Tag Archives: beauty

A New Paradigm at Bliss Festival

A NEW PARADIGM FOR OUR TIME A letter to Rosie Burrows who spoke at the Bliss Festival in Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, August 8th 2015 Hi Rosie It is with immense gratitude for your guidance, your fun and your divine presence that I write to you this morning. I attended your workshop at Bliss on SaturdayContinue reading “A New Paradigm at Bliss Festival”

PRESENCE

When you’ve traveled that extra mile, and realised those ventures you thought worthwhile. When you’ve loved yourself all that you could, and still felt a stranger in your neighbourhood You still believe, you sit it through, there’s some eternal essence seeking you. Good friends are few, but one will do they help your presence toContinue reading “PRESENCE”

The Path of Miracles

St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick. 8pm Thursday 18 September (also Galway today and Cork next sat) INTRODUCTION Path of Miracles by Joby Talbot is a one-hour acapella choral work for seventeen voices, depicting the emotional and physical journey of the pilgrim on the world’s most enduring Christian pilgrimage to the cathedral at Santiago di Compostella inContinue reading “The Path of Miracles”

May

I continue to be amazed at the great winds of energy that blow through me during the great Celtic/pre-Christian festivals of the year. Bealtaine for me, which I have written about in a recent blog was no exception. On the first of May, I renewed my commitment to music, to which the universe responded to by sendingContinue reading “May”

NEW HOUSE CONCERT TOUR

  FIONNTÁINS NEW HOUSE CONCERT TOUR    Over the last year a lot of changes have occurred in my life which have inspired me to write new songs and create new sounds. With these my body, mind and spirit open fully to the world. With these I bathe in beauty. With these I travel to the four cornersContinue reading “NEW HOUSE CONCERT TOUR”

THE GREATEST, THE BRAVEST, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

‘And now stays faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.’ St pauls letter to the corinthians 13:13 Who is the bravest, the fairest, who is the greatest, what is the greatest? Are not all men and women equal in the sight of god. Are not all things equal in theContinue reading “THE GREATEST, THE BRAVEST, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL”

Voices In My Head

I watched a wonderful talk in the TED series given by Eleanor Longden which touched me very deeply. She spoke of her childhood abuse, hearing disturbing voices in her head as a young adult, dealing with psychiatric misdiagnosis and further abuse and thru the help of compassionate loving people finding the power within to healContinue reading “Voices In My Head”

A Second Best Thing (Latest)

This is Clonmel, at least it’s what I’ve heard. Haven’t seen much of it at all, hanging around in this other room all the time. I’m from elsewhere can’t remember why I came here. Perforating common thread, perfectionately conceived, born to perform and left out here in this second best place, a second best thingContinue reading “A Second Best Thing (Latest)”

Vessel of Love

Vessel of Love I come to greet Let me kneel before your feet You place your hands upon my head This living song awakes the dead Indwelling with this silent crowd My heart transforms this heavy shroud I lose control, I seek to find I bring Gods presence back to mind I lift my eyesContinue reading “Vessel of Love”