This northern sky that roofs our industrial city - this glorious celestial carpet - it's haunting, breath-taking, apocalyptic, ever watchful.....but it cannot be captured except in a moment, ever transitory except in memories. You feel the sky, you wonder, sometimes you understand as evening creeps into night and dawn slides majestically into a brilliant new day.
When I moved from London to Manchester I became hypnotized by the skyscapes I came up against. Often they seemed so dramatic, so awesome that I would stand in the street and stare and wonder why the London sky didn't seem to move me that way. I don't know the answer but I love to watch the heavens - sometimes in silence, sometimes with a sound-track.
This blog is dedicated to the soundtracks that speak to me in to me under this northern sky.
In other words this blog will contain my musings on music. I plan to also art, culture, literature, politics and philosophy, anything that excites me, or anything that just needs saying!
Recently, I finished writing a biography on a group of Manchester based musicians called Haven - a long, but worthwhile ride and I'm currently weaving together the fabric of my first novel that I hope will be a beautiful thing when it can be presented in fluttering colour to the world! I hope this will be completed by the end of this year....watch this space!
When I moved from London to Manchester I became hypnotized by the skyscapes I came up against. Often they seemed so dramatic, so awesome that I would stand in the street and stare and wonder why the London sky didn't seem to move me that way. I don't know the answer but I love to watch the heavens - sometimes in silence, sometimes with a sound-track.
This blog is dedicated to the soundtracks that speak to me in to me under this northern sky.
In other words this blog will contain my musings on music. I plan to also art, culture, literature, politics and philosophy, anything that excites me, or anything that just needs saying!
Recently, I finished writing a biography on a group of Manchester based musicians called Haven - a long, but worthwhile ride and I'm currently weaving together the fabric of my first novel that I hope will be a beautiful thing when it can be presented in fluttering colour to the world! I hope this will be completed by the end of this year....watch this space!
If and when I have time to spare I'm available for writing press releases, articles, or commentary on interesting people/events . Contact me if you feel I may be the right person to conjure up the magical text you need. I'll also review records, live music, books, plays & films with pleasure if I feel passionately enough about it & my schedule allows it. Check with me if there's something you would like me to review. I don't live alone under this sky so I also invite other writers to come and share their words and images if the impulse is there!
Much of my review work is for Pennyblackmusic but time permitting, I will also review things here on Under a Northern Sky.
I'm also co-editor of Terrible Beauty (a Manic Street Preacher's fanzine). No, there aren't enough hours in the beautiful day or night!
Music is nourishment for the soul and has enormous power to heal as well as entertain and inspire. This feeling underpins the majority of my writings.
To contact me please email mary_o_meara@hotmail.com
Much of my review work is for Pennyblackmusic but time permitting, I will also review things here on Under a Northern Sky.
I'm also co-editor of Terrible Beauty (a Manic Street Preacher's fanzine). No, there aren't enough hours in the beautiful day or night!
Music is nourishment for the soul and has enormous power to heal as well as entertain and inspire. This feeling underpins the majority of my writings.
To contact me please email mary_o_meara@hotmail.com
