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Ger Foley-A

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For those that ring me & offer me work "playing Harmonica " on their tracks & honourably have invited me to play with them Live... MANY THANKS!!... (CHECK OUT! A couple of jobs in 2008 & 2009: On YOUTUBE: "Thegroup the last waltz tribute mix" at 1.05 mins to 2.40, playing "Mean Blues Harp" on "Hoochie Coochie Man" ... and... playing "Irish/Soul/Jazz Harmonica" on "Late, Late Show" with Blonde Jesus, a song "I Said Nothing" featuring Kevin Sharkey; check out www.kevinsharkey.com , Late,Late Show Video... .SSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOO>>>>>>>>> ;>>>>>>>>>>>............... .......................................................Yes! it's ok to give my number out,(For Those Genuinely Interested in Having me play on their music &/or collaborate;) for those that keep asking?? I AM BACK OUT..... PLAYIN'.... IMPROIN'.. GOING FOR IT..... .. TILL>>>> OUT OF SIGHT IN DECEMBER < (Back in the Studio to finalize Long Over-due Harmonica Orientated Album from me-self!.... Hopefully Releasing St. Patrick's Day!!.. Some-Where in the World!!) MY WORK PHONE= Leave a message=................ ... 0 353 087 1236009 or [email protected].. TO THOSE IN AMERICA, The U.S> I AM IN THE PROCCESS OF FINDING OUT IF I AM ALLOWED INTO THE U.S. as Tourist or Working Musician!!! ..... ...... ........ ........... ............... .......... ... ......... ........... SHORT BIO>>>>>>>>............ ....... ...... .. ..... ...... "Gerardo Foley-Arguello", Born in Nicaragua, lived there till the age of 11, learning to play instruments, such as Guitar, Piano, Assorted amounts of Percussion with Latin, Afro, Latin, Bosanova, Reggae INFLUENCES, concentrating mostly on my "REBELLIOUSLY PROGRESSIVE, INNOVATIVE AND MAGICAL INSTRUMENT!! The 10-Hole HARMONICA..Which truly KEPT ME ALIVE!! In Times OF Doom & been on the vvveeerrrryyy EEEEEEEDDDDDDDDddddddddddgggggggeeee of Life..... them were good childhood days in Nicaragua, Amongst other stories from other illicit places, whore -houses for politicians, hell-holes for forgotten children, Thank God! We Had CHE GUEVARA.. CHARLIE HAUGHEY & HIS IRISH VOLUNTEERS OF DESTRUCTION ON AN OLD WAR!!! stealing the dollarssss!!! Till You FINALLY ARE ALL ON THE RUN!! A little child, left alone.. by hook or by crook!! Will... Always.... Survive.... It's Nature......It's then, that Gerardo moved to his father's country of birth, Sunny "Ireland", An Island off the West of Tropical Europe.. .. .. ... ..... ..... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... .. .. ... .... .. ......... .... . .. .. .. .... ..... ...... "Ger Foley-A".. ; AKA; "Ger Foley-Arguello", member of the infamous .. . . ... "i-ching mafia"..., "DJ Rama", "Rama"', "Gypsy Blues"(which was originally a 2 & 4 piece band in OZ , , So, finally, when I got booted out of OZ, after being officially "branded an Outlaw"" for over staying my visa?? So? deported in style; & the band was no more? Back in sunny Dublin, I kept the name for a couple of years after. Recorded an acoustic album, "ACOUSTIC FEBRUARY by Gypsy Blues" which evolved to "The Gypsy Blues band", some lucky few would have seen us in Ireland during our gigging years early in the 21st century.... .. Ger was born "AN ARTISTE" in Way of Life, in Way of Expression, Always a Poet, A Song writer, A Musician, An Artist.... 1st & foremost a "Ten Hole Harmonica" Player from childhood, has made buckooroonies from it for many moons... ..... " Also Producer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Vocalist, Bassist, Percussionist & maybe a few other party tricks.. Taking time out for a new Project.. till then.. keep listening to this space.... Surfing A wave of Chaos , Calmly making Sense of it All, Keeping the Faith and writing the Next Song(s).. .. ............................................

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Member Since: 11/04/2006
Band Website: Too late now...
Band Members: -- "Ger Foley-Arguello", vocals, guitar, harmonicas, bass on some, programming, sampling, production, arrangements, music & lyrics... Guests session musicians who are just simply brilliant... -- "Andy Leighton", Violin player extraordinaire!!!(CHeckOut His Page frm FriendsTopList, a Pre-master of "Misplaced Melody" on his player, written back in the heyday by Ger & brothers Jim & Nick Stewart..) -- "Steve Salmon, AKA DJ Massplank" &--- "DJ Azrael" helping out on production, beats, drums, strange sounds and so much more of their 4ever plugged in brains to some monster underground music machine!!! -- "Darren Hanley", production & mastering... Muchas Gracias... --- These are sum of the musicians contributing to songs from "Harmonica Minds Never Think Alike", other songs in the album have various other musicians guesting , "Peter Jordan"(Bass), "Murphy Be Good"(Guitar), "Craig ?"(Sum Hot Jazz Keys) & others can't think of right now... They deserve full merit in being responsible for the process in creating these songs... Up The Music Revolution! Music For All!
Influences: -"Miles Davis", "Louis Stewart" -"Bird", -"Herb Dade", -"Junior Wells",- "Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee", - "Robert Johnson", "Larry Adler"- "James Brown",- "Salsa, Latino Roots Music, Latino folklore & folk music.. - Early years "Rolling Stones", - "Iggy Pop", - "David Bowie", "Moirtin Byrnes", -"Luke Kelly", Lots of irish influences.. - "The The", -"Depeche Mode", -"Tindersticks",-"Johnny Cash", -"Elvis Presley" -"Bob Marley & The Wailers", -"Phil Lynnot & Line up of the back then, with Phil of Thin Lizzy", -"Ri & The Planet", -"Graham Birney"', - "Anto & Derek, Meanest Rythym section!"(now "Bionic Rats") , -"Prodigy", - "Faithless", -"Eva Harrison", -"Billy Holiday", -"DJ Azrael", -"DJ Massplank", -"Brendan Hickey" , -"Malchick" , -"I-Ching Mafia" , -"Che Guevara", -"Ruben Dario", -"Fidel castro" & lots more........
Sounds Like: "At this stage, wow?.. Pass"...
Record Label: I Really Love Mornings......mmmmmmmm
Type of Label: Indie

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