You must have recognized him in Celtic Thunder. But Keith Harkin is playing his own tune. This Donegal lad is finally making a name for himself.
http://www.myspace.com/keithharkin
With the rest of Celtic Thunder
Keith Harkin Steps Out !
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Adriano Sangineto Making Waves in the Harp Scene
Italian harpist Adriano Sangineto is taking the harp into the front seat. This 20-something Italian has a wide repertoire…from medieval courtly love songs to contemporary pieces that will sure delight all types of ears. Apart from his ability in this instrument, he also plays keyboards and wind instruments . He is surely someone to watch out for.
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Ballykissangel Plus the Amazing Blue Harper
It looks like this blog has taken a detour lately as we feature more and more heartwarming TV series. I don’t really watch television but I will make an exception to Irish-themed ones. They are always excellent. Nothing beats Irish humor. It is like a kick on the stomach. Remember Granny O’Grimm? I thank Christi for introducing me to this show. There will be more to come 🙂
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An amazing talent has piqued my interest lately. This is no other than Athy Blueharper from Buenos Aires, Argentina. His style is a combination of funk and jazzy type. He has an air of a prankster bard but he is a serious composer performer. I will be doing an email interview with him soon so watch out for that one.
http://www.myspace.com/athycontemporaryharpercomposer
An Hini A Garan”The One I Love”-Cecile Corbel
It looks like our Breton lass is really getting big in Japan. Good luck to you Cecile!
Cecile Corbel – live session
An Hini a garan “the one I love”
Musicians :
Cecile Corbel : harp & vocals
Pascal Boucaud : bass
Cyril Maurin : Guitar
JB Mondoloni : bodhran
Eric Zorgniotti : cello
Laurent Muller : viola
Gilles Donge : violin
recorded live at the Satellit Café – Paris – march 2010 – (c) Bran Music
Poitín and Rain Today…
Hi guys. It’s been raining on my side of the globe. The sky is always beautiful when it happens. I finished my shift at 4 in the morning and then had to spend time logging in to Facebook to check what’s new in music or what the ‘community’ is talking about. Then I had to visit MySpace and check my bookmarks for bands I haven’t reviewed yet-or recommended to you. I also had to check my email for newsletter and goodies. This is how I get my news. Nothing extraordinary. The YouTube thing comes on the last part when I am, sure I want to post a video. I know videos are not really helpful for the site because they make navigation slow. But then again if only there is a way for me to post music other than videos then it would work for me. But videos are more interesting right?
It seems that a lot of new talents are coming up in the music biz. It is great that there is an awareness brought about by the Internet and music festivals. It would be cool to see more bands doing it for themselves, releasing albums under an indie label and just continue to cheer us with more interesting music.
I realize I haven’t been more conversant in my earlier article because I thought it would take you away from the main focus which is music. But then I realize that doing the same formula will make everything impersonal. You do want someone to talk to you right? To make you feel better and cheer you up. I know the times have got more challenging. But I know positivity will get us somewhere. Just hold on.
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The Czech Republic is not only interesting for the old statues and churches. It is also a place of talented people. Years ago I befriended a musician who is so passionate about music that he put up his own chat site. He got married but moved on…But then I know one way or another he is still making music out there… What brought me back to my musings is this interesting band called POITÍN and they make amazing and energetic music. This makes one proud being part of the circle. This is after all our collective musical culture which has nothing to do with race and nationality. Please listen to their music here:
http://www.myspace.com/poitinkapela and support them.
You can also catch them in facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Poitin-Celtic-World-Music/105492236430?v=wall and twitter.
An interesting line up of members too:
Jaroslav “Oto” Machácheck – fiddle (founder member and chief beard sucker); Jakub Siegl – guitars; Jan Brabets – bouzouki, banjo, tin whistle, backing vocals; Jeremy Marc King – lead vocals, bodhran; Sasha Shantorova- flute and whistles; Dick Savage- Didgeridoo, spoons, egg, backing vocals…
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Got the Celtic Woman CD!
Thanks to Daly Communications especially to Fior Urena in New York for sending me my first Celtic Woman CD. It’s like Christmas all over again.
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