Well lads I’ve been on this amazing roadrip, doing gigs around the South Eastern states of the U.S. for the past 11 days, and I have one week to go before I return to Cork, the centre of my universe. It’s all thanks to my friend Tom Pigott, from Limerick, of ENCHANTED WAY TOURS, and Vicki Belinowski, from Austin Texas, who set the whole thing up, like. Tom often brings groups of Americans to Ireland and shows them the REAL …
From John Spillane, Passage West, County Cork, Spring 2009 …
PASSAGE WEST:
I have been living in the town of Passage West, County Cork for about 11 years now and about a year or so ago, an approach was made to me by a member of the local community who walked up to me in the street, pressed a book into my hand, and said, “John, would you ever write a song for Passage?”
Well, …
Well, I flew through the sky to America on April 3rd, 2009 to receive my BIG AWARD! The Irish Music Association in America presented me with this prize for TOP PERFORMER! The nominees were Tommy Fleming, Patrick Feeney, Van Morrison and John Spillane (Me!).
Unbelievable! I GOT IT!
There was a convention in Kansas City of all the Irish Festivals in America - 80 delegates from 24 different festivals. There was a great night of music there in the Boulevard Brewery, and …