Last night a bunch of us muso-folk played for the opening of Eva McCauley’s exhibition, Solas agus Scath (“Light and Shadow”) at the Elora Centre for the Arts (Elora, ON). It was a grand time, full of tunes and a gallery packed with guests checking out Eva’s stunning work, which was based on her experience at the Cill Rialaig aritsts’ residency, [...]
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Exhibition Opening: “Solas agus Scath”
Posted in Sessions on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Owen Sound Celtic Festival, Philadelphia, Travel
Posted in Performance, Sessions on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I’m in Eatontown, NJ staying with some old and dear friends, as I hit the half-way mark on my 2-week sojurn back to the U.S. visiting family and friends. The past few weeks have been pretty busy with rehearsing, traveling, writing, teaching and so forth, so there’s a bit to catch up on.
HAWP’s performance(s) [...]
Sessioning in SW Ontario (The First Time)
Posted in Sessions on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Back in 2005, I spent a few months vacationing in southwestern Ontario, spending some time getting to know the area and visit loved ones before actually relocating to the Buffalo, NY area. A fair amount of that time – and one of its most rewarding aspects - was spent networking with local players and getting out [...]
Session Playing is the Great Equalizer
Posted in Early Entries, Sessions on July 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
SOMETHING John Brennan, one of the best guitarists in the Philadelphia area, once told me between sets at the Commodore Barry Club.
It was a St. Patrick’s Day weekend, and John and a couple of folks had been down to play the Kimmel Center on Broad St. in Philadelphia. Their set wound up being an “unofficial [...]
Session Thoughts
Posted in Early Entries, Ego, Sessions on February 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Had a really great time at the O’Lacy’s session in Batavia, NY last Thursday night: the music was flowing BIG time. It was one of those nights that you don’t want to end, when it all just gels, and the music carries you.
This put me in mind of an earlier entry where I talked about [...]
Session @ Tir Na Nog (Philadelpha)
Posted in Early Entries, Sessions on July 30, 2003 | Leave a Comment »
I sat in on John Brennan & John McGillian’s session at Tir na Nog last night. What a great time! Both were in great form and Johnny was playing some slick guitar stuff I hadn’t heard him do before. A lot of funky rhythmic turns using block chords, broken bass lines, melodic fragments and so [...]
