Articles tagged ‘Music’
Sean’s Bar Sunday session
By Seán | August 21st, 2007 |
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It’s so good to have Las Lunas Ambarinos back and in good form at the Sunday session in Sean’s Bar.
This Sunday was a subdued affair with angel and the bean flanked by yours truly, ze germanz and a kimono-clad whistle player.
Angel sang a lovely version of The Last Call for Ellis Island. At [...]
Kerbside to play with Mundy!
By Seán | August 18th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Yes indeed, we just got the call a couple of days ago that they needed one more act for the charity gig for Sarah Ryan with Mundy on September 2nd here in Athlone!
Not only will it be pretty great to share the stage with the big man himself, but it will be the first time [...]
Mundy plays charity concert in Athlone
By Seán | August 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
A good friend of mine gave me a shout yesterday to ask if I would mention a charity concert she’s arranging for Sarah Ryan, a handicapped girl from Birr she works with.
It all started with a phone call to Mundy, whom those of you not familiar with the Irish music scene will remember from [...]
Shack Session
By Seán | August 15th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The last couple of Shack sessions have been populous, lighthearted musical romps.
Boy, that sounded like a review of something at the west end.
This week Guy Noir and I stuck the heads in early and spent a good deal of time discussing an insightful, but myopic comparison of anglo and yankee masculinity I had read somewhere. [...]
Sean’s Sunday session
By Seán | August 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Another Sunday afternoon session in Sean’s Bar.
This one spelled a bit of difference for yours truly, as it is the first trad session in which I have been the guitar player. Sure, I play the guitar and I do spend a lot of time around trad, but - believe it or not - the two [...]
Shack Session
By Seán | August 8th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I’ll tell you, the sessions out in the Shack have been getting more interesting lately.
This particular post is just CHOCK FULL of mp3s - enjoy!
Guy Noir and I took our constitutional stroll out Shackwase and found the sheriff poring over some lyrics at the table - I don’t think we got to hear the [...]
Sean’s Sunday Session
By Seán | August 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It was the first of two Sunday sessions without the Amber Moon units. I headed down to Sean’s Bar a bit early - I had been out playing the previous evening and the fire to get the fingers on the fretboard was in me.
As I mentioned earlier, the town has been fierce quiet and Sean’s [...]
Fund-raiser for the Athlone School of Music
By Seán | August 5th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
As anyone who was in the Palace Friday night can tell you - there is a whole lot of music to be had here in Athlone town.
With very few places to play, the GLUT of folks in attendance at the Athlone School of Music fundraiser event practically screams for a proper venue here in town. [...]
The Shack Session
By Seán | August 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
When I was 15 and working at Burger King I noticed inexplicable patterns in the mass movement of humans. It wasn’t just lunch break or movies getting out; some days everyone would suddenly not want pickles on anything or a whole load of folks who had nothing to do with each other would simultaneously decide [...]
Sean’s Sunday session
By Seán | July 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Due to a certain hospitable pub in Ballinahown I happened to be in on Saturday night (and a good few hours of Sunday morning, actually) I was not up early on Sunday. The mobile rang into my aching world at around half one with the bean on the other end of the line.
“Any chance you’re [...]
