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/2012/01/feedback-makes-it-worth-it/ http://www.misterebby.com/2012/01/feedback-makes-it-worth-it/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:15:56 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1610 I started a post doing a “2011 in review” sort of post, but quickly realised that my entire focus for all of last year was in getting the album recorded and released. So, in lieu of a rather repetitive reflection on the past year, instead I’m going to look at the effect that all that [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2012/01/feedback-makes-it-worth-it/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2011/12/post-launch-gigs-roundup/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/12/post-launch-gigs-roundup/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:33:26 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1539 Firstly, thanks so much to everyone who turned out on the wet, windy night in Galway last Wednesday, and everyone who showed up in Dublin on Thursday for the gig in the gorgeous, intimate venue upstairs in Twisted Pepper. It brought a smile to my face to see so many familiar and unfamiliar faces coming [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/12/post-launch-gigs-roundup/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2011/11/today-my-album-went-live-on-itunes/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/11/today-my-album-went-live-on-itunes/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:25:10 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1515 I’m not gonna lie – that brought a big smile to my face. It’s about €1 more expensive than it is to buy it direct from Bandcamp, but iPhone users can download it direct to their phones through the iTunes store, if that’s something that you wanna do, whereas with Bandcamp, you do really need [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/11/today-my-album-went-live-on-itunes/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2011/11/rte-radio-1-arena/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/11/rte-radio-1-arena/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:48:51 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1482 Tune into RTE Radio 1 tomorrow from 7:30pm GMT, as I’ll be playing a song live in studio as part of the Arena arts & culture programme. You can stream it online from the website or you should be able to listen back to the show later as well if you miss it live. I’m [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/11/rte-radio-1-arena/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2011/04/four-live-songs-from-limerick/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/04/four-live-songs-from-limerick/#comments Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:57:48 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1069 Here’s a four song video from that little set I did in Limerick recently at a songwriters session down there. Set list in the video: The Bliss Returns [Starts at 0:08min] Water Phoenix [Starts at 3:40min] Is This What They Call Romance? [Starts at 9:45min] The Best Of Me [Starts at 13:38min] The Guinness was [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/04/four-live-songs-from-limerick/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2011/03/limerick-galway-gig-foleys-bar/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/03/limerick-galway-gig-foleys-bar/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:38:02 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1056 Playing the guest slot at this week’s Limerick Songwriters night in Foley’s Bar on Sarsfield St. If you’re around Limerick, drop in and hear some of my music. I don’t think I’ve ever done a gig in Limerick before, so it’ll be a first for me. Galway folk, I’m playing the Citóg night this Friday [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/03/limerick-galway-gig-foleys-bar/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2011/03/inspiration-esbjorn-svensson-trio/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/03/inspiration-esbjorn-svensson-trio/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:38:17 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1020 When I was in university, every so often one of my friends would announce some random gig or other that we all just had to go to. Sometimes the excitement was well founded – like the first time Damien Rice came to play in NUIM was just at the university open mic, but the excitement [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/03/inspiration-esbjorn-svensson-trio/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2011/03/50-cent-sessions-the-matchbox-theatre/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/03/50-cent-sessions-the-matchbox-theatre/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:37:39 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1015 Dublin is proving to have many little hidden gems at the moment. When I played the Saucy Sundays sessions in January, I was blown away by the venue upstairs in the Grand Social. Wonderful place to play, and the audience were fantastic. I had a similar experience with the very intimate Matchbox Theatre, which is [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/03/50-cent-sessions-the-matchbox-theatre/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2011/01/upcoming-gig-saucy-sundays-the-grand-social/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/01/upcoming-gig-saucy-sundays-the-grand-social/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:41:07 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=951 I’ll be playing the Saucy Sundays live sessions on the 16th of January at 5pm, in the Grand Social (formerly Pravda) in Dublin. If you’re around, drop in and hear some of my music in a live setting!]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/01/upcoming-gig-saucy-sundays-the-grand-social/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/04/inspiration-nina-simone/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/04/inspiration-nina-simone/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:14:27 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=555 Nina Simone was studying to be a classical pianist, but got sidetracked by her evening job playing jazz to help support her studies in classical piano at Juilliard School of Music. I can relate, on a much smaller, less talented kinda scale. While studying for a degree in music I became as much interested in [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/04/inspiration-nina-simone/feed/ 0