Human in progress. Musicmaker, storyteller, weaver of songs and things. Love as a verb, creativity as resistance. linktr.ee/sivemusichttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lwluflvcf223A beautiful tribute to Anas. Pease read & share. Uplift the truth-tellers in Irish media. We need them. "Many Western journalists do not regard Palestinian journalists as colleagues and that’s why those reporting from Gaza can be killed by Israel with impunity." Thank you @barrymalone.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2025 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwluflvcf223https://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lhgb57457k2nA lovely afternoon performing 'In Cloak & Womb' at Tallaght University Hospital yesterday. The final performance of the run is a Dublin City University #DCU lunchtime concert today, 1.10pm on St Pat's campus, free entry and open to the public! Thanks to Tommy Walsh/Medical Photography for the snap 📸05 Feb 2025 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgb57457k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lhbtqtjm5k2rOnly 10 tickets left for our Pals For #Palestine #fundraiser in FLUX #Dublin next Sunday! Even more reason to come along if you're nervous about singing - you'll have lots of other voices blend in with 🙃 Proceeds going to teacollective.ie #SpeirGorm https://www.tickettailor.com/events/sive/154061503 Feb 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbtqtjm5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lh4ayvfqyk25And here's a song I wrote as a nod to the #Cailleach, also known less commonly as Beira. A song about darkness and light as two sides of the one coin, a tribute to the misunderstood Hag of Winter. Filmed on a January day with cold fingers and cold vocal cords! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBjB3aqsMEA01 Feb 2025 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4ayvfqyk25https://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lh4aqiwpvs25Beannachtaí Imbolc, Lá Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh. The start of spring in the Celtic year, when the #Cailleach, goddess of winter, melts into #Brigid, goddess of light. I haven't been active on #Substack lately but I wrote this little piece to mark it last year 🐍 sadhbhosullivan.substack.com/p/imbolc https://sadhbhosullivan.substack.com/p/imbolc01 Feb 2025 09:56 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4aqiwpvs25https://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lgxlisoric22We're bringing 'In Cloak & Womb', my song cycle for three voices inspired by the legacy of #Brigid the saint, the goddess and the woman, out for another spin this spring. I love getting to bring these songs to life with Clara Rose & @sharonmurphymusic.bsky.social ♡ #Imbolc30 Jan 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxlisoric22https://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lgvpd24e2k2yPlaying a Songwriters in the Round show with Megan O'Neill and Heidi Talbot at @riverbankarts.bsky.social this Friday 31st. I love this format for a gig and will be road testing some new songs...tickets below ♡ https://www.riverbank.ie/event/brigids-day-special-songwriters-in-the-round/29 Jan 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvpd24e2k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lgnszhivvc2gMe and some Pals are organising this #fundraiser for teacollective.ie in FLUX #Dublin on Sun 9th Feb. No experience required ∞ All welcome ∞ Let's join our voices in #solidarity, sing our collective love, rage, grief & hope together and build resilience through song 🍉 tinyurl.com/singinsolidarity26 Jan 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnszhivvc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lglq5jyxv22gFrom Ireland to #Palestine, Occupation is a crime. #FreePalestine25 Jan 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lglq5jyxv22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3ldnvn7ensk2q"Unfortunately, actions have been few and far between. In an effort to keep it this way, Israel acts as a diplomatic bully, never quite addressing the substance of its policies or engaging with arguments over the factual record." https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/12/19/a-view-from-inside-israel-the-closure-of-the-dublin-embassy-is-a-distraction-tactic/19 Dec 2024 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnvn7ensk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3ldjo4fxfk22nNo words left, except rest in peace and in power, Khaled Nabhan, grandfather to so many. I'm sorry this world failed you and your beloved Reem, the soul of your soul. #soulofmysoul #freepalestine https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EycYmgUgcQI17 Dec 2024 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjo4fxfk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lddjmbmqh22jI have a #Patreon which I often forget to mention! Latest post is a short song inspired by the concept of Active Hope. "If we hold in mind the best that could happen as well as the worst, what could we do to make better scenarios more likely and worse ones less so?" #JoannaMacy patreon.com/sivemusic https://patreon.com/sivemusic15 Dec 2024 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lddjmbmqh22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lcnfnkdu2c2nToday is the 1st anniversary of Refaat Alareer, the Palestinian poet who wrote the beautiful & now iconic 'If I Must Die'. It's also #BandcampFriday. To make the date, I've gathered a collection of songs & launched a fundraiser which will run through December: https://sivemusic.bandcamp.com/album/ceol-don-phalaist-n06 Dec 2024 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnfnkdu2c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lc3j7afdzs23In the lead up to this #GeneralElection I've seen more conflicting posts than ever about how far down the ballot you should vote. There's a lot of confusion out there about how transfers actually work. This article explains it really clearly #ge24 #speirgorm https://jackkennedy.ie/2020/02/07/how-stv-transfers-work/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZ3q_C6y647xz6V8-f9d-eL7lktyUUBoajbAFB8UoLw-szgl97Moq7FgkY_aem_uL1VS8yMAmbKjTnKS3KDkw29 Nov 2024 11:49 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3j7afdzs23https://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lbmxgduyb223Ganavya's opening act at Dublin Unitarian Church last night was Ellie O'Neill, who I hadn't heard before. I'm now totally enamoured with her voice and her writing! #irishmusic #speirgorm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FuHdajv37I23 Nov 2024 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmxgduyb223https://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lbmr52npu22wWhen I was floundering, a friend reminded me that in the #socialchange ecosystem, the role of the storyteller and the musician matters. So here's a work-in-progress inspired by a recent protest at Shannon. I'm running out of ways to say this is not ok, but I'll keep saying it anyway. #freepalestine23 Nov 2024 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmr52npu22whttps://bsky.app/profile/sivemusic.bsky.social/post/3lbmdebcvnc2kI got to witness the incredible voice of Ganavya in Dublin Unitarian Church last night. Transcendental, life-giving, many tears and deep sighs. My heart is better for it today! I said to someone afterwards "This music thing...it's good isn't it?" Sometimes you forget ❤️‍🩹 https://youtu.be/FrqdESG9rLs?si=nKvMdK5SvCjWNS5U23 Nov 2024 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:vmkgvbsyo4veeclmtdebn7lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmdebcvnc2k