I Won't Cry Over You

Infinite Appetite For Distraction

A guy once told me he would never let his next gf go out on her own because he had let his last one go out and she finished with him afterwards. That's how this came into being. Control freakery.

Don't You Want It?

Perfect Recipe for Disaster is a facetious take on the relentless neo-liberal programme to enrich the 1% at the expense of the 99%. It is sublimation of anger through mockery. The call to derision is a step towards mobilising change. As Orwell said: “Every joke is a tiny revolution”.

A Perfect Recipe For Disaster

November Light (i)

Unstoppable

I Miss You Today

Shadoworld

My fortune

We're Sorry John

Captain Salt's Internet Dating Agency

Frank O’Neill and Paul Walker-Smith

Frank O’Neill and Paul Walker-Smith are singer-songwriter-musicians, a partnership that hails from the cradle of Iron & Steel making, (which seems to have come to a tragic end in 2015), Teesside and whose existence stretches almost beyond their collective memory. 
From Grangetown near Middlesbrough the two song writers spent their formative years living off and for the sounds of the ‘swinging’ sixties but not finding the instant success they craved, they gave up on their song writing and performing careers and went their separate ways. Teaching, Lecturing and Information Technology Management dominated their and their families lives for the next thirty-plus years - The wilderness years!  
With retirement and redundancy upon them, they met up once again and discovered they had the same energy and passion to resume where they had left off all those years ago and although a lot older but not necessarily wiser,  they had not lost their desire or dream. The satisfying thing was that technology had advanced to such a level they could produce music (of a limited quality) that they once only dreamed of in those early years. So from their bedrooms and backrooms, on an 8 track recorder, they managed to create these songs, for your enjoyment and entertainment. 
They are aware that the music industry is dominated by young artists and producers as of course it should but in these enlightened times with an aging population their style of music may still attract significant interest.  They realise that they may not appeal to all tastes but they are conscious to push such prejudices and barriers aside and demonstrate there is life and capacity when you’re fifty-plus. 
Their music reflects key influences such as their life-long love - The Beatles, as well as The Kinks, Rolling Stones, Gerry Rafferty, 10CC, ELO, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and many more  yet contains its own original stamp. They produce songs that are ear-catching, thoughtful social observation and soulful songs often with wry wit, tongue firmly in cheek with humour based on their life experiences.  
Their goal is to perform their songs to those who unashamedly enjoy guitar-driven, vocal-harmony, productions - and make some money in the process.
All words and music is copyright (c) 2012 the authors above.


O'Neill & Walker-Smith

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