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About Me

The Thunderbolt Chorus represents the collected efforts of Dublin based guitarist,songwriter and vocalist Marty Donnelly and Tyrone based guitarist Des McCrystall. We have been beavering away over the last 18 months on a selection of over 60 songs (six of which are present here in a homebrewed demo form.) The band's style is as eclectic as their influences; everything from Alt Country to Punk,Powerpop to Americana(or Eirecana... as we're Irish!!!), the sound is yours,the listener, to define. We hope you enjoy what you hear and greatly appreciate your feedback..... even the nice, positive stuff....It is our intention to flesh-out these songs into a more fully realised band. Our vision includes for cello,violin, steel guitar, piano/keyboards,percussion and any other instrumentation which lends itself to any given song. We mostly play guitars and are currently seeking the right drummer and bassist to complete the band...if you're up to the task and committed,like our songs,are in the same geographical e.t.c,get in touch....These demo tracks have been recorded using a Boss BR12 to give you an idea of our sound although our plan is to find a studio with the right vibe to lay down an album as soon as possible with a view to gigging beyond that. In the meantime,here's a few choons to keep you tickin' over...........hope to see you all some day soon and to all our friends and future ones........ thanks again - Regards - Des & Marty.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/3/2007
Band Website: to follow shortly
Band Members: Marty Donnelly - songwriter-acoustic guitar-bass guitar-keyboards-lead vocals and harmony vocalsDes McCrystall - Guitarist - Acoustic and Electric-keyboards
Influences: Wilco, Richmond Fontaine, The Sadies, Calexico, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, Johnny Cash, Robyn Hitchcock, Elvis Costello, Early Punk, American Traditional Country, The Undertones, Teenage Fan Club, The Long Ryders, Hacienda Brothers, The Band, Neil Young, Richard Hawley. The Clash, Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Lucinda Williams, Uncle Tupelo, Fountains of Wayne,Gene Clark, That Petrol Emotion, Willard Grant Conspiracy,Jim White,Link Wray, The Pernice Brothers, Elbow, Tinariwen, Tift Merritt, Chuck Prophet,The Buzzcocks,Minus Five, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Jackson, Horace Andy, Ron Sexsmith, Marvyn Gaye, XTC, John Peel, Smokey Robinson, Al Green, serial killers!!, South Park, Hank Williams I, Hank Williams III, Graham Coxon, The Jayhawks, Abba, Beach Boys, old horror films, spaghetti westerns, Ella Fitzgerald, Hamell on Trial, The Beatles, Richard Pryor, T-Rex, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Son Volt, David Attenborough,Howard Marks,Dusty SpringfieldWillie Vlautin, Alfred Hitchcock,David Bowie, John Pilger, Richard Dawkins, Roddy Frame, Good Vibrations Records, Lost Highway Records, Bloodshot Records, Yep Roc Records, Thin Lizzy, Drive By Truckers, John Carpenter, Big Star,The Moondogs, The Specials, Ian Dury, Rough Trade Records,Jeff Tweedy,Iron and Wine, Nina Simone, Los Lobos,The Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison,ethnic music in all its forms, Stray Cats, rockabilly,dub reggae and ..Guinness!!
Sounds Like: You'd be the better judge....................................................... ............ .
Record Label: homebrewed zero budget demo
Type of Label: None

My Blog

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Firstly, hello to all our current friends,thank you for your support and bon mots!However,it has come to our attention that some of you are quite plainly taking advantage of our perceived good n...
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KILKENNY RHYTHM AND ROOTS FESTIVAL 2008-FROM A PUNTER'S VIEW

HELLO Y'ALL...This is my first ever attempt at a blog....so bear with me....... It has been a rough few weeks....first up was my annual jaunt to Kilkenny to check out the talent--the musical variety,o...
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The Thunderbolt Chorus represents the collected efforts of Dublin based songsmith,vocalist and guitarist Marty Donnelly and Tyrone based guitarist Des McCrystall who have been beavering away ove...
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