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Ceól Ólta

Ceól Ólta - Music, Drink, Life

About Me


Ceól Ólta began as a personal project, a site with some music on it, some info, and so on. However, it wasn't meant to stay as small as that. Now, there's 2 additions to the "project", which is a project in every sense except that it doesn't have a planning, set participators or even a decent deadline. The goal is clear though: "have fun with folk".

The hows, whats and whys are not to be asked: there are no answers.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/14/2007
Band Website: ceol-olta.ceol-olta.com
Band Members: Wesley Hollander
Guitar, Vocals, Tin Whistle (and bells)

I'm looking for people to join me in my quest to make more music :). Interested, viable and living in my area? Contact me.
Influences: Well, it started with the Dubliners and Rapalje, then Christy Moore, the Irish Rovers, Paddy Reilly (solo) and a lot of other irish and celtic artists made their impression. Of course, these are just part of the influences.. and the music is just what I like to play.
Sounds Like:
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Heres a challenge

Alright, here's something:I'd like your input on my music, and I'd like to hear what you think should be next. So the next song on my myspace is the one that YOU will mention most. Listen to my music ...
Posted by Ceól Ólta on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:28:00 PST

Ceól Ólta Lyric Contest

I've mentioned earlier, I wanted to organize a lyrics contest. There will be one. I can't say much yet, but I'm very excited about it.So, if you're a folk song writer in english, keep watching Ceól Ól...
Posted by Ceól Ólta on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:21:00 PST

Working on the Community

There hasn't been a blog in a while, but I've been pretty busy working on Ceól Ólta. The amount of work that there is to do is pretty much taking up my online-time (the time that I feel like doing wor...
Posted by Ceól Ólta on Wed, 09 May 2007 12:49:00 PST

Nice :-) - Kilshannig releases live recording on Ceól Ólta

Yep, you read it. Go to www.ceol-olta.com, for there's a real nice recording of "Hard Times" from Kilshannig - live wíth a guest bagpiper! A feat to enjoy.Also, if you haven't done so, mail your engli...
Posted by Ceól Ólta on Thu, 03 May 2007 01:58:00 PST

Ceól Ólta Slowness

Well, to those who have been annoyed by this... I can relate. Ceól Ólta was fairly slow, and the worst is: I could have fixed it sooner! But I partly thought it was my own connection to blame and part...
Posted by Ceól Ólta on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:40:00 PST

The Irish Dog online

Hear, hear!As promised, I uploaded The Irish Dog to my myspace profile. Listen to it, and get your friends to listen to it as well, of course :-). Let me know if you like it: [email protected], ...
Posted by Ceól Ólta on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:05:00 PST

Update: Where one stands.. (depends on where one sits, Minister)

Sorry I haven't updated in a while, but life got the better of me. Though I suppose that's better than death getting the better of me, while my profile continues to live its life in the reassuring wor...
Posted by Ceól Ólta on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:07:00 PST

Practicing..

How the hell does one find time and energy to do all the things he wants? Somehow, I seem to manage to do a lot of things, but I'm not getting to practicing or recording. The thing is that I have to b...
Posted by Ceól Ólta on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 01:30:00 PST

The Dutch and Pipes?

I saw an image of a pig with pipes in a Pub in Dortmund once. I loved that image.. it was a pig with a Scottish Hat (in Tartan) and Pipes, and it said "The Pig & Pipes" on it. I can't help being r...
Posted by Ceól Ólta on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 06:17:00 PST

The Active Search

I'm finally going on an active search for other musicians to play with regularly and build up repertoire: preferably in my area or with good means of transportation if not. If you know anybody, let me...
Posted by Ceól Ólta on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:58:00 PST