I was in Paris for a wee mini break weekend when a text came through asking me if I would appear on the BBC Radio Ulster Arts Show for a special outside broadcast from Bogan’s Bar in Omagh which was to be hosted by Michael Bradley of legendary ulster punk band The Undertones. Needless to

In April 2015 I played Sister Mary Patrick in Belfast Operatic Company’s production of “Sister Act” the Musical at the Grand Opera House, Belfast. Music theatre has been a passion and hobby of mine for many years – I’m definitely going to blog a bit more about past experiences on stage soon – but I

HOW TO HAVE A CREATIVE RETREAT Or… what I did in Donegal. As some of you will know, I’ve just had a lovely dreamy creative weekend in Donegal where I finished writing TWO songs, did some really juicy planning for my music career, read, relaxed, walked and thought… and took some cracking photos! Lots have

People are always asking me, “Who are your influences?” Well, in answer to that question, this is the second in an occasional series of Blog Posts about singers and songwriters. I spent three years living in Brisbane, Australia and while I was there I got really into lots of Australian music. Paul Kelly Australian legend

People are always asking me, “Who are your influences?” Well, in answer to that question, this is the first in an occasional series of Blog Posts about singers and songwriters. While I do not consciously set out to write songs that are like those of any particular writer, inevitably I’ve soaked up the music that I’ve

“Donegal” Single Launch    Friday 1st August saw the official launch of my début single. It was a very exciting day. The first thing I did when I woke up was check itunes and sure enough, there was Donegal and Small Town Summer Sunset available for download for 79p each! Ditto on Amazon MP3. Through the day