Stan Ó hOireachtaigh 🍉
@stane.bsky.social
Leeds and Dublin, once a musician, now an academic; last refuge of the scoundrel etc.
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Fantastic record this - bought ages ago, maybe played once. Until now....
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Fantastic record this - bought ages ago, maybe played once. Until now....
Post yourself from a different era. Leftie on he laft.
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Post yourself from a different era. Leftie on he laft.
Upside down tele and ill-advised goatee - Star Heavens Band at the Bull and Gate, Kentish Town, 1986.
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Upside down tele and ill-advised goatee - Star Heavens Band at the Bull and Gate, Kentish Town, 1986.
Long walk along the Meanwood Valley Trail this morning. Gloriously autumnal and very warm for November
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Long walk along the Meanwood Valley Trail this morning. Gloriously autumnal and very warm for November
I suspect for an earlier generation of Dublin writers, this was not an unalloyed blessing.
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I suspect for an earlier generation of Dublin writers, this was not an unalloyed blessing.
It's grim up north
October 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
It's grim up north
Band on the Wall for Marc Robot. A club I've been aware of for best part of half a century, first time here
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Band on the Wall for Marc Robot. A club I've been aware of for best part of half a century, first time here
The 'uncolonised Irish mind' reminds me of this incident:
October 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The 'uncolonised Irish mind' reminds me of this incident:
Picked up more or less on spec y'day. You can hear what Brassens and Ferré took from him. Poet, novelist, trumpet player, and finally a song writer.
October 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Picked up more or less on spec y'day. You can hear what Brassens and Ferré took from him. Poet, novelist, trumpet player, and finally a song writer.
I think there's room for more here.
October 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I think there's room for more here.
I may listen to every Can album this morning
October 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I may listen to every Can album this morning
Bought this close to a half century ago. Still swings like it did then
October 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Bought this close to a half century ago. Still swings like it did then
I swear I read this as this St. Paul going around solving crimes....
October 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I swear I read this as this St. Paul going around solving crimes....
The girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa
October 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa
Read this recently - Gaza is littered with 'peace' deals that benefit one side.
October 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Read this recently - Gaza is littered with 'peace' deals that benefit one side.
This last night- contender for gig of the year.
October 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This last night- contender for gig of the year.
Indeed. There were giants once....
October 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Indeed. There were giants once....
Nearly a year after moving in, we finally have a way of listening to music downstairs. Photographs well!
October 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Nearly a year after moving in, we finally have a way of listening to music downstairs. Photographs well!
Just got his new one though
October 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just got his new one though
Vic is still here.
October 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Vic is still here.