DEAD MAN BLUES
A track from my new album called BEARDIVILLE.
Release date 21.5.21.

Beardiville

Dead Man Blues

I launched my first CD at the Black Box 23.9.10. It was a great night. The place was packed, thanks to all the airplay (free tickets, but no free drink) and Gerry Anderson came along to introduce the show. This was praise indeed and some support.

There were six in the Moon Shed that night: Catherine Sands, Michael Sands, Rohan Young, John McKeever, Barry Tipping and Myself. (The wee wee man sat with his mates and had a pint).
The next day five of us came into Radio Ulster, in Ormeau Avenue to play live and do an interview with Gerry.

Grateful as ever to Gerry and all the band. To John, Michael, Rohan, Catherine and Barry. Wonderful memories. 


Gerry Anderso Interview 24.9.10

THE PRISONER.

A man with no financial worries sits in his garden in the leafy suburbs. Although he is a clever, skilled, articulate professional he is emotionally under developed. He imagines
the company of a woman who could share his social isolation.

Red Man Rua

The Prisoner

The River and the Gael.
By Randall Stephen Hall

Just keeping in touch with this new recording
of THE REIVER AND THE GAEL, written first in 2007-2024
A story about the Border Reivers exiled from the war torn space
between England and Scotland shortly before the Plantation of Ulster
circa 1610.

With no memory of these events most people in Northern Ireland
are unaware that it is a significant and shared narrative as the Reivers, removed
to Ulster, ended up on both sides of the conflict during the Troubles.

I hope you find this track from a forthcoming album interesting.

Some names from the Borders are Graham, Kerr, Elliot, Hume
Turnbull (Trimble), Hall, Jamieson, Huddleston, Irvine, Robson
Charlton, Douglas, Scott, Herron, Maxwell, Nixon and many more.

Good Luck for now,

Stephen Stiofán
www.randallstephenhallsongs.com

RSH. Reiver And The Gael DEMO 11.7.24

If you had said to me in 2009 that I would become more involved in song writing and playing music live, I would have said "Catch yourself on . . ." But here I am, five years later, still at it, after a lay off of about thirty years or so.

I could almost be described as an unintentional musician. One thing just led to another . . .

I still work as an illustrator, poet and storyteller.

Can you call that work?

Good question . . .

RSH. Reiver And The Gael DEMO 11.7.24

Randall Stephen Hall

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