sinead o'connor

Tune in to JazzSpec tomorrow afternoon between 1 & 3 Irish time

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Tomorrow afternoon, Monday 4th. Sean Brophy will be including a Wanman & Floyd track in his show Jazz Spec on Dublin City FM103.2 (also online stream) – Sean has a classic selection of artists lined up including Curtis Fuller, The Chieftains, Booker T & the MGD, Procol Harum and lots more. We are truly honoured to be played in such esteemed company.http://www.jazzspec.blogspot.com/-Tony Floyd McKenna.

I am putting up a little bit of promotion for my friend Sean Brophy (and Tony). He actually commented on my Sinead O’Connor video post. It is nice to see someone responding to your youtube post in facebook especially when it is about  Irish singers. Anyway, talking about his show Jazzspec, I have listened to it before. Very interesting and informative..and yes good music! More here: http://www.jazzspec.blogspot.com/

Here is the Sinead video:

Remembering Seán Ó Riada’s (1931-1971) Timeless Song (With Lyrics and Translation)

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Seán Ó Riada (1 August 1931 – 3 October 1971) composed this timeless piece “Women of Ireland“, or “Mná na h-Éireann.


by Kate Bush

By Sinead O’Connor

Ta bean in Eirinn a phronnfadh sead damh is mo shaith le n-o
‘S ta beann in Erinn is sa binne leithe mo rafla ceoil no seinm thead
Ata bean in Eirinn is niorbh fhearr le beo
Mise ag leimnigh no leagtha ! gcre is mo tharr faoi fhod

Ta bean in Eirinn a bheadh ag ead, liom mur bhfaighinn ach pog
0 bihean ar aonach, nach ait an sceala, is mo dhaimh fein leo
Ta bean ab fhearr lom no cath is cead dhiobh nach bhfagham go de
Is ta cailin speiruil ag fear gan bhearla, dubghranna croin

Ta bean a dearfaidh da siulainn leithe go bhfaighinn an t-or
Is ta bean ‘na leine is is fearr a mein no na tainte bo
Le bean a bhuairfeadh baile an mhaoir agus clar thin eoghaln
Is ni fhaicim leigheas ar mo ghalar fein ach scaird a dh’ol

There is a woman in Ireland who would give me jewels an my fill to drink, a woman
Who would think my simple singing swelter than the music of strings, a woman
Who would prefer me dead…
There is a woman in Ireland who would be jealous if I got one kiss from elseone…
There is a woman… and I see no cure except the flowing of drink.





Sinead O’Connor after the controversies

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  Bsinead1een listening to my Sinead O’Connor retrospective which lists all her albums from The Lion and the Cobra up to her las known release.Enya appeared on her first album reading a passage in Psalms in Irish Gaelic.The song is called “Never Get Old” Years and years later, she blasted her with this words from her official site

Singing sensation Sinéad O’Connor is back to her old self again, follicley speaking, after failing to get recognised.
Sinéad let her hair grow back over the past few years from her trademark skinhead, but the controversial singer has gone back to her roots, literally.
After the shock of being mistaken for another Irish singer, Enya last week in Lillies Bordello, the singer shaved her head first thing Monday morning.
Speaking to ShowBizIreland.com this week Sinead explained why she did it. “I’ve been trying to let it grow but last week someone came up to me in Lillies and asked me was I Enya. I was so shocked by this that the minute I got up on Monday I shaved all my hair off and now look exactly like I did when I came into the pop business first.
“She went on, “Which is kind of ironic as I have just finished my latest traditional style album which is called “SEA NOS NUA”. It is also cool as I have just recorded a song with Moby, who is a fellow skinhead.”

29. may 2002 by ShowBiz Ireland news

Like Enya it takes time for her to record in an average of 3 year album stretch. Unlike Enya who devotes her time on her craft, polishing and re-recording tracks that don’t work, Sinead does nothing but court controversies.It is also tragic to note that she is well remembered more on her notorious TV antics and bad mouth than her music. Her music is wonderful and no one comes close to the power of her voice. She is probably Ireland’s reluctant poster girl with her good looks and nice figure.Again, sad to say she is more memorable politically rather than musically.I recently read an article where she blasted Kylie Minogue‘s performance.Here’s the link for those who wan to knowhttp://www.whosdatedwho.com/news/story_view.asp?ID=2923 Fine I am not really attracted Kylie’s voice and music but to  say I’d rather be shot dead than listen to it?Those are poisonous comments she said there. Is she bitter because her career is going down and  she hates someone who still kicks ass way after 40 years of existence? No one is safe from her vicious mouth.Hell not even Kris Kristofferson who supposedly defended her one time after audience booed her out.She holds nothing, and no one sacred. Isn’t it no surprising that no one holds her on the same esteem? Sinead will always be one of my favorite singers but she has so very few albums out.And I doubt she’ll ever change or clean her act.