Category: Entertainment

The Late Late Show Country Special

First Published June 2019 LATE LATE COUNTRY SHAMBLES I didn't get a chance to write about this year's Late Late Show 'country special' yet, so I was just going to leave it. Because in all honesty, it was so bad - again - that it almost feels like there's no point. And after last year's … Continue reading The Late Late Show Country Special →

C2C – Dublin – 2017

First Published March 2017 THE BRILLIANCE OF C2C SHORTENS THE MILES BETWEEN DUBLIN AND NASHVILLE Amazingly enough for a guy who's not only a life-long country music fan, but also happens to be a country music writer, I'd never managed to make it to C2C before this year! Not even once. Not even close, actually. … Continue reading C2C – Dublin – 2017 →

Albert Hammond

First Published September 2018 A GOD OF SONGWRITING Ask some people if they know who Albert Hammond is, and what you'll see next is a slightly puzzled look fall across their faces. 'The name sounds familiar, alright', they'll usually reply, 'but I just don't know why it does!' If you go on and tell them … Continue reading Albert Hammond →

‘Nashville’ In Concert

First Published June 2017 A NASHVILLE AND DUBLIN LOVE-STORY (Photo Credit, Ken Cassidy) Where does one even attempt to begin when setting out to review the recent Nashville concert in Dublin? That's the question that's been troubling me this past week. You see, thinking back on what transpired in the 3Arena on June 19th last, all I can … Continue reading ‘Nashville’ In Concert →