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I am deeply honored to present this great Irish singer, storyteller, poet and dreamer; John Spillane from County Cork, on my third Cafe tour of Clare (and Gort) in September 2014.

spillane_poster_2014It all started with an idea last year from my good friend Luka Bloom over a cup of tea and before we knew it (almost) we’d done two tours of Clare Cafe’s (and Gort). And here I am, now presenting another great musician who will visit these intimate and wonderful places that the cafe’s are and fill the air with his songs and stories.

On August the 22nd Eoin O’Neill will have John Spillane in the studio for a chat on his Friday music show The West Wind at 8pm. There’ll be songs and talk about the cafe tour and who know’s where the stories will lead, after all they are amazing story-tellers those Irish folks. Tune in, it’ll be an hour in good company.

This beautiful song “All The Way You Wander” resonates strongly with my wandering heart. Haunting and dreaming in a way I’ve mostly only come across in Irish music and poetry.

Lyrics:
“All the ways you wander, all the ways you roam
All across great oceans, all across the foam
Through the faraway houses, through the sunsets on fire
Searching for the island of your heart’s desire

Where the sun is always shining and the oranges grow on the trees
You only have to wait two seconds there for every thing you please
In a garden of daisies, in a circle of light
Searching for the island of your heart’s delight

I’ll wait for you, like a true friend
I’ll wait for you, till the very end

And if you take the long way, if you take the long way home
Down where the magicians and the dreamers roam
Through the mountains of morning, through the valleys of night
Searching for the island of your hearts delight

I’ll wait for you, like a true friend
I’ll wait for you, till the very end

All the ways you wander, all the ways you roam
All across great oceans, all across the foam
Through the faraway houses, through the sunsets on fire
Searching for the island of your heart’s desire.”

Biography worthwhile a read!
Booking Info Tickets must be purchased at each cafe. No reservations.