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Saturday February 6th, 2016 – Train from Liege to Den Haag There are soldiers and armed police with sniffer dogs and bullet proof vests all over the station. I refuse…
Read MoreRupelmonde, the Merchant Navy and Padraig Pearse
Rupelmonde Have you been to Rupelmonde? I have. Five times. It is one of those towns I never would have heard of if it wasn’t for music. Some of my…
Read MoreAmsterdam and Groningen
Wednesday February 3rd, 2016 Train from Groningen to Rotterdam Here I am again, typing as the lowlands fly by my window. I am very tired today. I had to leave…
Read MorePirate or Chimney Sweep?
Monday, February 1st, Train from Minden to Amsterdam What a great weekend. I played a Church built in 1683. A breakfast concert in French Cafe in Germany. A 43rd Birthday…
Read MoreLaughter, Rain and a Country Music Co-Write
Friday Morning, January 29th, Rheinterassen Collins, Rees I can hear the wind rattling on the roof from my attic room. As I’ve previously mentioned, from this window on the…
Read MoreJohn Wayne Working Merchandise Table
Somewhere outside of Munich, January 26th, 2016 Two days in Munich. I am tired. Back on the train. Munich was really fun. Paul Solecki from Kansas was my minder for…
Read MoreEating Vegetables with Head of Haldern Pop Festival
Sunday Morning, January 24th – Train from Cologne to Munich I’m back on the train with heavy eyelids and a happy heart. Last night I played, I think my best…
Read MoreCatching up with myself
Monday January 18th, The train from Kiel to Hamburg There is a moment that comes with sitting down on a train. A moment of sheer relaxation. I have found the…
Read MoreWhat to do when the power fails at a festival
Photo by Shel Ly Sunday Morning, January 17th, Düsseldorf The sun is shining on last night’s snow. I played the Düsseldorf Acoustic Festival. What a great night it…
Read MoreTime Traveling with a German Photographer
Once Upon A Time in Cork Twenty years, and at least as many lifetimes ago, I was a student at University College Cork. A picturesque old campus, complete with a…
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