Member Since: 10/1/2006
Band Website: greenshinemusic.com
Band Members: IN PRAISE OF CORK AS A PLACE TO WRITECork is a wonderful place to begin to write. There's something in the air that makes it easier somehow. Cork people, I feel anyway, look on writing as a 'real' job and I found nothing but encouragement when I took my first tentative steps as a songwriter. Fellow songwriters are only too delighted to help and have their ranks swelled by a fledgling. I'm not sure I would have had the nerve to write if I hadn't moved to Cork. As an 'outsider' I was welcomed with open arms. It didn't matter that I came from another county (Waterford). If you love Cork then you're welcome in Cork.BAND MEMBERSMary Greene & Noel Shine with the addition from time to time of Andre Van Der Hoff on sax and flute. Other 'playmates' include Andries on drums and Ton Niewenhuizen on bass, Martin Leahy on drums (see details on www.greenshinemusic.com)
Influences: Listen to lots of music from Ash to Zevon. Like classical. Like to play good Martin guitars and gibson mandolin.We use lots of real instruments to make our sound also including whistle, bouzouki but with contemporary, original songs. also love work of other songwriters like Guy Clark and John Prine, Ron Sexsmith, Creedence. We do some Irish folk too from time to time...flexible
Sounds Like: We are acoustic based, write our own songs and do great songs by other writers too. The emphasis is on tight harmonies, good string work and shared lead vocals. Music primarily for listeners but we can 'horse it out' when we need to. We love to jam with other musicians. We sound like ourselves but have the tight harmonies that go with bluegrass especially although we don't do many songs from that genre in general. You can hear some of our music on our website.
Record Label: tigerdogrecords
Type of Label: None