Posts Tagged ‘#Niallontour’
Back in Germany
I woke up in the attic. At Rheinterassen Rees. Outside I can hear the boats go by. It is a comforting low hum. On the River Rhine I have seen…
Read MoreMy Taxi Driver’s Name Is Joe
My taxi driver’s name is Joe. He is Brooklyn Italian. He tells me that my neighbour Hector is 65 today and that he himself is 81. I am not even…
Read MoreAdvent in Brooklyn
Advent in Brooklyn Already two bottles of liquor on the counter at Meat Market. Customer appreciation, the Brooklyn-Italian way. It produces a feeling akin to the season’s first airing of…
Read MoreNew York to Chicago
Fri, Oct 21st 2016 Train 49 Penn Station to Union Station 4.17pm At Penn Station on a Friday afternoon. I forgot about that part. Discomfort. Crowds. Too much luggage. On…
Read MoreWhere Else Should I Play?
The day after the first presidential debate, Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 Overheard in Brooklyn this morning. Ten year old A: “I think 90% of the population would just leave the…
Read MoreRaging Bull at 30,000 Feet
Sept 18th, 2016 Up in the Sky “In light of recent…uhm… events the use of Samsung blah blah is prohibited.” Bombs in New York. F**# you. I’m not…
Read MoreFifty Shades of Grey
50 Shades of Grey off the Dublin coast today. Ballymore Eustace – Wexford, Tues Sept 13th, 2016 Two Dublin auld ones overheard on the train: “Did ya hear Trump…
Read MoreHow do you get to Ballymore Eustace?
How do you get to Ballymore Eustace? Practice! I’m very excited to be asked back to play one of the finest listening rooms anywhere with Eugene Brosnan whom I very…
Read MoreCatching up – The Pine Lodge Tonight
Cork Catching up with old friends, catching up with myself. I’ll keep this dispatch brief as I am home and I want to be social. Yesterday I had the great…
Read MoreIt Says In The Papers – Tour Countdown
Take that Rupert Murdoch! Take that Tronald Dump! Take that Flinthart Glomgold!* Take that, Take That! My tour countdown continues. Ireland are you ready for a post Electric Picnic, Connolly…
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