whelans – Peter Doran

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

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