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Doctor Millar - a potted historySean, AKA Doctor Millar would make most peoples A-list of Irish songwriters.Having split from cult (and critically lauded) rocknroll band The Cute Hoors in 1992 he began working on a new batch of songs which saw release in 1995 as the bitter Lie.The bitter lie got rave reviews in all of the national papers and Sean was nominated as solo Artist of the year, at the Hot Press Heineken awards in 1996 - in the same category as Van Morrison, Gavin Friday and Paul Brady.The bitter lie was included in the Today FM /Sunday Tribune top fifty Irish albums of all time.His second album The Deal(1998) was as rapturously reviewed and was included in the Sunday times top five albums of the year (see sample press included)His third album always coming home caused the Irish times - in its five star review! -to proclaim him an Irish National TreasureHis songs have been covered live by Nina Hynes, Jack L, Camille OSullivan, Joe Chester, and Tom Dunne to name but a fewHe has toured in Ireland, England, France, Switzerland, Italy, Norway and Denmark and in the United States and Canada and been the subject of major Articles in all the main Irish publications. He has performed on countless TV and radio shows both in Ireland and abroad. . Sean Presents the hot Press Hot spot each week on east coast radio - one of the most respected rock shows on the air."Sean Millar is an Irish national treasure, brilliant caustic acoustic rock'n'roll moving in similar circles to hammel on trial..." Padraig Collins, The Irish Times.

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Member Since: 1/16/2006
Band Website: doctormillar.com
Band Members: em....that would be me and a series of under paid friends with their own solo projects to lose money on thank you very much
Influences: my brother ,debbie harry,the velvets the usual whatever....
Sounds Like: 'The Bitter Lie' "...an album that bristles with attitude, wit and insight. Many of Millar's meditations are delivered in machine-gun bursts that are marvellous to behold, but it's the elegiac simplicity of 'Future Beauty' which best sums up the appeal of this unexpected gem." Damian Corless, In Dublin (Editor)."Social commentator, ironist, lethal romantic, Doctor Millar's stunning album The Bitter Lie confirms his position on the A-list of Irish singer/songwriters. More importantly it challenges the myth that universality requires compromise, Sean Millar wouldn't be able to pander to the market for love or money, and what renders his poetic talent so mesmerising is the acute often painful intellectual and spiritual honesty of his observations." Laoise MacReamoinn, Dublin Event Guide. 'The Deal' "We need writers like Sean Millar to remind us of how bestial and scabrous we can all be, at times, and indeed should be, if only to taste life on every level. The Deal is an album that should be heard." Joe Jackson, Hot Press."Millar's outlook on life may be bleak but it is offset by shards of humour and some of the best lyrics an Irish singer - songwriter has given us this year. His voice is a perfect companion to the songs' many attributes, superb....A startling record for all the right reasons." Tony Clayton Lea, The Sunday Times. 'Always Coming Home' (Baba Records. 31st May 2002.) "I’ve got to be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of the singer/songwriter genre. I find a lot of it to be indulgent to the point of opacity and unforgivably humourless. And why do they always sing about meteorological phenomenon? Thank God, then, for Sean Millar." Stephen Robinson, HotPress. Rating: 10 / 12"Sean Millar is an Irish national treasure brilliant caustic acoustic rock'n'roll moving in similar circles to hammel on trial...of the hundreds of new albums I'll hear this year this one is unlikely to be bettered.. truly awesome." Padraig Collins, Irish Times......I'm a little bit country like marie but also a little bit rock n roll like donnie a bit poppie and a bit folkie and a bit experimental
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

irish times article

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2009/0210/12338 67928551.htmlhi everyone the above link is for the irish times article about mebestsean
Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:11:00 GMT

a performance for love

hiafter a break of three years i'll be performing live in: bewleys cafe theatre,grafton st, dublin on: wed 11 th and wed the 18th of febuarythis does not mean a return to full time performing and i'm ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:35:00 GMT

critics choice 2008

hi readersdelighted to say that silver stars the show based on my song cycle and brilliantly directed by broken talkers was included by the irish times critics in its -very short- list of the best mu...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:28:00 GMT

richard dawkins

it kind of hit me the other that richard dawkins is a biologist who specializes in evolutionary theory.theres a reason why its called a theory ,ie its never been conclusively proved, its the most rea...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:32:00 GMT

tally ho

just a note to say picked up the album again and have started in towards getting it ready learned again that less is more sooncomewent to see puccini's la boheme opera is not for records live it's ove...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:02:00 GMT

new album

hi everybody i just want to let you know that i took time out from my various comissions as a community composer/songwriter to record the bones of an album in august. it still has to be mixed and ther...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:24:00 GMT