Once upon a time, there was a boy named Benjamin who really liked cassette-tape dictophones, Japanese wood-block prints, and cheapie Spanish guitars. He combined the first and last to make what are now known as "Songs."
But he was lonely -- because it's lonely when you're only. Then, along came a girl called Anna! Benjamin saw Anna and heard Debussy in his head, thinking, "La fille aux cheveaux de lin!"
Together, they grew herbs in windowboxes, cooked Greek food for friends, walked on roads with no pavement in Co. Wicklow, and formed Herons!
The name Herons! (the exclamation mark is important) came from a moment when Benjamin saw these graceful, crane-like birds for the first time, on the River Dodder, felt how fragile and beautiful and worthwhile living could be, and decided to try to focus on that.
cool... you're supporting john spillane! heres a photo, i like the one on the left best... there are some more to come... im working on them at the moment.
Thank you!!! Well, they're not proper pictures...just snapshots taken from the video that a friend of ours took. It took me a hard work to make them not-too-bad...the resolution is crap, but anyway...at least people can finally see our faces...well, kind of ;)
hi Ben. All is well and good in Sligo. Been lying low a bit admittedly but beginning to pop my head back out among the social classes now. Music is flowing, spotted you getting name checked on one of the new Wallis bird songs..Anyways, as it happens im in Dublin doing a gig in Bewleys on the 12th and possibly knocking about that week at whatever open mike/street corner they let me play at. Might actually see you then! Be well and be happy in the meantime!
Listening to your tunes while I work guys, lovely stuff! Looking forward to having you play tonight and finally getting to meet you both. See you later!
Not the first? Damn, now I feel like a facsimile of an asshole of a copy of someone's foot fungus.
Still, could be worse...
De Dam rocks like you might expect, weirdness everywhere and most of it kind of semi-bearable. I hope London's treating you well! Certainly sounds that way...
Herons! (and frogs!) 4eva! (He said, attempting your now-local lingo.)
Yep, going the slow food method with the music. Slow music, i suppose. taking our time, it's more enjoyable. Our gardens getting a bit out of hand, have to be more disciplined with it. were growing too much stuff and not taking care of it so well. Lunchtimes are now officially gardening times for me!!
