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  • Fitas de António

    Fitas de António

    13 January 2021

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    Music, My Tunes

    This tune has been floating about my head for a month or two. I wasn’t sure if it was a […] read more…


  • The Woodside Reel

    The Woodside Reel

    31 May 2020

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    My Tunes

    The session scene in Oban has used a number of different venues throughout my time as a participant. For a […] read more…


  • Lisa Cronin’s Jig

    Lisa Cronin’s Jig

    17 May 2020

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    My Tunes

    Another tune from 1995. This jig was written for my girlfriend at the time, Lisa Cronin of Tralee, County Kerry, […] read more…


  • The Toffee Works – Lusty in Carnac

    The Toffee Works – Lusty in Carnac

    21 April 2020

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    Music

    Around 10 years ago some pals and I put together an Anglo/Scots band to try and realise some musical ideas […] read more…


  • Mike Campbell’s Reel

    Mike Campbell’s Reel

    19 April 2020

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    My Tunes

    I wrote this tune back in 1995 and named it for one of Oban’s characters, the late Mike Campbell. I […] read more…


  • New camera in the telephone exchange.

    New camera in the telephone exchange.

    26 January 2019

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    Photography

    I’ve been considering purchasing a fixed lens compact camera for a good while now and was lucky enough to get […] read more…


  • Willie Hoffleman’s Unbelievable Reel

    Willie Hoffleman’s Unbelievable Reel

    30 July 2017

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    My Tunes

    In 1995 I spent a month or so in Munich with some Irish friends. At that time the Deutsche Mark […] read more…


  • Jeannie Oban

    Jeannie Oban

    23 July 2017

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    My Tunes

    Here is another of my earliest tunes, written around 1994, which I named after my maternal grandmother Jane Prosser. Jane […] read more…


  • Ruaraidh’s Hornpipe

    Ruaraidh’s Hornpipe

    17 July 2017

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    My Tunes

    Over the coming months (edit: and years!) I’m going to attempt to transcribe, record and post many of the tunes […] read more…


  • Old-Time Tune: Barlow Knife

    Old-Time Tune: Barlow Knife

    20 August 2010

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    Music

    I’ve had this tune floating around my head for a number of years now, one of those tunes that you […] read more…


  • Spaghetti Con Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino

    Spaghetti Con Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino

    12 August 2010

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    Food

    During a recent visit to our new house by the lovely sisters Jessica and Georgia Wolfson I prepared what is […] read more…


  • Garam Masala Recipe

    Garam Masala Recipe

    26 July 2010

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    Food

    I used the last of my home-made garam masala in my recent recipe, lamb curry, so have just finished a […] read more…


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