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Garrett Wall Band:Irish Folk Pop in a Film “Buried” starring Ryan Reynolds

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It is great to get updates from cool sources. It gives me all the more reason to write and update this site. Yes yes! We have a lot of wonderful music before the years ends and it is nice to have this band with us

When the Irish countryside becomes warm and sunny…it sounds exactly like The Garrett Wall Band!

GARRETT WALL BAND

SKY POINTING

Debut Cd released in US October 12th on

COSMIC TRIGGER RECORDS

Cosmic Trigger Records announces their newest release “SKY POINTING”, by the GARRETT WALL BAND (GWB). The album is the band’s US debut and was recorded live over three days at Madrid’s PKO studios.  It was mixed in Nashville by David Ferguson (Rick Rubin’s engineer for the Johnny Cash albums and Jakob Dylan).  The Garrett Wall Band is a wonderfully unique four-piece band, based in Madrid, comprising of members from Ireland, England and the USA, fronted by Irish singer songwriter, Garrett Wall.

This is the first CD by GWB and marks a point of depar­ture for future recordings: the band’s highly original line-up eschews normal guidelines forming a clean and powerful acoustic concept in which each of the four mem­bers – Garrett Wall (guitar/piano/voice), Howard Brown (trumpet/voice), Robbie K. Jones (cajón – a Flamenco Drum Box) and Dave Mooney (bass/doublebass) – form a cornerstone in the foundation of the group’s sound.

The band’s lead singer and main songwriter, Garrett Wall, says of Sky Pointing: “Recording the album live over 3 days was very important to us as it reflects the core of what the group is about, playing live. Whatever we do from here on can be traced back to these first recordings and what they represent; a band comfortable with themselves on stage, where the dynamics and nuances are an ever changing and evolving thing. The great thing about Sky Pointing for me was that I got the chance to reboot songs of mine that had either never been recorded or had never gotten the right treatment. These include ‘Watching You Fall’, ‘Jealousy’, ‘Terrafirma’ and ‘All of the Above’, ‘All of the Above’ had particular meaning for me to rework it with the cajón playing of Robbie K Jones. As a result I really felt I had come full circle in my career and was starting a new with my most important musical step to date. As with ‘Force Majeure’ which is about the circular nature of things, when we fall we pick ourselves right up and keep going on. Nothing is perfect and perfection is not what we look for, more a perfect imperfection.”

Irish Music magazine Hot Press has called the band “…a supremely tight ensemble.” El Embrujo music magazine in Spain has called Sky Pointing, “…what could well be their first great work together…revitalized folk-pop, cre­ating its own interesting universe.”

An accomplished musician, Garrett Wall is featured on the soundtrack for the Lionsgate feature film “Buried” starring Ryan Reynolds out this month at a theater near you.

Garrett sings the song over the closing credits of the film. Garrett is also very popular on Spanish television; he sings the title song for the animated series “Pocoyo” as well as having contributed material for several upcoming movies including “The Symmetry of Love”, “First Dog” and “Tea & Sangria”.   Garrett has also written a commercial spot for Coca Cola that is airing in 80 markets around the world.  GWB tours in Europe and after having completed three highly successful tours of Ireland, they will be in the US for on the East Coast in early 2011.

You can check out more of the band at http://www.garrettwallband.com & check out the video of their cut from the cd, JEALOUSY, ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTOq_Qb591Q

‘SKY POINTING’ on COSMIC TRIGGER RECORDS is available on iTunes and Amazon.com and all retail outlets that sell great music.

www.cosmictriggerrecords.com

George Murphy ‘The Ballads of Archie Thompson’ CD out October 1st

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George Murphy has an album you will love!

‘You’re a Star’ is Ireland’s  equivalent of American Idol. George Murphy became a rising star of that show which paved the way for his latest release. It is an album filled with Irish humor and it is so irresistible you want the whole family to listen near the fireplace-now that holiday’s getting nearer!

This is from a press release I got from Fior:

“George is the most exciting vocal find in Ireland…” Phil Coulter

“George has a voice beyond his years.”  Ronnie Drew

In 2004 George Murphy was just out of secondary school when he burst onto the Irish music scene after his show stealing performances on the Irish equivalent to American Idol, ‘You’re a Star’.  He landed a record deal and a number one triple platinum album followed, leading to extensive tours of the country and collaborations with the greats of Irish music including The Dubliners, Phil Coulter, The Furey’s, Aslan and Paddy Casey.

George Murphy, who hails from the north Dublin suburb of Beaumont, had never performed as a singer before his audition and subsequent rise to fame. His voice has been described as a cross between Luke Kelly and Bruce Springsteen and has a maturity that attracts fans of all ages.  The Irish music magazine Hot Press summed it up:  “For a 17 year-old to possess such a wildly evocative Dublin howl is extraordinary to the point of being unbelievable.”

George is releasing his first CD here in the US called ‘The Ballads of Archie Thompson’. The boy from Beaumont, still young at 24, has created a new collection of songs, some new, some old, but all with a fresh perspective. Tracks on the new album include ‘The Foggy Dew’ featuring John Sheahan and Barney McKenna of the Dubliners, a cover of Bob Dylan’s ‘Sara’ featuring Christy Dignam of Aslan and the renowned ‘Auld Triangle’.

To explain the title and song selection on the album George says, “Archie Thompson is a fictional character, a well bearded big bellied man who exists in almost every Irish bar…his stories and songs would consist of his experiences as a young man and how he lived his life…these stories are his legacy.” The album is a collaboration with the musicians known as The Black Donnelly’s, named after immigrant Irish gang in Hells Kitchen New York, the band has played and toured with many renowned performers and were the backing band for Ronnie Drew and Terry Woods of the Pogues.

To quote Hot Press again: “George Murphy is a serious contender.”


Tracks

1. The Foggy Dew (with John and Barney from The Dubliners)
2. The Lifeboat Mona
3. Sara (with Christy Dignam)
4. Round This Town
5. Peggy Gordon
6. The Ballad Of Springhill
7. Star of the County Down (with John and Barney from The Dubliners)
8. The Auld Triangle
9. Ballad of Archie Thompson
10. No Night Out In The Jail

The Ballads of Archie Thompson is available on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-ballads-archie-thompson/id327511201

or this link

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If you haven’t gotten a copy of Barleyjuice’s latest album ‘Skulduggery Street’ then better grab one soon!

Dom Duff for a Brythonics Show on 25th February 2011

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I got this from the media release . Those into Breton music will be pleased with what’s coming up.

Hi all,
Here the news for this autumn:
– We are playing Milan Capodanno Celtico fri 29th Oct. (full line up)
– Interceltic Lorient festival asked me to represent Brittany with my song “Kan an Awen” in LIET Competition (Europeans minorities languages acts, including Asturia, Ireland, Feroes, Sami, …)

– We are working hard for a Brythonics show on 25th february to be launch in CC Amzer Nevez PLOEMEUR (Brittany). The show will be a saga about Brythonics invading Brittany from 5 to 8th century.
A concept in collaboration with Andy Jones (Swansea based singer-songwritter) and Colm O’snodaigh (Kila member, singing, flute, percussions). Songs in breton, welsh, english, …

– Album ROC’H is doing well in shops and is now available in iTunes, Amazon, 7digital, Napster, We7, Spotify, Deezer, …

This brand new opus is in a complete Dom unique Power-Folk style.
As usual, Dom is delivering the same energy, great voice, great guitars, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, bass, drums …
You can listen full songs here :
http://www.domduff.com/discography.html

“Good stuff” WSLR 95FM Floride USA
“International bewichtment” Planet FM – Auckland NZ
“la musique et le rythme sont génials, ainsi que cette jolie voix” Radio Internationale Athènes
“Songs with soul” Radio Varna Bulgarie

about ROC’H :


Dom DufF : voice, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, e-bow, banjo
Nicola Hayes : fiddle
Dom Bott : bass
Mourad Ait Abdelmalek : drums
David Seité : bodhran, cajon,
Huw Rees : drums
Patrick Péron : piano

Moya Brennan in Now Here Soundtrack

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The First Lady of Celtic music contributes the theme for a new movie, plus a video…

According to Northern Skyline:

Upcoming US film ‘Now Here’ features the gorgeous vocals of the one and only Moya Brennan. It premiered in Dublin on October 10th. The feature track ‘Nowhere To Now Here’ was written by Moya and Fionán de Barra. Following the lives of different people whose lives are on the brink of change, Now Here stars Michael Madsen, Keith David, Mickey Rooney and a host of other great Irish and American actors.

Emerging Dou from the Celtic/World Pool :Shishonnah

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Jenne Lennon answers our questions through Skype about her new project with fellow musician Liz Madden.

Photo taken by John Sisson

Photo taken by John Sisson

[3:46:07 AM] jose romel labatos: Hi Jenne, so new updates about your recording?
[3:47:56 AM] Jenne Lennon: Hello there Baxter. As a matter of fact, yes and thank you for asking.
[3:48:23 AM] Jenne Lennon: I was waiting to tell you until our recordings and press stuff and new photos are up, but I can give you a fair amount of details if you would like. 🙂
[3:49:13 AM] jose romel labatos: Sure 🙂 It would be a nice preview for the proper  launching 😉 So how many tracks are we expecting here?
[3:54:00 AM] Jenne Lennon: 4 to be exact. It will feature myself and Liz Madden from Dublin. She and I have teamed up to form Shishonnah. We are a duo. We sing all of the vocal parts and play just about all of the instruments. We write all of our own music. It’s a fusion of Celtic and world music. Very similar to the style of my last single “Anam/Spirit”
[3:54:35 AM] Jenne Lennon: Our first 4 tracks will be on the site in November. A full length album in early 2011, and the european release in the summer
[3:57:43 AM] jose romel labatos: Wow sounds amazing! How was the recording process like? Was it fun in the studio and did those tracks get a fair amount of time to get recorded?
[4:00:46 AM] Jenne Lennon: Well, so far we have only done initial demo recordings. A smaller amount of the instrumentation and vocal parts than we are planning, but it’s been an absolute joy to work with Liz. We are true partners. Writing and recording with her has undoubtedly been the most creatively fulfilling experience of my life
[4:01:54 AM] jose romel labatos: I subscribe to your blog and I know you’ve been anywhere. You love to travel. Do we expect to hear autobiographical stuff in these recordings?
[4:03:18 AM] Jenne Lennon: Oh, definitely. Both Liz and I travel across the world and the U.S. on a regular basis, and both of us have been greatly affected by our travels and the people we have met. Every song contains bits and pieces of Jenne and Liz and our experiences

Liz Madden

Liz Madden

[4:06:07 AM] jose romel labatos: How did you meet Liz?
[4:08:55 AM] Jenne Lennon: It’s a funny story. She used to sing with the successful Irish duo Rua. I was performed on the Chants Du Femmes concert alongside Rua at the Lorient Interceltique Festival in 2006. We tried staying in touch over the years, but always seemed to miss each other when I was in Dublin. Liz ended up marrying a wonderful man from Arkansas and she relocated to the states. We have been inseparable ever since.
[4:18:21 AM] jose romel labatos: That’s very interesting indeed!I am now listening to Liz myspace page. I notice that both of you have powerful expressive voices!  What will your fans expect in this album …vocally?


[4:22:52 AM] Jenne Lennon: Vocally, they will hear a very different use of style and technique from both Liz and I. We are both trained in many different styles besides classically, celtic, and musical theatre. Fans will hear native american, african, and eastern european inspired vocals, mixed in with the familiar styles that they normally hear from Liz and I.
[4:24:42 AM] jose romel labatos: I am so crazy about world instruments. What will we be hearing from both of you instrumentally?
[4:25:56 AM] Jenne Lennon: many different types of world percussion, Asian, African, Celtic, and native american mostly. Some Spanish instrumentation and of course, native american flute. We will also be using extremely old instruments, like the hurdy gurdy and some renaissance inspired sounds.
[4:26:29 AM] Jenne Lennon: oh, and of course, the good old Irish instrumentation at points.
[4:30:44 AM] jose romel labatos: I love the hurdy gurdy! I am glad I will hearing that one here. this appears to be a rich musical treat for all of us. so how many tracks are we expecting to hear in the album when it’s finished?
[4:31:45 AM] Jenne Lennon: Lol. That’s the difficult part. Between the two of us, we have written about 3 albums worth of music. Narrowing it down will be tough. We’re hoping to do the standard 12-14 tracks, maybe 16 at the most.
[4:33:13 AM] jose romel labatos: Sounds great! Yes because with the influences and discipline you both have , I am sure listeners will want more. Anything else we should know about this project?
[4:35:05 AM] Jenne Lennon: Thank you. Well, we are in the works to launch or own radio podcast in the new year. We are also working on an original score for Antigone, which will premiere in February, plus the release of a compilation album through our company Glencoe Records/Healing Sun Productions, along with several concerts in the U.S., Europe, and the U.K. in the Spring and Summer
[4:35:57 AM] jose romel labatos: Sounds like this is going to be a blast for 2011.
[4:36:24 AM] Jenne Lennon: Indeed. I truly hope so. But, it’s always a blast with Liz.

For more information visit:

http://www.myspace.com/jennelennon

and

http://www.myspace.com/lizmadden