Book Banned from Bedrooms

The Irish book that has been causing marital divisions across the UK, leading some wives to ban it from the bedroom, is set to do it again as an ebook. Belfast born Eamon Nancarrow didn’t expect his autobiography ‘Holywood Star‘ to cause such ructions seeing as every step he took on his road to fame [...]

Hear Liono roar!

Sounds great! ‘Liono, the little lion who loves flowers’ is being turned into an audio book. The main characters are voiced by Jennifer Rainbird, the soundtrack is composed by Tom Ashford and the studio recording was by Ellie Tibbs. The running time is expected to be close to 40 minutes. Currently in post production, with [...]

Meat found in rock band

The disparaging expression ‘mutton dressed as lamb’ could well be used in this extract from Eamon Nancarrow’s ‘Holywood Star’. In fact a whole host of sartorial sins are committed through out the pages of his book. However the reason from unleashing this certain section is due to the great concern in Europe about processed meat [...]

Snakes alive! ebook due St Patricks Day

We’re currently putting the finishing touches to the ebook version of Eamon Nancarrow’s ‘Holywood Star: the life and times of a rock and roll misadventurer’. We wanted to release the ebook in 2010 but felt that the paperback was selling well and that the direction ebooks was going didn’t look clear. Even now the digital [...]

Snowman v Car – a true story

When you are young, and full of the joys of spring, the ability to drive can open up a world of adventures. However, when you are young, full of comedy and feel that life should be a laugh, then maybe a car isn’t the best device for injecting humour into your day. Especially if it [...]

Northern Ireland’s American flag incident

Some people in Northern Ireland are having problems about flags and where they should fly. Readers might find it interesting to note that in Ulster’s dim and distant past there was an minor incident involving the American Stars and Stripes. It could have become serious. Thankfully it didn’t. This hidden story was re-told in Eamon [...]

‘You can always hear the king call’ – In memory of Phil Lynott

In commemoration of the passing of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott we pay tribute with this extract from Eamon Nancarrow’s ‘Holywood Star: the life and time of a rock and roll misadventurer‘. The day that Phil Lynott died, 4th January 1986, was a dark day for the world of music; it was also a dark [...]

Liono raises money and combats bullying

A new children’s book from Belfast is not only raising money for good causes but also gaining positive reviews for its potential in helping combat bullying. Eamon Nancarrow, who wrote the stories in ‘Liono, the little lion who loves flowers’, explains why: “The nine stories gently reveal that there is room in the world for [...]

Top Belfast hair stylist highlights new author

The internationally acclaimed hair stylists ‘Peter Maud Hair Peace‘ have begun a new campaign to help up and coming Northern Ireland artists. Utilising space in their Belfast salon they’ve begun exhibiting and selling work by authors and painters. For the owner Peter Maud it was a very simple decision: “New artists need support and we [...]

Eamon and Teelin are interviewed on U105

Eamon and Teelin were the guest of Ivan Martin on Sunday Brunch show on U105. They were discussing ‘Liono, the little lion who loves flowers’. The full interview can be heard below. Ivan Martin interview U105 by Showcase UK Liono can be bought from shop.showcaseuk.tv