I've been fascinated by "world music" for a long time. Some of the instruments and styles that you can find "out there" are truly amazing, but will only very rarely get any sort of mainstream pickup or success. Some of the combinations are truly magical. This video is one of those. Enjoy If you know of any other weird and wonderful musical combinations let me know in … [Read more...] about Australian Didgeridoo with Mongolian and Tibetan Musicians
Pizza Oven Fun
Before I "run off" and buy some things I will do a lot of research. I'll try to read objective neutral reviews. I also like to compare features. And of course I'll compare pricing. Pricing can be a bit of a pain when you're going "across" brands, as companies will package things up differently. So while one company might include a cover another will charge you extra for it, for … [Read more...] about Pizza Oven Fun
Nothing Else Matters
A lovely cover version of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters played on handpan drums by Italian singer and instrument maker Mumi I have no idea how I ended up falling down a handpan music shaped hole on YouTube the other evening, but somehow I did and there's some really cool stuff out there. … [Read more...] about Nothing Else Matters
Cork Comedian Tackles Israel – Palestine
Tadhg Hickey has been putting out a steady stream of entertaining and thought provoking video comic sketches. His most recent one tackles the Israel - Palestine situation. Yet again the situation is transposed to Cork, because why not? You can find other videos by Tadhg here. He's also running a fundraiser for Palestinian refugees bearing the brunt of the Covid … [Read more...] about Cork Comedian Tackles Israel – Palestine
Charcoal and Fuel for Your Barbecue
As the weather improves we're back into "barbecue season". Of course some of the "hardcore" barbecue types never actually stopped cooking outdoors, so they're probably a little amused at the idea of a "season". One of the more common questions that comes up in the various barbecue and outdoor cooking groups is about charcoal and other fuels. (I've previously posted about … [Read more...] about Charcoal and Fuel for Your Barbecue