In the late 1970’s (that’s more years ago than I care to think about!) I co-authored Begged, Borrowed & Stolen, a book of Irish session tunes used by both beginners and more seasoned musicians.  I believe 10,000 copies have been sold in various places around the world and vastly more have been photocopied.  BB&S is also known as ‘the orange book’, due to its luridly coloured cover.

Here is the story of how it got it's name.

A few months ago our dear friend Barry Skipsey, a singer/songwriter extraordinaire and exceptional outback photographer stayed with us for a few days and decided that what we do was worthy of a short video.

This is us, in the studio and workroom

In the wonderful world of gemstones, most are divided along the lines of Precious and Semi-Precious stones.  But what does this mean and how can you tell the difference?

Diamonds, Sapphires, Rubies and Emeralds are the precious stones, but why? What makes them different from the semi-precious stones?