Hladowski sings O'Sullivan

My collaboration with Yorkshire folk singer Stephanie Hladowski is now becoming more visible...

Last year we started to put a structure in place.  Because...  I am not going to find a better interpreter of my work...

And now...

3 tracks have been released, and you can now see the shape of this project coming together...

Stephanie Hladowski

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0XPlu7dvZNvXOLlddj0HLr

Stephanie Hladowski

Apple Music and iTunes

https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/stephanie-hladowski/299203460

Stephanie Hladowski

CdBaby

https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/stephaniehladowski

And so on...  Visible on a total of 38 music outlets - wherever and however you listen to music, or download music, it will be there....

Stephanie Hladowski's Polish heritage is acknowledged by our choice of typeface for the covers.

The distinctive cover designs are by Andrew Milne...

The typeface is by Brendan Ciecko - it is called Secesja, and is based on Young Poland/Art Nouveau styles of the early twentieth century.

https://brendanciecko.com/typography

The easiest way to get a feel for the sound and the look is to go to the 3 tracks visible on YouTube...

Papa Joachim Paris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clfiw73vX3k

One of my song translations...

The Crumble Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Iw9YAG22w

One of my wedding songs...

Safe Harbour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaweCRESDiw

One of my extended metaphors...

More will follow...

Patrick O'Sullivan

February 2020

Funding Applications: O'Sullivan's Rules

I find myself, once again, mentioning these rules, in negotiations and in informal conversations.  And find I am getting quoted, but never cited...

People ask me if I have in mind the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition.  Not really - for one thing there are 285 Rules of Acquisition.  I make do with 3.

I quite like the First Rule of Acquisition - but I have broken it...

O'Sullivan's Rules belong in a different universe...

So, here they are...

Funding Applications:  O'Sullivan's 3 Rules

1.

You should apply for money to do only things that you really want to do...

The other 2 rules have to do with proportionality...

2.

There must be some sort of proportionality between the amount of work needed to get hold of the money and the amount of money achieved...

3.

There must be some sort of proportionality between the amount of money achieved and the amount of management work the money requires thereafter...

The interesting thing about these 3 rules is that they are broken all the time.

And I will leave you to reflect on the times you have broken O'Sullivan's Rules - and why you broke them...

Patrick O'Sullivan