Being June Carter
My lovely friend V celebrated her 40th birthday last week, and threw a massive party with a Hollywood theme – the perfect excuse to get glammed up. She also asked […]
Tag Archives: singing
Life, Death and Damien Hirst part 1
Life… Easter Sunday for me means getting up early, going to church and singing my heart out. And then, as is also customary in this country at Easter time, I […]
Ode to Joy
It’s stupidly mild outside, and though the days are getting shorter, they are full of sunshine. The leaves are glorious in colour, and it’s perfect weather to be outside. Which […]
Fifteen seconds of fame
I’m a gobbo. It’s no secret – everyone who knows me, knows this is true. I can talk and talk – I blame the Irish ancestors for this bit. And […]
Sing choirs!
When peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendours fling, And the whole world give back the song which now the angels sing. It came upon a midnight clear […]
Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat…
In case it had escaped your attention, Christmas is coming. Everyone has their own variation on the rituals and traditions surrounding Christmas. My family eats beef on Christmas Day, for […]
Pockets of joy
Earlier this week I wrote about Monday being pseudo-scientifically the unhappiest day of the year. But this week has actually been filled with little pockets of gladness. I’ve been taking […]
Farewell to a much loved stomping ground
A couple of months after I moved to London, I discovered my good friend and old singing partner CC had moved down too and started working for a global communications […]
Foy Vance
CC and I headed over to Union Chapel to see Foy Vance. Quite frankly, I can’t get enough of Foy Vance. I’ve seen him more times than I can count, […]
30: Ponte de Lima – Rubiaes
I’m living on the mountain, underneath a cloudless sky, I’m drinking from the fountain that never shall run dry, O yes! I’m feasting on the manna from a bountiful supply […]
