Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Ulster Orchestra Film Night with Barry Norman


We went to the Waterfront on Saturday and heard the Ulster Orchestra playing famous music from films. It was a brilliant night! We were in the cheap seats but we loved seeing the conductor and the musicians from a different angle.

Here's the play list:
Morricone The Untouchables (End Title)
Elmer Bernstein The Magnificent Seven
Elmer Bernstein Zulu Dawn – River crossing
Jule Styne Diamonds are a girl’s best friend
Kander & Ebb All that jazz
Monty Norman James Bond Theme
John Barry Goldfinger
John Barry The Man with the Golden Gun
John Barry Out of Africa (main theme)
John Williams Stars Wars (main theme)

John Williams Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Silvestri Back to the Future
Martin The Trolley Song from Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
Kander & Ebb Cabaret
Maurice Jarre Overture: Lawrence of Arabia
Maurice Jarre Lara’s Theme (Dr Zhivago)
Hamlisch The way we were
Jule Styne Don't Rain On My Parade from Funny Girl (1968)
John Williams Superman March

Encores
Elmer Bernstein The Great Escape (March)
Gore Fame

Timothy Redmond Conductor
Mary Carewe Soprano
Barry Norman presenter

Wednesday, 27 February 2008

lambing season in donemana



one of my granda's sheep had 2 lambs on monday!!!

Tuesday, 26 February 2008


dave and cara got tickets too, they are sitting above the emergency exit sign! cara has a red jacket on...

Ireland v scotland











We were part of the 74,000 crowd at croke park on saturday to watch part of the 6 nations tournament, again ireland were hard to beat but mrs smyth still loves beinfg scottish....

Saturday, 12 January 2008




saturday morning mbk'ing in 0 degrees.

this morning steve and i both left our houses at 8am in freezing conditions for a 2 hour mountain biking session in woodburn and it was cold but well worth it. took a few pictures of the knockagh road.

christmas in little milton






this year the the mccaigs and co celebrated christmas at my bother in laws in a wee village near oxford. her are some pics of our nephew and niece and the rest of the family.