Karl Nesbitt is one of those musicians, that if you aren’t that good enough, being at his presence makes you want to hide your instrument! He is young, oozing with talent and he also produces. Most people in Ireland play a musical instrument (and sings well too), some can even master more than one. Sometimes they play it just for fun in family gatherings. Some take it to the point that they make albums. When we talk about Irish music, it’s always a family affair as proven by The Corrs, The Brenn…
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Added by mrbaxteria on August 22, 2009 at 6:00am —
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Peter Chains is kind enough to let us in for an email chat. He leads the four piece band called Giora .It’s a combination of different element. Say if you are into Metallica, Alice and Chains, Acoustic or Goth Metal then you will like the band. Their stage persona might me dark and mysterious as reflected through the songs but they’re also about having as good laugh, drinking and having a good time. If you haven’t heard what they sound like check their…
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Added by mrbaxteria on August 14, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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The only time I feel alive is when I'm painting.
-Vincent Van Gogh
Donie Ryan comes across as someone whom you could talk about music and painting for hours. He also has a great sense of humor and likes the company of people with positive vibes. I am not sure if he is going to agree with all these things I write about him. Anyway, Donie has been painting for years as you will learn in this interview. He has created a lot of artworks and some he showed to me through MSN messenger.
We seemed to…
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Added by mrbaxteria on August 10, 2009 at 12:30am —
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From Karl Nesbitt site:
Karl’s debut album “Vista Point” which has been 4 years in the making, will be released this August ‘09. It features new compositions from Karl, Marien Collins, Edel McLaughlin, Seamus Gibson and more, as well as songs by John Spillane and Niall Connolly. At the core of the album is a stunning 5 piece band. Stay tuned for availability details from Claddagh Records and iTunes.
I bumped into Karl Nesbitt’s You Tube site by accident. I was trying to browse through videos…
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Added by mrbaxteria on August 7, 2009 at 11:00am —
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Wow what is happening here? I love the new look of the site. I see that my friends have increased a bit. I chatted with my friend from Dublin Donie Ryan. He is a painter and he lives a few minutes away from Enya's castle. I will be featuring his paintings on my blog. I wish to spread the good word around too.
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Added by mrbaxteria on August 4, 2009 at 8:15am —
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At last! Anyone who likes listening to Jenny Mulvey will love this article I posted on my music blog:
http://celticmusicfan.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/irish-singer-jenny-mulvey-talks-about-life-music-and-pirate-queen-grace-o-malley/
I am done. It's a weekend ! Been listening to Julie Fowlis the whole day.
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Added by mrbaxteria on July 19, 2009 at 12:36pm —
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Last time I posted an interview with our very own Daithi. The other day I posted an interview with with Loic the Frenchman who is an electronic musician. I sent him an email interview and then he got back to me after the next day with good answers. This weekend I will be covering Jenny Mulvey so I hope you stay tunes. www.celticmusicfan.wordpress.com
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Added by mrbaxteria on July 15, 2009 at 1:29am —
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i sent some questions to Daithi to answer. I will be putting up an interview in my music blog www.celticmusicfan.wordpress.com.
i recently joined the blogger's forum and it gets the word around.
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Added by mrbaxteria on July 7, 2009 at 10:55pm —
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Have you made a vote yet? IMA is happening this 1st of August and it is one of the most important event in traditional music. There will be interesting names performing like The High Kings and Damien Dempsey. For more information, visit
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Added by mrbaxteria on July 1, 2009 at 10:30am —
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I am crazy about this album. I have read a good review about this way back 1991 and it is only now that I got the album. So beautiful and magical. I love the track The Flower of Magherally because Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh has a voice of an angel.
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Added by mrbaxteria on June 24, 2009 at 2:46pm —
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Been having a mild case of flu. Not something to be alarmed about. My remedy? More glasses of orange juice for vitamin C and Lunasa's The Other World album which I reviewed on my blog.
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Added by mrbaxteria on June 17, 2009 at 4:48pm —
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I am so glad to announce that my blog now has 1,355 hits and still climbing.I make sure I submit my stuff to reddit.com,digg.com and condron.us after writing them to insure that the story gets passed around on the web.
So far today hasn't been eventful except with some squabble in the house. I hate old grumpy people.Been listening to Planxty again.
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Added by mrbaxteria on June 14, 2009 at 10:26am —
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Just dropping by before heading for work. It is a rainy night again. And what batter music to play in this weather but Nightnoise.I think I must have slept the whole day.
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Added by mrbaxteria on June 6, 2009 at 3:15pm —
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If you haven't seen it yet, I posted a topic on my blog www.celticmusicfan.wordpress.com about Amazon's hot Celtic albums.
I am currently listening to Iarla O'Lanaird and the Afro Celt Sound System...Beautiful music to greet the morning.
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Added by mrbaxteria on June 5, 2009 at 12:03am —
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Well I believe that progress has also reduced our attention span level. It would be hard to let somebody go through 'Bleak House' and expect a pleasure of reading.I think less is more in today's world. That's why blogging in a few sentences is such a challenge.
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Added by mrbaxteria on June 3, 2009 at 7:22am —
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Ah we have lots of sun today. Nice weather to fly kites. I updated my blog www.celticmusicfan.wordpress.com as well.
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Added by mrbaxteria on June 2, 2009 at 11:29am —
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Went out to see Angels and Demons just for Ewan MacGregor's performance. I wasn't disappointed.They could have given more emphasis on the Large Hadron Collider though. We had rain this noon. Tonight everything's wet. Been listening to UK based band Iona.
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Added by mrbaxteria on June 1, 2009 at 4:46pm —
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I just finished writing a blog in response to Jenny Mulvey's comment. Check it out if you are into light easy stuff.Oh and my American pal Brandon also shares the same passion that I do when it comes to anything Irish..but he is way better than I am. He is fluent in Gaelic and plays good Celtic music.Check out my blog here:
http://celticmusicfan.wordpress.com/
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Added by mrbaxteria on May 30, 2009 at 9:10am —
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Hello guys. If you haven't seen my blog dedicated to anything Celtic ,then you might want to visit
www.celticmusicfan.wordpress.com. I always make sure it is updated and I will be featuring upcoming and rising musicians.My latest feature is Jenny Mulvey and I think she is fantastic.
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Added by mrbaxteria on May 29, 2009 at 8:00am —
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I am excited about Cara's new album Hill Of Thieves.Our folk enchantress is back to serenade us with beautiful songs.I am trapped on my cubicle .
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Added by mrbaxteria on May 27, 2009 at 10:24pm —
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