News

8/23/2010: The places have all been filled and the booking process has now been closed for the tour to Ireland in early October. However I am hoping to be part of another tour next year. Please check the website after the New Year, I may have more information around that time.
8/23/2010: Lyrics/tunings for Tempus Fugitive have been added to the site.
3/22/2010: Some photos are available from the Palladium show on February 12 with Jimmy Crowley. Many thanks to James Madison Thomas for the photographs.
1/26/2010: Hope to see a lot of you down at the Palladium on February 12th. That's the night myself and Jimmy Crowley will be doing a concert at the lovely Side-Door Cafe of the theatre. We're billing it as a Dublin versus Cork night as I originally come from Dublin and Jimmy is from Douglas, near Cork City. He spends about 6 months a year here in the Bay Area and travels around the U.S. doing concerts and festivals. Jimmy's first instrument is the 'Dordan', the big flat-backed' Irish bouzouki. We will each be doing a set but will more than likely do a song or two together. Tickets are $12.00. For more info go to the Palladium web-site at www.mypalladium.org and click on the 'Events' section.
1/26/2010: A good friend of mine that I'm sure some of you know well, Ron Smith, passed away on Dec 26th after a long battle with cancer. Ron and his wife Barb were great music enthusiasts and attended many of the venues and festivals that we Irish singers play at. He also loved biking and some of my lasting memories are going on rides with him on the Pinellas Trail. Ron himself would sometimes get up at 5 or 6 in the morning to ride the trail before going to work.

Another gentleman who loved music, and also photgraphy, was Earl Band. Earl, who also battled cancer for nearly as long, passed away on November 25th. He and his wife Janice moved here from Detroit several years ago. However, back in the days of the old Harp and Thistle they would come down here on holiday and invariably spend a few evenings at that great venue. Ron and Barb also spent many a night at the Harp. We will always have good memories of these departed friends.
10/20/2009: Lyrics/tunings for Southern Sunset have been added to the site. The same will be done for the remaining albums in the future. Note: The keys of the songs listed are how I sing them myself and for general guidelines only. It does not mean that the key is suitable for all voices. Best to find your own way of singing any of any of these songs.
4/13/2008: Here is the result of the commercial I took part in for Modell Sports Equipment. It features Boston Red Sox pitcher Jonathan Papelbon and a host of Irish dancers from the Tampa Bay area. It was shot on location at one of the Phillies training facilities in Clearwater. I'm the guy in the Lobster Man's suit at the beginning of the commercial i.e. the lousy dancer. To view the commercial please click here. Enjoy!
4/5/2007: My new CD, Song Brook, is now available. A few songs from the CD have been added to my SoundClick page.