I’ve been thinking about what to write for this week’s #tuneoftheweek all week. I had decided earlier in the week that it would be nice to write a slip jig as […]
Writing for Drums – Distil Scratch Band Day
This week I have been doing something new to me. I’ve been writing for drums. This is for the Distil Scratch Band Day which will be held on September 16th. I’ve […]
Week 18 #tuneoftheweek
It is week 18 of my #tuneoftheweek project and I seem to be finding that it’s getting easier to compose tunes which is great! I was feeling particularly uninspired today (after […]
Week 17 #tuneoftheweek
It’s the last day of week 17 for #tuneoftheweek and I’ve spent the last few hours writing, learning, and recording my latest composition ‘The Lismore Session’. It’s a reel in E […]
G&T’s trip to Ireland
I am very excited to be going over to Ireland in October with Gráinne Brady where we have three dates in the diary. On October 9th we will be playing in […]
Week 16 #tuneoftheweek
For #tuneoftheweek for week 16 I’ve written a 7/8 tune in B minor. I wrote the A part whilst making a brew. I then sat down to it later in […]
Week 15 #tuneoftheweek
This week I have found myself wondering what on earth am I going to do with all these tunes I’m writing. Do I even need to do anything with them? […]
Week 14 #tuneoftheweek
“Ubiquitous Tunes” is my latest composition for my #tuneoftheweek project, where I aim to write a tune a week. It’s week 14 already and so far I have managed to […]
Week 13 #tuneoftheweek
I wrote this tune yesterday evening, the last day of Week 13 for #tuneoftheweek. I set out to write a tune in the pipe scale and this is what came out. […]
Tinto Summer School Tasters
I had a fantastic time last week tutoring piano and mixed instruments at the two Tinto Summer School tasters. Tinto has been running for many years now but this is […]