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/studio-days-week-5/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/08/studio-days-week-5/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:35:28 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1265 Last week I had the pleasure of having two talented guys in playing on some tracks for my record. Aongus from Henrietta Game came in do some cello work, and Karl from The Young Folk was in on drums. It was a bit nerve-wracking for me initially, as it’s the first time I’ve had other [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/08/studio-days-week-5/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2011/07/thisisfunded-magic-three-words/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/07/thisisfunded-magic-three-words/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 19:45:17 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=1194 106% of my target. 113 people pledging. Thank you again everyone.]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/07/thisisfunded-magic-three-words/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/2011/03/50-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/demo-is-this-what-they-call-romance/ http://www.misterebby.com/2011/01/demo-is-this-what-they-call-romance/#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 11:57:49 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=959 This song was previously demo’d about a year ago, and even shoddier than this demo I’m posting today, but nonetheless, the song has come together more in my head, and I’ve a clearer idea of it now than I did 12 months ago. It’s a cute little pop song that kept popping into my head [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2011/01/demo-is-this-what-they-call-romance/feed/ 1 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/12/galway-rain-newer-demo/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/12/galway-rain-newer-demo/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:33:58 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=896 I was going through all the stuff I’ve demo’d and seeing what needed improving, and did two re-demos of two songs last night. This is the first of them : “Galway Rain”, which I’ve written about before. I have an awful habit of being really “free” in my approach to rhythm and keeping a steady [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/12/galway-rain-newer-demo/feed/ 0 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/11/i-write-in-cafes/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/11/i-write-in-cafes/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:44:17 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=875  This post on Edible Geography struck a chord with me. I’m definitely one of those people who sits in cafés for hours working. Usually though, people can see what I’m doing, as I’m rarely on a laptop anymore since the death of my Powerbook G4, and I’m usually switching between a notebook (yes, actual paper [...]]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/11/i-write-in-cafes/feed/ 3 http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/videos-uploaded/ http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/videos-uploaded/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:55:24 +0000 mister ebby http://www.misterebby.com/?p=845 Added some videos to my youtube page over the last few days. Nothing that you won’t have heard already on my soundcloud page, or via this website, but some people prefer youtube, so I’m starting to use my account there a bit more. youtube playlist with a number of my songs and performances]]> http://www.misterebby.com/2010/10/videos-uploaded/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