

I came across a song recently called “Next Year” by Donovan Woods and the lyrics really hit me like a ton of bricks. Donovan is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Typically, it’s something we all say on a regular basis… I’ll do that next year,...

Songs (and how they trigger memories)

by | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog

It’s funny how songs can instantly trigger memories, be they good or bad, happy or sad. Happily the story I’m about to tell you is a funny one. It’s from the time when we were playing bars and small clubs all over the mainland of Europe. On this...
More short stories in Ireland’s Own

More short stories in Ireland’s Own

by | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog

Ireland’s Own is Ireland’s longest running and best selling magazine. As you can see from the date on the attached photo, it’s first edition was back in 1902. That’s a long time ago so they must be doing something right. I’ve been lucky...

Traces Of The Future – an update

by | Sep 30, 2023 | Blog

You may remember I wrote about this documentary back in April… about how it came into being and all that followed. Well, I thought it might be nice to report on the progress since. It has been well received around the world. Just this last weekend, it was...

Chris Smithers’ version of Desolation Row

by | Aug 25, 2023 | Blog

Every now and then you come across something on YouTube that hits you right between the eyes. While browsing this week I came across Chris Smither’s cover version of the Bob Dylan song, Desolation Row. It’s on his Train Home CD, which was released back in...