by Shane | Apr 4, 2026 | News
April at the Cottage: Stepping out to find Something Real. Fáilte Romhat! There’s a softness to April that I’ve always loved. The light lingers a little longer, the air feels like it’s remembering something, and here at the cottage, everything begins to move at its...
by Shane | Mar 11, 2026 | News
Fáilte Romhat Hello folks and welcome to my little corner of the music world, and our very own Cottage Community. Think of it as an open door into the place where new songs are born, stories shared, and friendships take root. A space – and our Patreon hub...
by Shane | Sep 1, 2025 | News
MUSIC HAS CHANGED: SO WHAT! Driven largely by the rise and evolution of streaming platforms, the world of music has undergone profound change in recent years. Fuelled by advancing technologies i.e. the internet and now AI, plus the shifting sands of listeners...
by Shane | Oct 31, 2023 | News
It’s halloween and the sacred ‘Oiche Shamhna’ to Gaels and Celts alike. A time when the veils of this world and the next (otherworld in Irish mythology), are closest. A night for the ancestors and remembrance as we gather and harvest, hold close...
by Shane | Sep 21, 2023 | News
Following on where ‘Thief of Time’ left off, ‘Valley of Coincidence, is a song about a love affair between a Cherokee maiden and an indentured Irish slave from the Caribbean. A deeper drift into the “Dark Folk” fold, this new song is set...