November 2008 New Day

New Day was a kind of experimental bonus. A song is to be comprehended by the force of its melody. We hear music. This was something I hadn’t even considered when writing anything previously. I approached it...


November 2008 Cranes

This is my favourite song. And it came about in such an easy way. At the time I was working as a music teacher in a local primary school welcoming kids to the joys of the piano. One random sunny day I was...


November 2008 Theatre of the Mind

The melody and message for this song merged together as the concept evolved. A general distaste and annoyance had been mulling about in my head over the plight of modern advertising and its affect on our...


November 2008 The Summit

I’ve always enjoyed singing. I remember returning home after spending three weeks in the Gaeltacht without English music when I was fourteen and one of the first songs I heard was ‘Killing me Softly’ by the...