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Waves…
This was written in response to a beautifully written piece by Ronán Johnston. I had it written before I thought it might be inappropriate to jump in on the post, but he graciously accepted and understood my impulse. One phrase that he used set me on the road. It’s from a gorgeous album of his…
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Speak Like No One in Particular – Kilkenny Arts Festival, 2022.
Full disclosure: I went in simply to attend and and ended up being a (small) part of the performance, but let me say that it did not affect my overall experience. We were asked to volunteer for speaking parts while we waited to go in and were handed scripts to read. Luckily for me, I…
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Hair Brained
One year on and I’ve come across a Facebook post from April 2020, where I told the world about my (then) latest trichological difficulty. Like many people, I had noticed that my hair was growing, seemingly at an alarming rate. I had tried hats, pomades, oils, but there was no halt. I’d almost completely horrified…
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Drimnagh Road, Dublin via the Ring Road, Kilkenny
Drimnagh Road, Dublin via the Ring Road, Kilkenny It’s been a late 1970’s sort of a day, and for no reason that I can understand. Maybe it’s the increasing light in the days, that little spring in the step we are feeling more and more. Either way, the humour was good and the synapses were…
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Medium Wave Maisie…
You know me, music has always been my go-to: it’s been medicine, balm, inspiration, fuel. Radio too: warm comfort, pushing images and pictures long before television, songs and chat, information, comment and a world of opportunities. It evokes strong memories. It fascinates me still and will never lose its charms. As I type, I’m listening…
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Gaeltacht Kilkenny at the Set Theatre: 31/1/2020
You know me, I love music in all its forms, in all its beauty. One of the things I love most about it is the unexpected, joyful and uplifting twists and turns it can take in your heart and, if you’re lucky, you get them frequently. Another thing is the way that a time and…
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Mother’s Day, 2019
It’s a running theme in my blog about mothers. It’s bound to be when you talk of adoption. This is not about me, but rather, on this day, a celebration of a wonderful and inspirational woman who was my mother in pretty much every respect apart from blood. Since I’ve come to this search/journey/odyssey in…
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Birth Father – Update
My tale of birth circumstances took a few significant steps further recently and a major one on Thursday last. As you may remember I’ve been seeking out the truth of my birth. I was very lucky to make contact with my birth mother’s family when at one stage it seemed as if that part of…
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So here we go…
I’ve often wondered when I would finally get around to setting up a blog but I have now…I have moved to a new phase of my life and I intend to document some of it as others do, online. I’ve been involved in telling stories for many years. Depending on who you speak with, some…
Martin Bridgeman 