Dear Reader –
That’s exactly what I have been doing over the last little while. I’ve enjoyed doing lots of reading - so some of my favourite books and quotes below for you today…
The Big Thing
Firstly the books…the first five are fiction and the last four non-fiction.
Tara Westover - Educated
Tom Hanks - The Making of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece
Jeremy Denk - Every Good Boy Does Fine
Khaled Hosseini - A Thousand Splendid Suns
Barbara Kingsolver - The Poisonwood Bible
Seth Godin - The Song of Significance
Susan Cain - Quiet
Guy Spier - The Education of a Value Investor
Mason Currey - Daily Rituals
Where else but Sligo?
Big news this week from one of our Theme Night favourites - this coming October Sandy Kelly will not only release her first studio album in 30 years (sharing a title with this email), but also a self-penned autobiography.
Sandy was on our podcast in March 2021 (the only guest so far for whom we needed two episodes) and told some amazing stories about her life and career - so the book in particular is something I’m very much looking forward to. But Sandy’s unique way of connecting with a song means the album should be special too - the first single from it is featured further down this page.
What’s New?
QUOTE 1: “Some people are more certain of everything than I am of anything”.
QUOTE 2: “There’s no limit to what you can do if you don’t mind who gets the credit”.
FUNDRAISING GIG THIS THURSDAY: Musicians and poets see below…all for a great cause!
Finally…
Answers to last week’s questions first…
a) C, D.
b) Bb major.
And for this week’s song - it’s Sandy’s new single - also featuring her 8 yr-old grandson Frank - who is already making his second appearance in a music video! Regular readers might remember his first…
Till next time - Kieran.
