Swift Sessions ~ Thursday 25th September 2025
Tom Dredge was the guest reader at the Swift Sessions on Thursday night where he read excerpts from his recently published book 'Rambling Along the Royal Canal'. Available from The Liffey Press and I've yet to get a copy of. I remarked that it is full of endless conversation pieces and it is easily one of the finest productions I've seen with illustrations in colour throughout. The photo above is of me trying to sing a ballad called ' The News' which is self explanatory at best and the photo above does justice to the ballad. Tom remarked that it is to the air of 'Follow Me Up to Carlow' and that reminded me of the rhyming pattern of P. J. McCall's song which has the first three lines rhymed but not the fourth then the next three lines rhymed and the eight line rhymes with the fourth. Look I'll have to work on that. Don't forget to look up Tom's book.
* Photo: With thanks to Michael Farry.
