Music : Songwriting : Poetry : Philosophy : Creativity : Food
I knocked up this simple recording of Blackbird influenced by the Paul McCartney gig I went to in Dublin’s O2. It’s just Acoustic guitar and vocal with a little chorus and reverb. Recorded and mixed via Nuendo. https://www.leonquinn.ie/songs/Blackbird.mp3
Here’s a short poem we just dug up from a few years back, co-written by me and my Fiancé: Leon and Eimear met on the net, You could say it was love at first ‘site’. Every time they came online, They talked for half the night! He was lost and she was too, But his […]
I got hold of the latest U2 album a week or 2 before going to see them in Croke Park on their first night on home soil as part of their current world tour. Just wanted to aquaint myself with some of the songs in case they played a load of them! They played 4 […]
Just seen the great voice, Jack L performing in the Dock in Carrick-on-Shannon last night and its about the 5th or 6th time I’ve seen him live so before I get around to this late review of his latest album “Burn On” it needs to be said that I’m already a big fan!
Dilemma!? Half of me hates going along with all the usual Christmas shite and letting myself get carried away on the cheesy and neverending marketing wave that usually results in me spending, eating and drinking needlessly. The other half (my inner child) harks back to when Christmas meant something and was magical and I just […]
I’ve no choice but to watch this show each year as my partner is in charge of the tv but its decent tele when you get into it. If you just ignore the over emotion and tears and focus on the songs and talent then you’ll get through it! My favorite is Sexy Ruth and […]
I used to spend most of every day writing Songs and Poetry back in the 90’s and sadly I’ve lost my touch a bit although it could be argued a fair bit of what I do now with Web & Graphic Design is creative too. I remember the great pride I had in myself for […]
Just seen the film “Across The Universe” about a young artist lad from Liverpool called Jude who goes to America in the 60’s and has adventures against the backdrop of political upheaval, student riots and the Vietnam war. The film’s soundtrack is all Beatles music perfomed by new artists and some of the script uses […]
Been checkin out Blip.fm the last week or so and its one of the cooler sites out there! Its basic a microblogging, twitter like site that lets you search for music and ‘Blip’ or play your favorite music as a new post. You can even embed your latest few chosen tracks in your site as […]
“Strange Blues” was written and recorded around 2000 and its just a weird take on the traditional blues form with lyrics describing my ‘strange’ feelings at the time! https://www.leonquinn.ie/songs/strangeblues.mp3