The World is Wide

September 3, 2014

"The World is Wide" official video (By Lucy Jones) coming this month... Listen to the album track and see stills from the video below:

Lucas and Zakk Baker in the Official Video for "The World is wide"

I've got a friend called Lucy. Lucy is a video maker, and a saint. Last year at a show, she heard me play a song called "The World is Wide" and she was struck with the idea to make a video for it. Well I'm delighted to tell you that she's done it! She followed through and turned the idea into reality, and it looks beautiful. Read More

Meet the Muse:

August 14, 2014

Things are busy in Doran-Ville at the moment. "Outlines" is finished, artwork, videos and shows are all on the way. But this weekend is a very special one for me on a personal level. My good lady Therese and I will celebrate our 12th anniversary as a couple. This is starting to get serious!

Excuse me while I bite your head off.

Diving with a clear mind + Album release dates

July 23, 2014

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Swedish high diver Arvid Spangberg at the 1908 Olympic Games from the fourth Olympiad.

I was chatting with a friend recently, let's call him Brian - because that's his name - we were listening to my soon-to-be-released album "Outlines". I told him that I was starting to feel a bit stressed out about what to do next. The recording process had been so natural, organic and peaceful the whole way through, but now that the record was done I was starting to feel overwhelmed about next steps. Read More

Musical Values in a digital age:

June 19, 2014

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Photo by Sergey Sergeev (Wet Plate Collodion)

Some thoughts on abundance vs scarcity, & the values of recorded and live music in the digital age:

Shooting the Lighthouse: Video Day 1.

June 11, 2014

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On shoot for "The World is Wide" Video - Photo by Lucy Jones, June 8th 2014.

I'm feeling a bit hyper and caffeinated this morning. Last night was another late one. It came after a long but enjoyable day of trekking and adventuring with Lucy Jones and John Hennessy of Kerbute Productions (Video-makers extraordinaire). It was day one of making a video for a song of mine called "The World is Wide". The song is about two children with adventurous hearts. We spent the day at Howth, a picturesque village on the outskirts of Dublin. Read More

Exceptional Irish Songwriters – Emmett Tinley

May 15, 2014

In this series I take a look at some of my favourite Irish songwriters. Some you may know, others you may not. With any luck you'll make some new musical friends along the way... Please enjoy... MR. Emmett Tinley "Remember what was beautiful, not the dark inventions of your burning sorrow" - Polichinelle, The Prayerboat.

BALLAD OF A TIN MAN Emmett Tinley is one of my favourite Songwriters. Irish or otherwise. He makes insanely beautiful music and has a voice that simply soars ... I first heard this voice was on an album called "Polichinelle" by "The Prayer Boat". Emmett was the band's singer and principle songwriter. It's a gorgeous record, stunning. In my opinion there are no weak songs on Polichinelle, and it contains a number of absolute gems. Read More

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