Apologies for the lateness in this podcast. This episode features four live recordings from our recent gig with a string quartet. I'll also explain whats been happening recently and why this podcast has taken so long to be made.

Background Songs - "Going Home", "All I Need", "Freedom", "I Said I" & "Make Calm Your Tempest"

Song 1 - Planetary Woman
Song 2 - Breathe
Song 3 - That First Time
Song 4 - Goodbye

All songs written by Eoghan Colgan except "Breath" (Colgan/Sommerville)

Another BIG thank you to Wirralgirl for her recordings on the night

This podcast features three recent live recordings:

Background songs: "Move A Little Closer", "You Want It" & "Angel Faces"

Song 1: Make Calm Your Tempest
Song 2: A Change Is In Place
Song 3: I Said I

All songs written by Eoghan Colgan except Make Calm Your Tempest (Colgan/Sommerville)

Thanks to Sharon (Wirralgirl) for the recordings

You can get a free download of 'A Change Is In Place' by visiting www.myspace.com/achangeisinplace

This show features an interview with Mark Sommerville, two versions of Freedom as well as a song by Irish singer-songwriter Claire Odlum.

Background song - "Make Calm Your Tempest"

Song 1: Believe Me
Song 2: Freedom
Song 3: Don't Let Me Fall

Songs 1 & 2 written by Eoghan Colgan
'Don't Let Me Fall' written by Claire Odlum

You can find out more about Claire at www.myspace.com/odimusic

This is a slightly late Christmas edition of the ColganCast. The delay was due to the recording of our new e.p. which has kept us very busy.

Background songs: "Going Home" and "One Light"

Song 1: The Only One I Want
Song 2: Oh Holy Night
Song 3: The Show

Songs 1 & 3 written by Eoghan Colgan
"Oh Holy Night" was written by Adolphe Adam

I hope you all had a great Christmas and I wish you all a very happy, peaceful and prosperous new year

This episode contains 4 songs recorded live at our recent gig at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow

Background songs: "Lady" and "Sunny Days"

Song 1: That First Time
Song 2: Planetary Woman
Song 3: Freedom
Song 4: One Light

All songs written by Eoghan Colgan

Many thanks to Wirralgirl for recording this set for us

This episode features a couple of new songs including one written by myself and my brother. Also included is a song by Edinburgh-based band Amplifico

Background songs : 'Freedom', 'Peculiar Day', 'It All Begins And Ends With You' & 'I Said I..'

Song 1: Can I Leave Alive?
Song 2: Niamh
Song 3: Just To Pause This

'Just to Pause This' is written and performed by Amplifico. You can find out more about them through their websites:

www.amplifico.net
www.myspace.com/amplifico

To watch the video of me playing 'Can I leave Alive' go to the following link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvpse7Kcvj8

This podcast features a live recording of an old song, a brand new song just written in the last couple of weeks plus a track by another Irish singer-songwriter whom I played a gig with recently

Background songs: 'That First Time', 'Goodbye', 'You Want It' & 'Believe Me'

Song 1: It Might Sound Familiar
Song 2: 'New Song'
Song 3: Too Many Years

'Too Many Years' is written and performed by Fiach. You can find out more about him through his websites:

www.myspace.com/fiachmusic
www.fiach.net

This episode sees the completion of my tutorial on songwriting. There is also a love song that Mark has asked me to sing at his wedding as well as a song from another Glasgow-based band called The Fortunate Sons

Background Songs: 'Move A Little Closer', 'The Show' & 'Going Home'

Song 1: Maybe Your Timings Wrong
Song 2: Slave Chain
Song 3: It All Begins And Ends With You

Slave Chain is written and perofrmed by 'The Fortunate Sons'
You can find out more about them through their websites:
www.myspace.com/fsons and www.fortunatesons.co.uk

Background songs - 'You Want It', 'Angel Faces' & 'Move A Little Closer'

Song 1 - It's Gonna Be OK
Song 2 - Wandering Child
Song 3 - Roundabouts

Roundabouts is written and performed by TeamSalt
www.myspace.com/teamsalt
www.teamsalt.co.uk

Finally figured out how to record a podcast all on my own. Backslaps all round!! Hopefully will have more regular podcasts in future

Songs used on this show:

Background songs - All I Need and Breathe

Song 1: "New Song" - still not been given a title yet!
Song 2: I Will Follow You There
Song 3: Song in progress - will get a title when completed

Many thanks to Wirralgirl for recording the gig at the Tron Theatre