http://somhairle.co.uk Tue, 15 May 2012 11:13:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Sketch is the brain child of Iain Copeland a very unassuming and humble character. He is most widely know for being the drummer in the Peatbog Faeries although he’s played in hundreds of bands over the years from folk , to jazz to rock. He’s a magnificent drummer and it’s fair to say, one [...]]]> http://somhairle.co.uk/photography/the-sketch/ This is wee product logo and illustration for MK’s latest whistle range the Kelpie. It’s a simpler one piece whistle compared to the more complicated and expensive MK pro aimed at learners and people looking for the MK sound at a more attainable price. Check out the product page here http://mkwhistles.com/mkshop/kelpie-1.html The Kelpie is a [...]]]> http://somhairle.co.uk/illustration/mk-kelpie/ Simone Smith is an up and coming film director and general theatrical idea factory from Glasgow. I’ve worked with her on a couple of films already and it’s always nice to work with someone who is so enthusiastic, focussed and down to earth. She has recently started a production company http://lookingatyou.me and these are the [...]]]> http://somhairle.co.uk/photography/red-production-stills/ Smart phones, are quite smart. Not as smart as we’d like to think. Phone calls seem to be harder and harder to achieve they are completely useless in bad weather, the batteries don’t last that long and if you don’t turn the bloody thing off, it constantly harrangs you into be some sort of cyber [...]]]> http://somhairle.co.uk/tech/smartphones-whats-the-point/ At celtic connections the emphasis is often put on traditional music. For me – a person who has very solid roots in gaeldom what the Average White Band achieved in their day was nothing short of tradition forming. To me tradition is not about a specific genre (folk) or a particular sound (diddle) but the [...]]]> http://somhairle.co.uk/photography/average-white-band-celtic-connections-2012/ What can I say about Martha Reeves? She is an all time musical legend. All I can say about this gig was that I had to leave after the fifth number. I couldn’t take it, it was simply to good! The soul that emanates from this Lady is dazzling and fierce, add to this the [...]]]> http://somhairle.co.uk/photography/martha-reeves-the-vandellas-celtic-connections-2012-2/ ]]> http://somhairle.co.uk/photography/shooglenifty-celtic-connections-2012/ ]]> http://somhairle.co.uk/photography/move/ I’ve followed the Flecktones since the late nineties. Paul Jennings the drummer in the band I was in got a copy of Live Art (1996) and it blew our tiny minds. Being a bassist I was instantly hooked on Victor Wooten’s charismatic, virtuoso take on the funk. In-fact his solo album “What did he say?” [...]]]> http://somhairle.co.uk/photography/bela-fleck-celtic-connections-2012/ Sometimes life becomes a little Abstract, you can’t really put your finger on anything and a mind swim ensues. I label these times as purple, it seems the appropriate colour for such vividly, non de-script moments. As much as purple is blue it is red. I quite often get struck by how weird things can [...]]]> http://somhairle.co.uk/photography/abstractish/