Articles tagged ‘Irish music’
Bill Coleman plays The Shack
By Seán | October 9th, 2006 |
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I seem to be turning into a sound engineer.
For the second time in recent months I found myself on the opposite end of performance, working the desk at Bill Coleman’s show in the Shack this past Saturday night. To be honest, it’s a nice for a change not to worry about having to perform; [...]
Statue of Richard Harris
By Seán | October 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
A statue of deceased actor Richard Harris was erected last week in Kilkee and a speech was made by Russell Crowe. Russell had befriended Harris before his death when they were both filming Gladiator. Apparently, they were kindred souls – good-looking hollywood types who were fond of a good time. Poingnantly, Crowe says they planned [...]
Brideswell Session
By Seán | September 29th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Last night was the fabulous Brideswell traditional Irish music session. This session is, quite possibly, the best traditional session in the midlands.
I almost didn’t go, but then I reflected that it had been some weeks since I last attended. It was a wet drive out under the overhanging trees to Brideswell. The village of [...]
Deadly Dempsey
By Seán | September 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Damien Dempsey is the kind of guy you see headlining at major festivals. He has a big, husky Dublin-drenched voice that functions with such power it makes you wonder if he actually needs a microphone. He’s reknown for his politically-driven material and his cross-genre songs that borrow heavily from the traditions of reggae, rock, Irish [...]
Come on the weekend!
By Seán | September 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
After a long week of work, the weekend is finally here!
And it was a gorgeous day here in Athlone, sunny as all get-out. A shame I lent my camera to a friend last night, otherwise I could dazzle you with sunny photos. You’ll just have to close your eyes and picture . . [...]
Ginger Craíc
By Seán | September 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Well, last night was the Shack session. Oh, the pints and tunes and mayhem.
We’ve been running the “modern” session out in the Shack on tuesdays for the last year when it moved from Sundays, where it had been ongoing for at least a year before that. I sensed that the evening was going to be [...]
