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Monday, 1 September 2014

On Authority

Those that know me will no doubt tell you that I have a problem with authority, or to be more accurate I have a problem with authorities that exercise arbitrary power or try to pull  wool over the eyes. It must be something to do with my Irish genes. It probably also explains why I like this.  I also like  this, Paul Brady again (with Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny) just because it is exquisite & because Andy Irvine gives the impression of being off in a world of his own yet still manages to fit in with the ensemble!
Posted by Colin at 08:21

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