From small acorns big trees grow
31 years ago when I was signed to MCA Records and about to release the first album with Energy Orchard I received a phone call from a couple of local community workers in West Belfast. Those were some of the darkest days of the conflict, traditionally known as the Troubles. These activists wanted to change events on the ground and to help, particularly the youth, to have a focus other than to riot on the streets. We played the first West Belfast Festival - at considerable ris