When I was about 14 or 15 I started listening to a tape my Mum owned of the guitarist John Williams called “Guitar Music from Spain, England, Japan, Mexico & South America”. Back then I couldn’t read sheet music so I started learning some of the music by ear. I’d gradually transcribe it from the… Continue reading Dave’s Guitar Heroes Pt. 4 “Classical Guitars”
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Dave’s Guitar Heroes Pt.3 “Revived in the 90’s”
Ah, the 90’s, remember those days? Remember the big music stars. No? Well, here’s who you couldn’t get away from if you turned on the radio or Top of the Pops in the 90’s – The Spice Girls, Boyzone, Take That, Westlife, Steps, Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, The Backstreet Boys, S Club 7, Five, Oasis,… Continue reading Dave’s Guitar Heroes Pt.3 “Revived in the 90’s”
Dave’s Guitar Heroes Pt. 2 “The Heavy Metal Years”
When I was 12 I saw Iron Maiden on Top of the Pops and thus began an obsession with Heavy Metal that lasted most of my teenage years. I don’t listen to it much anymore, however I credit my Heavy Metal guitar heroes for pushing me to develop my guitar skills and opening a door… Continue reading Dave’s Guitar Heroes Pt. 2 “The Heavy Metal Years”
Dave’s Guitar Heroes Pt. 1 ‘Childhood Heroes’
This year is turning into the year of the guitar for me. Most of the music I’ll be working on this year heavily involves the instrument that brought me into music and inspired me to begin composing. In my current role as Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Musician in Residence I’m composing a guitar ensemble piece to record… Continue reading Dave’s Guitar Heroes Pt. 1 ‘Childhood Heroes’
Dave’s Lockdown Tunes
It’s been quite a while since I updated this blog page. I thought it’d be good to share some guitar videos I’ve recorded at home during the Covid-19 lockdown. I call these Dave Flynn’s Lockdown Tunes – They are a mix of Irish trad, brazilian music and original compositions and improvisations I recorded over the… Continue reading Dave’s Lockdown Tunes
Paddy Fahey (1916-2019) – The Irish Mozart
The greatest Irish composer of the 20th Century passed away, aged 102, on Friday 31st May 2019. His name was Paddy Fahey. He didn’t compose classical music, he composed Irish jigs, reels and hornpipes. Composers of traditional/folk music are rarely acknowledged as ‘great’ composers like their classical counterparts are. However, the genius of a ‘folk’… Continue reading Paddy Fahey (1916-2019) – The Irish Mozart
The Story of Pouric Songs
One of my proudest achievements is producing the album Pouric Songs with my band D.F.F. A new version of the album has just been released. It’s re-mastered, re-ordered and re-edited. Below I share the story of Pouric Songs to celebrate the release and explain the re-issue. The 1990’s Roots of Pouric Songs Long before I composed orchestral… Continue reading The Story of Pouric Songs