Paperback, 117 pages. Michael Sands hails from Newry, County Down and is well known in traditional music circles as a guitar player and singer. These days he can be found hosting sessions, managing the Ballycastle Trad Trail, welcoming guests to Teach an Cheoil B&B, teaching guitar and running Irish language courses up in Ballycastle, County Antrim. 
He comes from a celebrated family of singers, writers and poets and it’s little wonder he has put pen to paper in recent years.
'Melody Lines' is his fourth book of poetry along with - 
Away with Words (Clachan Publishing)
A Moment's Notice (Clachan Publishing )
Triquetra (Free online)
to accompany his two novels -
Nut Hollow, The Knife and Nefairious (Clachan Publishing)
Tadhg and the Pockel (Shanway Press)
 
This project is the first time a writer has used the names of fifty Irish Traditional tunes as inspiration for a collection.