nostalgia

• 21 June 24

  Summer by the River

  This is the tenth track from my new album “Somewhere between Light and Sound”. “Summer by the River” recalls the many moments I have spent sitting by the river in a spot close to home, imbibing the sounds, colours and movements all around me, deep in thought. I have experienced many moments of sadness, joy…

• 21 June 24

  Mountain Song

  This is the ninth track on my new album “Somewhere between Light and Sound“. This song is a musical poem about the rugged terrain of a mountain landscape, typical of the Scottish Highlands. Although it is essentially a piece for piano solo, a string accompaniment comes into play, along with a whistle, to create an…

• 17 June 24

  Fluttering Leaves

  This is the sixth track of my new album, ‘Somewhere between Light and Sound’. This song depicts the gentle movements of the leaves as they dance in response to each gust of the wind.

• 16 June 24

  The Fig Tree

  ‘The Fig Tree’ piano solo was inspired by Elif Shafak’s beautiful novel ‘The Island of Missing Trees’. The novel explores love, grief, war and the tenuous survival of family connections – partly narrated by an enchanting fig tree uprooted from Cyprus and replanted in North London. Elif Shafak dedicates her novel: “To immigrants and exiles…

• 13 June 24

  Somewhere between Light and Sound

  The songs on this album are gentle and deeply personal and all are written for piano solo. They are simply constructed and delivered from an uncluttered heart. As I grow older, I find that my mind spontaneously drifts to the past – to the memories I cherish – because they enrich my present and speak…

• 24 December 19

  Christmas Greetings

  I have always loved Christmas. I remember one magical Christmas Eve walking with my older brother, Jim, through the deep snow to serve at midnight mass. It was my debut. I was so excited! I can still hear the distant church bells as we scrunched for a long way through the thick snow. All around,…

• 9 December 19

  Home is Where the Heart is

  I came to the conclusion a long time ago that “home” is not a physical place. Rather, “home” is a state of being – a felt sense of love and belonging. It resides internally, a part of my own personal “inscape”. In other words “Home is where my Heart is”. The music I have selected…