John McGann, your friendly neighborhood string dept. mandolin/guitar etc. teacher here, reporting from the lovely Camden Court Hotel in beautiful soft (read: rainy) Dublin, Ireland on the first day of our journey. Read More
Dublin
Berklee in Dublin
April 13, 2009 – 3:39 am
I grew up in Dublin but have now lived in the US for more than half my life. First NYC and now Boston. Nonetheless, every time I fly in over the auld sod a surge of feelings and memories come rushing back. My mother of course. My three brothers who stayed in Ireland (I have one living in San Francisco). That’s right, five boys!!! We were all angels needless to say;-) There are specific moments – my first original song, my first public performance, a million Feis Ceoils, formation of the most amazing rock band in the world that nobody ever heard of – “No Exit” Read More
Next Week: Berklee in Dublin
April 1, 2009 – 11:09 am
Nick Balkin, staff publicist, will be blogging from Dublin next week as Berklee hosts a series of improvisation workshops at the Dublin Institute of Technology and scholarship auditions at the Newpark Music Centre. (Read the official press release here.)