Playing guitar / bass / mandolin / banjo, writing songs, reading, having a few beers, going to gigs - seeing some random band is where i'll be found - theres nowt better than live music.
I spend far far too much money on music and seeing bands and refuse to buy anything from the overpriced fatcats like virgin and hmv. Am quite into the whole music promotion / PR / management business and the odd bit of sound engineering here and there. Aside from all that i also occasionaly write music articles / review for a few websites and papers (the Irish Post paper, Twisted Ear webzine etc). You can read a examples of my work up there somewhere in the blog section.
music related people mainly...specially those from & around the Brighton area.
This lot i like more than most:
The Wedding Present, Neil Young, Teenage Fanclub, The Pogues, Tom Waits, The Band, Spiritualized, Stephen Malkmus, Euros Childs, Siobhan, Townes Van Zandt, The Fall, Sparklehorse, Nick Cave, Hefner, Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, Cinerama, Animal Collective, Wages of Sin, Thirty Pounds of Bone, The Poppycocks, Bouncing Souls, Pavement, Shellac, Frightened Rabbit, Lonnie Donegan, Uncle Tupelo, Actress Hands, Half Man Half Biscuit, Gram Parsons, Grinderman, Mercury Rev, Beta Band, Andy Irvine, Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Richard Hawley, Steve Earle, Tunng, The Tossers, Syd Barrett, Jesus & Mary Chain, Ballboy, Dinosaur Jr, George Harrison, Kevin Ayers, Brakes, Iron & Wine, Christy Moore, Electric Soft Parade, Espers, The Great Park, Battles, Belle & Sebastian, Sandy Denny, Two Cow Garage, Evan Dando, Grandaddy, Edwyn Collins, Tindersticks, Singing Loins, Dubliners, Lou Barlow, Mazzy Star, British Sea Power, Sharon Shannon, Birdengine, Bruce Springsteen, Diamond Family Archive, Laura Cantrell, Planxty. Bert Jansch, Mogwai, Super Furry Animals, The Cramps, Lo Fidelity Allstars.....all that stuff. You get the idea
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I read lots all sorts but i do like alternative thinking, psychology books and autobiographies. Currently reading 'Shakey - Neil Young biography'.
wouldnt call them heroes but i think the following are a bit special: George Harrison, John Peel and for their wonderful songwriting - Shane MacGowan and the man David Gedge.