Author Archives: Nick Kelly

Have a moment?

A popular and beloved regular in The Fastnet Irish Bar in Barcelona, Irish expat Ben died tragically in a road traffic accident recently in Spain.

His friend Jessica has set up an online fundraising campaign (at link below) to help cover the cost of bringing his body back.

Rest in peace, Ben.

Help For Our Beloved Ben (GoFundMe)

The Fastnet

Dream Eyes – Heaven

Eyes on the prize.

Dream Eyes is the nom de plume of Tadhg Collins (top) from Monagea, county Limerick, but now based in Dublin. His shift in sound from acoustic to electronic sounds was born of necessity.

Tadhg writes:

“I was in a motorbike accident and got hit by a car, in 2019. Yeah, it was quite a big change in my life actually. My left arm was paralysed for a year and a half. It’s slowly kinda coming back to life again! I wasn’t able to play acoustic guitar for a long time, so I played synths.”

‘Heaven’ is his fourth single and was co-produced by Kieran Lane.

Nick says: Immortal synths.

Dream Eyes

Davey Long – Flesh And Blood

The city and the country.

The video for the new single from Davey Long’s new album Eitilt presents an intriguing contrast between the hustle and bustle of New York City and the pastoral bliss of a field in the Irish countryside.

The song features a reputable line of musicians playing on the tracks, including Dave Gough on bass, Rob Larkin on keys, Shane O’Dwyer and Eoin Drennan on guitar and James Delahunty on synth and video direction.

Nick says: Sure shot.

Davey Long