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Bryan Gormley

THE CHAIN EFFECT IS TO GENUFLECT

About Me

It's not always the obvious, laugh-out-loud experiences that remind me of Love - there is Majesty & Meaning in the mundane. It's counter-intuitive but we have to be soft to survive - those who are hard just shatter.I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/25/2007
Band Website: You are here! enjoy!
Band Members: Bryan Gormley [A & E Guitar; Vocals]--- With Steve Kennedy [E Bass; B Vocals] --- Also Paul Hutchinson [E & A Guitar; Mandolin], Fiona Gormley [Keys; Flute; Sax; Violin; B Vocals; Co-Lyricist], Chris Pollock [Drum Kit; Percussion] --- Andrew Greer [Keys], Mark Ingram [Sax] --- Karl Walker / David Walker / Ian McKeown [Sound].
Influences: and inspirations... Richard Thompson, Van Morrison, Bruce Cockburn, Lloyd Cole, Graham Day & his various bands, Joy Division, U2, Fats Domino, Jimmy McCarthy, Andy Thornton. Others (not necessarily music): Fiona Gormley, David Montgomery, Miroslav Volf, Hans Rookmaaker, Steve Stockman and Spiritus Sanctum.
Sounds Like: Bryan Gormley - anyone else is up to you!
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Going back to Libertyland - well, almost.

This Saturday, 12 July, Fiona & I and Steve & Rosie (+1!) head for South-West France. Can't wait to pamper body and mind with sun and relaxation (et du vin aussi!) and you never know - in...
Posted by Bryan Gormley on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:54:00 PST

Hope and A Future - Ethiopian Schools Project

Hello there! Let me tell you about exciting news in Ethiopia!   A group of friends from our local church have begun 'Hope and A Future - Ethiopian Schools Project' in a part of the world wh...
Posted by Bryan Gormley on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:30:00 PST

Christmas Greetings to all my friends

To all my friends and to anyone else who reads this... This is one of those times of the year when I consider how fortunate I am to have good friends and although I'm thinking primarily of the ones I ...
Posted by Bryan Gormley on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:46:00 PST

I wont wait til the sun goes down

Here's a song I've just written.   It's clearly better to let people know we love them while they're still around, so why do we sometimes delay this until it's too late?   Must record ...
Posted by Bryan Gormley on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:41:00 PST

Lyrics to 'New Love' with explanatory note

Here are the lyrics to 'New Love' as I sing them now. Verse 3 opens with 'panic and fear; twin moons of love' rather than 'satellites of love' [too Lou Reed - though big respect, Lou!].   Mars h...
Posted by Bryan Gormley on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:15:00 PST

dreaming out loud

i've just spent the last few hours with my friend chris making a tracklist for the next album i want to record along with notes re. styles/influences and an all-star line-up of guest stars! it's doing...
Posted by Bryan Gormley on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:17:00 PST

being new to myspace

www.myspace.com/thebluescruise not long after i set up this site i received a 'friend request' from the above band, which i accepted but then deleted them from my friends list a few days later as...
Posted by Bryan Gormley on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:56:00 PST

introductory myspace blog entry

early saturday evening, f playiing through a gcse composition which doesn't quite work [the piece, not the playing]. never mind, it's actually giving me some ideas for an intriguing chord progression....
Posted by Bryan Gormley on Sat, 26 May 2007 09:52:00 PST