Monthly Archives: November 2006

check in

Just a quick note to apologise for the lack of updates. I have been flat out working on an animation which will fund the recording of the next album. So far for the album far I have 30 pieces written, some just sketches some fully written songs. I am very excited about recording them and…

Ken Saro Wiwa

Today is the 11th anniversary of the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa. A brilliant writer, he along with eight other activists, were executed for organising non violent protests against Shell Oil Company who were destroying the Ongoni peoples land. Today the Irish GardaĆ­ (police) baton charged 200 protesters in the west of Ireland blockading the construction…

do I even need to comment?

Last weekend I watched a group of Palestinian women and daughters running for their lives as they were fired upon by Israeli Snipers. I watched as one of them a woman in her 30′s or 40′s crumpled to the ground lifeless as she was shot in the back. I watched to blood start to pool…

Good news

Earlier in the year i promised that “Song of a thousand Birds” would come out in North America and then i could come over and tour. Well I have finally signed with Translation Loss Records for a North American release of “Song of a Thousand Birds”. I really like their spirit and attitude towards music…

Blackbird Song – Balcony Tv

This was great craic and fucking freezing…this guy has a show from the balcony of his flat in temple bar in Dublin.