The Club, Episode 2

Episode 2 of The Club presents another special mix of classic music. Click on the player above to listen to the show and please let me know what you think: leave a comment or send me a message. Let me know if there’s something you’d like to hear in a future episode. If you like the music, consider supporting the artists. The links below will take you to iTunes where you can buy any of the songs for just a few cents!

Song Artist Buy it!
I Knew the Bride Dave Edmunds I Knew the Bride - The Best of Dave Edmunds
Bed for the Night Maura O’Connell Maura’s version doesn’t appear to be available on iTunes. Here’s a link to its author, Charlie McGettigan, singing it with Paul Hardiman.
Song for the Life Alan Jackson Song for the Life - Who I Am
All or Nothing Small Faces All or Nothing - The Very Best of the Small Faces, Vol. 1
Big River Jimmy Nail Big River - The Nail File
The Queen of Connemara Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy The Queen of Connemara - We've Come a Long Way
Beautiful Door Billy Bob Thornton Not available to download
Let’s Stick Together Canned Heat Let's Work Together - The Very Best of Canned Heat
Now Be Thankful Fairport Convention Now Be Thankful - XXXV
Too Late for Prayin’ Gordon Lightfoot Too Late for Prayin' - Sundown

The Club, Episode 1

We thought we’d try something new on the website: a podcast of classic tracks, picked and presented by me. Click on the player above to listen to the show and please do tell me what you think: leave a comment or send me a message. Let me know if there’s something you’d like to hear in a future episode. If you like the music, consider supporting the artists. The links below will take you to iTunes where you can buy any of the songs for just a few cents!

Artist Song Buy it!
John Fogarty Gunslinger Gunslinger - Revival
Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill Solsbury Hill - Shaking the Tree (16 Golden Greats) [Remastered]
To Love Somebody Bee Gees To Love Somebody - Love Songs
Hello Cruel World Gretchen Peters Hello Cruel World - Hello Cruel World
You’re Gonna Lose That Girl The Beatles You're Going to Lose That Girl - Help!
Mo Ghile Mear The Chieftains & Sting Mo Ghile Mear (
Waterloo Sunset The Kinks Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks: The Singles Collection
We’ve Got a Groovy Thing Going On Simon & Garfunkel We've Got a Groovy Thing Going On - Old Friends
Ol’ Man River Frank Sinatra Ol' Man River - The Concert Sinatra

P.S. Watch out for a new video on the way in the next few days as well!

Bobby McFerrin – Ave Maria

In the last podcast, we talked about Bobby McFerrin and his hit ‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’. Brian also mentioned Bobby’s version of Bach’s ‘Ave Maria’, which you can hear in this video:

Brian Flynn Show #4: No Half Measures

Brian and Conn get together for another podcast. We chat about the weather (naturally!) gardening and kids. Brian talks about a new feature on his radio show on Clare FM. He’s tracking down inspirational people for a late night chat on radio.

Check out Brian’s latest video, how to sing and play ‘The Black Velvet Band’.

How to Play “The Black Velvet Band”

A new video on my YouTube channel.

How to Play “The Irish Pub Song”

Here’s the latest video from Brian’s Youtube channel which offers free video tutorials on how to play famous Irish ballads. This song is one of Brian’s own compositions: the Irish Pub Song.

Click here for the chords and lyrics.