Building is currently taking place on -the old remains of the day -ropey church+gospel music -George Harrison -Tom Petty -Richard Thompson -Grant Lee Buffalo -U2 -REM -Pearl Jam -The Saw Doctors -Sufjan Stevens -Vincent van Gogh -Shakin' Stevens -Wings (Mull of Kintyre) -Nicklecreek -Alison Krauss -Steve Earle -Mum -Josh Ritter -Kelly Joe Phelps -Iain Archer -Weezer -Doves -The Flaming Lips - all the Freeburns (especially Patch the dog) -the mushroom farm -the lone corncrake I heard near Annies house, the garden warbler in the back lane,Deacon Blue, Gillian Welch, SOME Bob Dylan, Crowded House, pipe band music,John Denver and Ralph McTell, Kathleen Edwards, The Chieftans, The Hardy Boys, The Famous Five, Asterix, Tintin, The Beano (particularly The Bash Street Kids),Eugene Peterson, summer camping CS Lewis, every musical crime from the late 80's to mid 90's played on Radio 1,trips to the Port, chemistry at Queens (never again will lift a benzene ring in anger)
Oh and not forgetting Potman Pat...or Helen:)
seeing a particular bird reminds me of particular stories so I am trying to write a song about the birds I've seen and the people I've known. Some people need drugs, I need a stonechat or a house sparrow. There is a whole pile of doodlings below.
thanks:)
Alrite man, Fancy a wee gig on 17th August, Im sure youve heard of him but just incase you havnt, Xavier Rudd, hes from Australia, plays like loadsa instruments and is pretty good id say, I dunno! Im thinkin of going check him out on myspace and let me know if ya or helen fancy going.good bye
I’m launching my new single, “It’s Coming Down”, with a full band show at The Button Factory (formerly Temple Bar Music Centre) on Sunday, June 29th. The band will showcase new songs from my forthcoming album and favourites from my recent album ‘A Whisper in a Riot’.
Very special guests on the night are The Last Tycoons.
The song is available for download on iTunes from Monday, July 7th.
Doors 7.30. 10e.
The song is featured as the PICK OF THE WEEK on the Strawberry Alarm Clock on FM104 at 8.30 am every morning this week.
Dave, did you know that geese in a flock have 70% greater range than a single goose on it's own, and geese in a formation fly 75% faster than a single goose? I bet you did know that, but I thought I'd pass on the wonderful info I read today...teamwork
yo david sunshine, here,and pass this on to helen as well, thanks very much for the gift you sent with budster! it was tres appreciated, especially with me being like pretty darn broke, aye just thanks!later
Just saw your comment about the meat processing plant. Kosher? Dunno. There are lots of halal meat processing plants in Ireland. Hey, know anyone who illustrates kids stories?
Hold the phone.................I forgot about that one, it nearly slipped by my screwed up aussie radar!!THIRTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY, man alive, congrats on making it man, haaaaa. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! Have a something on me......
Alrite man, yeah Im doing good, Just finished up at a kids camp Id been helpin with for 2 months, pretty awesome place... Head off travelling the east coast of Oz in the morning,looking forward to that. What about yourself? hows the music coming along, I reckon Rhoda, You and Bud get together and make a musically masterpiece! I can do album art?! sounds like a plan!
Aye ya think....ha.I think its steven kees account but I could be wrong. Well how was the annual trek to grans??! I suppose with you being a well rounded man this yr, what with havin a job and a marriage,the normal stuff that win brownie points, alastair probably bore most of the burden of the 47 Q interogation from aunties and uncles, poor poor boy..i wish i could have been there to help, oh well.
Alrite man, Im still in NZ, exactly in the north of the south island, stayin with few people I met in Ireland few years ago, its all good,what about you, you still workin in that place??
hey dave! cant wait for this thing of wednesday night..shud be good! i even made an 'i love dave freeburn' shirt...thats not weird is it? lol but i seriously made one!
Yo man,yeah Iv arrived, it might have took me 2 and a half days but I arrived here.Auckland is pretty big, but apart from that im just recovering from jet lag, its a downer, lol, later
hello there hows things? just to let you know the band i play in called Six Star Hotel is playing in The Limelight in Belfast this thursday 20th Sept, doors are at 9.30, five pounds in, hopefully see you there!
Hi ya! Am in Romania, eating cream deserts that I don't like and red chicken and hanging out with the Graces and Eminences and other holy people wearing dresses and long beards and long flowing curtain things.Coffee, wine and coke are cheap, and I am going to go drink one or two of the above and think of you pet, as I get ready for another cream desert.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - It took me to get to Sibiu to do the Myspace thing...Miss you.
