Member Since: 2/20/2008
Band Website: Construction by www.briansdesign.com
Band Members: At the moment I play live with two of the members of 'Sister Lovers' Michael Slowey on bass and backing vocal and Cathal Brady on percussion. I have played in a variety of musical setups with some very talented individuals such as Kieran Quigley of the Dundalk band 'Rumble', SeanOg McKiernan currently residing in China with his guitar, and folks such as Marty Boylan from Monaghan and Charles Bell from Dundalk. I have played in Impromptu sessions with Tom Flynn of Cavan and Jamie Byrne of 'IAMA' who can be noticed in some of my live recordings playing the bongo drum. I enjoy jamming to Irish music and anything else live that takes my imagination. I have played gigs from Toronto to Celbridge and in-between in the backs of cars, in alleyways, campsites, pubs and churches. One of my greatest musical encounters was in California with Professor Li Xiangting of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China and his student Wang Fei. He is the world master of the Guqiu, an ancient Chinese instrument of high culture from one of the oldest stringed instrument traditions of over 2000 years. I got some great inspiration from their music and I also got to play a few tunes for Li Xiangting at Wang's housewarming party. Of course music patronage has kept me going over the years and my 12 string guitar was presented to me by Robin Stewart, and my cutrrent 6 string by John McCaul. My family including Niall McCaul (heard in 'Peace Pipes') and Mark McCaul who provided some of the inspiration behind 'Fell from Grace' and who plays lead guitar and rythm to a high standard. Also my parents Peter and Elizabeth who put me in the 'blue van' to go to my first piano lesson against my will. And not forgetting my late brother Kieran who was in the van with me and later started me on the road to my first songwriting attempt. All of these people are in my Band as are many others I met along the way. .
Influences: The Jazz Heads, The Classical Heads, The Trad Heads, The Country Heads, Elvis, Jug Bands, Young Country blues music peoples of 60, Jerry McBreen, Wes, The Rock and Roll Folk, The Folk Music, The Everyones, Thomas Moore, Peter McCaul, Dreams, Women, The Internet, Meeting thousands of people through work, Work, Neil Young, Drink, Chris Morash, College, Primary School teachers, My Mother, Seven Brothers, One Sister, Art, The Chineese under the floor during the revolutions, People that were forced to play music so much deafness came from boxed ears, Arisitotle, Propp, Paul DeMann, Accents, Jealousy, Fishing, Teaching, Industry Professionals, Television, Reel to Reel Archives, 78's, Taking things apart, Apart to together putting, History, Infinity and Arthur Lee ........... .................. ........................... ...................... ...................................... . 1010 . ............................................ . 01010 . .................................................... .....01....... ............................................................ . ............................................................ ................ ............................................................ ................................ ............................................................ ................................................... Cheyenne Trees
.. Here's Sweet Carolina, forgive my pronouncation of 'Southern', I didnt just nail the diction, I have been working on it over the last few weeks juring shows. Chair with a fuse, lights dimming, something about Thomastown. Sweet Carolina
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Sounds Like: A variety of interpretation’s of the acoustic guitar. I also play with bass and drums. I use some tapping techniques I gained through experimenting for many years. I also use finger style in line with lyrical patches. I have some further sounds that I will release in time that have excited me a lot in my guitar addicted ways. My vocal capacity has been passed down on both sides from the 'tenor' tradition. My father is professionally voice trained and he passed some of his skills onto me. After winning the New York Fleadh three times, he sang with 'The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick' for the rich and famous of New York as soloist. He has been heard in such places as Hunter College, Carnegie Hall, and City Hall.
Record Label: Indie
Type of Label: Indie