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/2011/08/inspiration-joni-mitchell/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/08/inspiration-joni-mitchell/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:45:29 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1318 This is one of my favourite Joni Mitchell songs, and I stumbled across this live version from 1970 on youtube today while searching out more performances from this BBC In Concert series. The entire concert is collected here, if you fancy losing yourself to some wonderful live solo performances from a talented songwriter on the [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/08/inspiration-joni-mitchell/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/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/caoineadh-demo/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/caoineadh-demo/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:59:23 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=831 I’m not a fluent Irish speaker. I didn’t learn Irish very well in school either. Any Irish I do have came from the fact that I was friends with Irish speakers, and joined a youth theatre group at An Taibhdhearc, the National Irish Language Theatre of Ireland, based here in Galway. Thus I will apologise [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/caoineadh-demo/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/helen-dont-make-a-sound-demo/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/helen-dont-make-a-sound-demo/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:45:59 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=815 I wrote this way back when I was sharing a house with Anna and playing piano with her a lot in gigs and the like. At the time I was focusing more on other people’s music than on my own, but the house was a very music filled house, which was inspiring. I was working [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/helen-dont-make-a-sound-demo/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/the-comfort-of-the-keys/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/the-comfort-of-the-keys/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:46:22 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=781 I’m not sure what I think of this song. It’s really in a style that is far more straight-forward than what I usually write. It’s odd, there’s little things about it that completely put me off the song, but other parts of it that really endear it to me. In essence, it’s a love song [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/the-comfort-of-the-keys/feed/ 1 http://www.misterebby.com/2009/09/inspiration-brad-walsh/ http://www.misterebby.com/2009/09/inspiration-brad-walsh/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:01:17 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=87 Brad Walsh is a multi talented creative force. A singer/songwriter, producer and photographer. I remember hearing his music quite a few years back and liking his electro influenced sound. Yet he has developed a really signature sound that is totally identifiably his own. His cover of Stacey Q’s Two Of Hearts created a major buzz [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2009/09/inspiration-brad-walsh/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2009/08/collaborating/ http://www.misterebby.com/2009/08/collaborating/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:33:52 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=71 I had a visitor for a few days: Anna Lee, who I used to play piano with is back in Ireland for a few weeks, and spent some time here in Galway. Had a little mini session playing songs for each other in Java’s Café, where there’s a beautiful grand piano upstairs. But we’ve not [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2009/08/collaborating/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2009/08/inspiration-gaba-kulka/ http://www.misterebby.com/2009/08/inspiration-gaba-kulka/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:45:45 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=58 Gaba Kulka Gabriela Kulka is a fantastic songwriter from Poland, who I describe to people as the lovechild of Kate Bush and Danny Elfman who grew up listening to jazz. She has released three albums, and has always managed to blow me away with each release. Check out the lead single from her most recent [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2009/08/inspiration-gaba-kulka/feed/ 1 http://www.misterebby.com/2009/07/the-artist-technician-dilemma/ http://www.misterebby.com/2009/07/the-artist-technician-dilemma/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:05:36 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=54 Recording yourself is an interesting experience. You’re basically playing two separate roles at the same time: artist and technician. I often find it difficult to switch between the two, which can be a little problematic. When I’m recording someone else, I get into that mode and find it rather smooth sailing. Similarly, when someone is [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2009/07/the-artist-technician-dilemma/feed/ 0