Sometimes I listen to Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Bjork, Bill Frisell, Ornette Coleman, Sarah Vaughan, Grizzly Bear, The Kinks, The Beatles, Rev Gary Davis, Mississippi Fred Mcdowell, Animal Collective, Radiohead, Sam Cooke, everyone who recorded for Motown, Otis Redding, all of my friends' bands, Blonde Redhead, Jackie Wilson, and Tom Waits...
Movies
2001: A Space Odyssey, The Big Lebowski, Once Upon a Time in the West, For a Few Dollars More, Mulholland Drive, Rushmore
Television
Planet Earth.
Books
East of Eden, The Grapes of Wrath, The Alchemist, To Kill A Mockingbird, Catch-22, Slaughterhouse 5, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Elegant Universe, The Inner Game of Tennis, The Crying of Lot 49 and others...
The Craic Festival 2009 has invited FairplayCollective to play at this years Festival. All members will be playing in the round. The show is at The Mercury Lounge, March 14th at 8pm. This is the last night of the festival and Foy Vance is also on the bill.
What more can I say, a great night for music and film, with the odd star thrown in. Come show your support.
Hey Friends,
Let me take this moment to wish
you all a Happy Christmas and
here's to a better New Year.
So come on down to the lower eastside for
Brendan O' Shea's 2 last shows of 2008.
Brendan will have some special guests
and should make for a lovely evenings of
songs and music.
20th Dec. 8pm The Living Room (154 Ludlow ST)
21th Dec 7pm The Scratcher Sessions (209 E 5th ST)
Come and show your support for LIVE music.
Hey Friends, Mark Dignam will be playing
one of his rare New York shows at
The Scratcher (one of his favorite rooms).
We wish to see you there for songs and singing.
Sunday evening November 30th at 7.15pm
Please come and support LIVE music.
209 East 5th Street, Manhattan.
Click this link for Jenna Nicholls album "Curled Up Toes in Red Mary Janes"
"Just as unhurried as it is precious and reflective. The atmosphere is serene; you’ll pick
every word that is uttered and find a world that normally goes at a million miles an hour
slow to a relaxing canter. "
Simon! How are you? If you're not gigging or anything you should come check out me and Derek's show on Wednesday Oct. 1 at Lit Lounge. Maybe we'll see you there!
