CONNOLLY'S OF LEAP

Sadly another of my favourite venues in the world is not long for this world and I made a stop there to say hello to PADDY and EILEEN and family and to play some music for them and with them.


This is another venue that you should really try and visit before it gets turned into generic housing for rich foreigners. Damn the Irish for turning anything of cultural value into a building site that eventually becomes apartments or a McDonalds!!
You can take a virtual tour of the place HERE

I have been trawling around Ireland for a bit and playing a few places near and dear to me. Firstly a bar I used to work in called THE ROTTERDAM BAR in Belfast. This gig was great because of the memories it brought me back of my youth and watching bands there.

The place has been ordered to close because in true Irish form they are building some generic block of flats there for yuppies to live in.

It is great to have been able to play there another time before it goes as a lot of my earliest gigs were played there!!

But this gig was extra special fort me as my Dad was there and we played together.

And we rocked!!

Connected Remix

Ever since I moved to NYC I have been working with a good mate of mine
DJ WOOL
Also known as Glen Brady.

He is probably the best DJ in NYC and a great elctro producer and part of the popular NYC duo
THE GLASS
A little while ago we spent a hungover morning working on an idea that I had been kicking around called "CONNECTED" we made a demo of it and consequently it ended up being re recorded for my new album "YEARNING A LIVING".
To further complicate the story Glen has now re-mixed the song into a cool electro version which is FREE for you to download here!!!!
FREE DOWNLOAD OF CONNECTED( DJ WOOL REMIX)

Galway

Last Thursday I played in THE CRANE BAR in GALWAY!!

My main man
NEIL McCARTHY
put show as part of his VOICE AND THE VERSE series. I drank a lot of Guinness and sang a lot of tunes.
Joining me were maveric poet
STEPHEN MURRAY
and local busker
JAMIE McDONALD
There was a great crowd there and they REALLY listened, I could play all my quiet stuff

But ended up rocking out anyway.....as always



If everyone had half the time I did I think they enjoyed themselves!!
The next day a mate of mine DAMIEN DEMPSEY played in the pub around the corner. We all hooked up and had a great drinking a singing session till the early hours of the morning!!

There were so many great musicians there including NIZLOPI (an English band)That added to the enjoyment of the nights music!! Thanks Damien Thanks Neil and Thank you Galway!!

The new album is now available on iTunes
YEARNING A LIVING on iTunes

The tracks are as follows
1 Pretty Vagrant
2 The Truth
3 Brooklyn Song
4 The Beach
5 On Yer Own
6 Diamonds In The Road
7 This Song
8 All In Good Time
9 Connected
10 The Last Broadcast