Our good friend John Baylis Gray, also a videographer and filmmaker, got in touch recently with this lovely video featuring Conor O’Sullivan and Annie Baylis, both of whom have previously featured on Folk Radio. It seems somehow serendipitous that this video even came to being, which you can read about from John below but we’re glad it did.
John Baylis Gray:
I met Conor a few years back. In fact, it was November 2016. Leonard Cohen died Nov 7th, and Donald Trump was elected the next day. It was a truly shit week.
The weather was a wall of rain. It was a bit of a tiring rollercoaster of a trip. Thing is, when you get back you only remember the good times. Some kind of in built survival suit for yer brain.
Meeting Connor was one of the good times. First in Cork and then at Leap Castle.
In Cork we mourned the passing of Cohen and at Leap we drowned our sorrows at the thought of Trump. All in good humour with a fair amount drunk and a few tunes played. Post gig get togethers are where the soul grows.
Nice bloke and he played a good tune.
Anyway, fast forward 4 years and in the midst of social distancing, I came across a clip of Connor playing the song on Instagram. The tune just worked for me. A moment in time. I started to look through some footage from 2016, to see if anything would suit for a video (Got to pass the time somehow.)
It was nice to have some b-roll of Connor to stick on the timeline. It was also a real shock after 100 days of lockdown to see how it used to be. Sad, but I’m sure there will be more nights like these. I had an online chat with Connor and it ended up with Annie [Baylis] putting down some vocals for it.
Connor O’Sullivan:
The song was written in one sitting which is not usually how I write, however, I felt that even though it’s very short everything was there. When I went to add to it and edit it I just didn’t see much reason to change anything. The song is based on passing thoughts really and how trivial problems are quickly forgotten as soon as something of actual importance comes along. I had just recorded a video at home for “A touch of the blues” which my friend Barry O’Shea had added upright bass to and so it seemed a good choice. It was a real treat to have Annie Baylis’s harmony on the song and the video that John full of footage from that tour in Ireland, it was all such a pleasant surprise.”
https://www.conorosullivanmusic.com/