Rockin’ The Boat
Dear Reader - firstly a reminder that Teenage Theme Night #34 takes place in the Model this coming Friday Saturday and Sunday. I’m not exaggerating when I say that this looks like it will be the best one yet! Still.
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The Graduates…
Dear Reader - Lots of really exciting Theme Night Academy events taking place in the next few weeks - so today’s letter is a celebration of some of the musicians who have graduated from this programme over the last 10.
Funk folk and film…
Dear Reader - lots of music recommendations for you today. As per today’s title. But first… The Big Thing It was lovely to meet parents and students for the first time in Wesley House in Dublin on Sunday. You never.
Where else but Liverpool?
Dear Reader - I was in Liverpool last weekend, and even sacrificed my Saturday night out because I had a Beatles bus tour booked for early on Sunday morning… The Big Thing And I loved it. I’m not generally a tour.
Parts and Charts…
Dear Reader - first of all we’re going back in time a bit today… The Big Thing I loved this. From Theme Night Academy graduate Joe Gorman. And now that things are a bit quieter I’m reading it again. Possibly my.
Something Beautiful
Dear Reader - What a beautiful week. From start to finish… These guys (Clada) brought incredible energy to our first two shows last week. We had a magic couple of hours with them on Thursday afternoon recording this….
Red Moon Rising!
Dear Reader - The only Theme Night of 2025 starts tomorrow… The Big Thing And we’re at the stage of preparations where I find it difficult to get any perspective on the show. In show week you must trust in the vision.
Shock tactics!
Dear Reader - Delighted to present our first Theme Nights release of 2025 - and as @thehuntersburrow7453 commented on YouTube last night - 'I feel like I've found some secret treasure'. The Big Thing You may have seen.
Heaven…
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak… Dear Reader - this was the feeling I had at a gig last Friday night anyway. But also… The Big Thing What a way to start the week yesterday as Kevin Egan handed over the.
To win just once…
Dear Reader - is it ever enough?! The Big Thing It was an exciting day in Dublin yesterday as we set up shop for lessons in a new Dublin venue. Wesley House is a beautiful spot near the canal in Leeson Park - close to.
The most wonderful time of the year…
Dear Reader - I do love a bit of January… The Big Thing 5 fingers, 5 pianos, 5 locations! Learn to play piano by ear with our 8-level structured and progressive learning curriculum. Now enrolling for a new term of.
Lots of new and lots of fun...
Dear Reader - Firstly thanks for reading all year.! Once again this letter’s readership has grown in 2024 and it’s great for me to see that so many of you enjoy it from week to week. I’d like to wish you all the very.
One more year…
Dear Reader - I hope you’re managing your way through the madness… The Big Thing It’s the first time since I started writing these letters almost 4 years ago that Christmas Eve has fallen on a Tuesday. So why not.
Anyone for a spin?!
Dear Reader - I got a new car… The Big Thing “You might not get a better phone call today”! So said Kevin Egan to me minutes after he had asked me to be the newest Brand Ambassador for Peugeot. Kevin and I have got to.
Kieran’s Choice
Dear Reader - we have our 36th theme! The Big Thing This one’s different. It’s still a Theme Night with songs you know and love. Big moments and small ones, loads of special guests. Fun, cared for and full of.
Shakes head and exhales…
Dear Reader - it’s one of those weeks when I’m glad these letters come out on a Tuesday - I was still lost for words on Monday! The Big Thing This is what happens when you pay a visit to one of your upcoming gig venues.
Such a Night!
Dear Reader - 2025 is on the way…as is a fantastic new investigative podcast series. The Big Thing In my early days as a musician, a friend of mine said to me that I would have to get used to two things - taking lots.
Christmas gigs…
Dear Reader - Excited today to announce a series of December dates! The Big Thing Theme Nights Unplugged at Christmas - myself Luke and Seamie plus lots of very special guests in some fantastic venues in Boyle,.