Recently I attended a concert by The New Spectrum Ensemble, a chamber music group whose mission statement includes the following paragraph: …we desire to engage audiences in a way that opens their ears to new sounds and deeper understanding. As a departure from conventional program notes and pre-performance lectures, every concert integrates in-depth explorations of [...]
A pleasant surprise this morning: I awoke to find that JimOnLight’s Sunday Morning Flickr Pool post includes a shot of my work. That’s the fast-as-lightning guitar player, Michael Kelleher of Culann’s Hounds at the Great American Music Hall in 2009. The photo was made by Gabriel Beszeda. One of the (multitudinous) pleasures in working for [...]
Well, this is fun. Tonight a quick phone call to the frontman of Culann’s Hounds unexpectedly resulted in an invitation to join them for this week’s whirlwind trip to Los Angeles to play Molly Malone’s for St. Paddy’s Day! Photo: the ever-amazing Julie Michelle Saturday’s show at the Great American Music Hall was loads of [...]
Originally posted on my old blog, 13 May 2009 He’s the son of the Dagda, the Celtic father-god who is the land itself, and he is very beautiful. He is kind, and everyone who sees him falls in love with him. If a girl asks him for a kiss, he gives it to her, and [...]
The next show on my docket is the St. Patrick’s Day concert at the Great American Music Hall with a band I’m closely tied to, Culann’s Hounds. This will be the fourth year I’ve done the show with them, and it’s always a blast. If you’re in the Bay Area, I invite you to come [...]
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