http://www.misterebby.com pianist and songwriter from galway : condemned to wires and hammers.. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:31:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/my-first-true-love-demo/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/my-first-true-love-demo/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:08:41 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=843 This song was written at the same time as Helen (don’t make a sound) back in 2007 sometime. Both songs were inspired by novels I’d read or recently read at the time. I’ve noted previously that I tend to work on songs in batches of two or three at the same time. Sometimes an idea [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/my-first-true-love-demo/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/homotruths-interview/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/homotruths-interview/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:27:39 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=729 I’m interviewed in “HomoTruths” column of the current issue of GCN, which also happens to be the 250th issue of the publication! It’s only a wee short piece about being a gay man in Galway which was formed from a phone interview, but I think Jeanette Rehnstrom got the gist of what I was saying [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/homotruths-interview/feed/ 2 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/cynthia-nixon-gay-people-have-no-desire-to-redefine-marriage/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/cynthia-nixon-gay-people-have-no-desire-to-redefine-marriage/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:30:31 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=719 Perfectly put, and spot on. “I want to say to the gentleman to my left, gay people who want to marry have no desire to redefine marriage in any way. When women got the vote they did not redefine voting. When African-Americans got the right to sit at a lunch counter alongside white people, they [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/cynthia-nixon-gay-people-have-no-desire-to-redefine-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/09/iq-indiequeer-club-night/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/09/iq-indiequeer-club-night/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:31:50 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=687 From September 16th, Thursdays and Saturdays in the top floor of Dignity West will be taken over by my club night: IQ [IndieQueer], a club night aimed at playing music that you don’t get to hear in the usual gay clubs here in Galway. Keep up to date on the facebook page, or twitter. Facebook: [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/09/iq-indiequeer-club-night/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/05/a-little-recording-session/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/05/a-little-recording-session/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 11:08:56 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=608 The wonderful Anna Lee was around Galway yesterday, so she came and joined the family dinner I was having with two of my siblings. After a post-lunch walk on the prom, we came back to my house and listened to some music and caught up a bit. But she offered to work the desk for [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/05/a-little-recording-session/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2009/12/world-aids-day/ http://www.misterebby.com/2009/12/world-aids-day/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:01:24 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=135 Went to the Memorial service organised by AIDS West to mark World AIDS Day this evening. I was late because I had a volunteers meeting with the youth group I volunteer for. But the candlelit service was beautiful, and the choir, Cois Cladaigh were wonderful. Took a snapshot of one of the many candles decorating [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2009/12/world-aids-day/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2009/05/a-story-for-pa/ http://www.misterebby.com/2009/05/a-story-for-pa/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 05:49:51 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=144 So, Pa asked me to sing him a song or write a story tonight, so I wrote him this in about 5 seconds in reply to his message. Apparently, Amanda is correct, and all my stories have giraffes in them. _________ Once upon a time there was a giraffe, who wanted to be a drag [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2009/05/a-story-for-pa/feed/ 0