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Ormy

About Me

Folk, Blues and the Sea, the much anticipated debut album by solo artist Ormy, is out now.Ormy is an accomplished musician from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. He grew up among musicians such as guitarist Donal Clancy, piper David Power and members of the Irish traditional group, Danu. He played folk and blues for many years and later became involved in genres as diverse as rock, jazz and experimental music.Ormy has performed extensively in Europe and America both as a solo artist and as part of a variety of bands. “The songs on this album have travelled through life with me like dear friends,” he says, “I found them in all sorts of places between the docks of Dungarvan and the live oaks of Luckenbach. I love singing them, they entice such beautifully vivid dreams to my mind as their stories unfold.”Prepare to be intrigued by the dark tale of The Outlandish Knight, enraptured by the bluesy Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning and seduced by a fine rendition of Matt Hyland, hailed by Liam Clancy as the best version he’d ever heard.Folk, Blues and the Sea is available from sounds.ie, cdbaby.com and selected music shops.Contact Brendan on +353 86 3634005 or [email protected].

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Music:

Member Since: 06/03/2007
Band Website: www.sounds.ie
Influences: Liam Clancy, Major Wiley, Big Bill Broonzy, Josh White, Brownie McGhee, Robin Williamson, Alan Lomax, Shirley Collins, John Conolly, Johnny Shines, John Lee Hooker, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Berzilla Wallin, Cass Wallin, Jean Ritchie, Bob Dylan, Leadbelly, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie MacTell, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch, Louis Armstrong, Stefan Grossman, Captain Beefheart, Charlie Parker, Karlheinz Stockhausen, J.S Bach, The Clancy Brothers, The Copper Family, Rev. Gary Davis, Pink Anderson, Davey Graham, Dick Gaughan, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Django Reinhardt, Doc Watson, Duke Ellington, Duck Baker, Eddie Lang, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson, Waterson Carthy, The Watersons, Mike Waterson, Len Graham, Joe Holmes, Elizabeth Cotton, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass, Elvis Presley, La Monte Young, Lee Konitz, Lennie Tristano, Warne Marsh, The English Country Blues Band, Ian Anderson, Conlon Nancarrow, Ewan MacColl, Fairport Convention, Nina Simone, Etta Baker, Frank Zappa, Fred McDowell, George Russell, Glenn Gould, Gogol Bordello, Granny's Kitchen, Grant Green, Hank Williams, Hans Hotter, Hobart Smith, Howlin' Wolf, Jabbo Smith, Jacques Loussier, Jim Hall, The Doors, Jimmy Giuffre, Jimmy Reed, Jo Freya, Jimmy Rosenberg, Joe Cooley, John Cage, John Fahey, Bobby Gardiner, Tony Mac Mahon, Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Thelonious Monk, Langston Hughes, Dylan Thomas, Lee Wallin, Lester Young, Makem and Clancy, Louis Stewart, Nic Jones, Nioclás Toibín, Margaret Barry, Bob Roberts, Harry Cox, Sam Larner, Dave Swarbrick, Martin Hayes, Denis Cahill, Miles Davis, The Mills Brothers, The Golden Gate Quartet, The Kronos Quartet, Mississippi John Hurt, Micho Russell, Mickey Dalton, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Nat King Cole, Noel Hill, Norah Jones, Odetta, Oliver Nelson, Olivier Messiaen, Seasick Steve, P.J Harvey, Pandit Pran Nath, Paul Desmond, Paul Dooley, Pentangle, Pete Seeger, Phoebe Smith, Pierre Bensusan, John Coltrane, The Pixies, Planxty, Jim Reeves, Richard Burton, Snooks Eaglin, Sonny Rollins, The Starboard List, Seamus Ennis, Stephane Grapelli, Taj Mahal, Tchavolo Schmitt, Tchan-tchou Vidal, The Temperence Seven, Teo Macero, Tommy Makem, Walter Pardon, The White Stripes, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Zoe Conway, Kevin Burke, John Carty, ACDC, Alex Campbell, Alfred Deller, Almeda Riddle, Anne Briggs, Sweeney's Men, Flann O'Brien, Antonio Vivaldi, Barry Galbraith, Ben Webster, Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Blind Willie Johnson, Alan Lomax, Clarence Ashley, Dock Boggs, Doc Reese, Paddy in the Smoke, Reg Hall, BB King, Hubert Sumlin, Donal Clancy, Joe Power, Danu, Frank Hart, Davis Grubb, Gary Larson, John Reilly, Jon Geazley.
Sounds Like:Somewhere between Bob Dylan, Liam Clancy and Josh White..."I love it! It's the kind of album I'd listen to over and over." Liam Clancy.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Lisbon Treaty: Oops, try again!!!

This is the second time the Irish government have played us the same referendum twice, due to their perception that we gave the wrong answer the first time... What the hell is the point of a referendu...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:09:00 GMT

The Album Launch.

The album is currently being mixed and mastered, and magical things are happening to the sound in the process. "Folk, Blues and the Sea" will be released in early June.
Posted by on Thu, 07 May 2009 17:34:00 GMT

My show-stopping entry to the Opera House.

Last night, arriving late with my beautiful wife to Liam Clancy's gig at the Cork Opera House, Liam fixed his gaze squarely on us as we quietly edged to our seats in the front row and said "Ormy, you'...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:27:00 GMT

Mississippi Blues

I first met Donal Clancy at a party in Ring where we started to talk about old fingerpicking blues. He played Mississippi Blues for me and I was transfixed. I could play a host of Hendrix licks and Cl...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:49:00 GMT

Poor Boy, Long Ways from Home

I remember one morning about 17 years ago, waking up on the couch in my friend Donal Clancy's living room, to the beautiful gentle sound of Mississippi John Hurt on the record player behind my head. H...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:11:00 GMT

Still Married, whatever Myspace may try to tell you...

Sometimes myspace is a complete mystery in how it organizes stuff on these Band pages. Until very recently, it claimed I was female, 109 and Capricorn! I have managed to somehow change this but today ...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:37:00 GMT

Matt Hyland

This song has travelled with me for a very long time. I think i first came across it from the singing of Ciarán Ó Gealbháin. He introduced me to a lot of great old songs. My guitar arrangement was bor...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:22:00 GMT

Willie Leonard

This is a wonderful song by the great John Conolly (who also wrote Fiddlers Green). I heard him sing it during a maritime festival in Cobh and fell in love with the song. It is a true story about a re...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:06:00 GMT

In the beginning (my first guitar lesson)...

More than twenty years ago, a friend convinced me to start guitar lessons with the same line that started me smoking: "Ah please, I'd feel like an eejit doing it on my own!" Reluctantly I obliged just...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 06:07:00 GMT

My Old Myspace Songs...

Sorry to anyone who might miss my old uploaded music. I had to delete it from myspace to make room for my new songs. If you would like any of the other stuff on CD (or sent by email), let me know. Il...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:28:00 GMT