I'm very excited to share the news that the project The Life and Times of James "The Rooster Corcoran has received a grant from QAF New Works, which is funded by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Greater New York Arts Development Fund. The project is to write a new collection of songs about this colorful Irish character who moved to NYC in the 1840s, and who I seem to be related to (LINK). An underground figure who was known as the King of the shantytown in his time, and is referred to in Gangs of New York. Stay tuned folks!