From: Pat Kehoe
[pat_at_irishmusicforever_dot_com]
Sent: 25 May 2011 10:20
Subject: Irish Music Forever
Update
Dear Irish
Music Fan,
Here are
some of the latest articles to appear on the Irish Music Forever Website.
Great
response to our video showcase
Some
great performers have come forward to appear on our new video showcase. We’ve
had singers, bands and instrumentalists.
Here
are just a few:
Oonagh
Cassidy – great songs and lilting Irish voice
Imagine
a subtle mix of Katie Melua and Cara Dillon and you’ll an idea of the musical
style of Oonagh Cassidy.
More
on Oonagh Cassidy and see video.
Cor Aingli
– Irish songs from a choir of angels
Cor Aingli means Angelic Choir in Gaelic. They sing carols in Irish in the sean nos ‘old style’. The effect is magical.
More on
Cor Aingli and see videos.
Brendan
O’Loughlin – the man between two shores
Brendan
is a superb singer-songwriter who was born and raised in Ireland but is now
based in the US. His album Between Two Shores draws on his experiences of being
an Irishman in America.
More on
Brendan O’Loughlin and see video.
Tara
O’Grady – Irish music with an American twist
Tara
O’Grady is a highly original performer who fuses traditional Irish songs with
some American swing and jazz. See her perform I’ll Tell Me Ma in a totally new
way.
More on Tara
O’Grady and see video.
Calling
musicians from Ireland’s 32 counties
Find
out how you can help break the world record for the Longest Traditional Music
Session Ever. The event is in memory of special man and singer John Norton who
died last year. The proceeds will go to charity.
More
on the Longest Traditional Music Session Ever.
Was Molly
Malone based on a real character?
Was
Molly Malone a real Dublin girl with an eye for the men … or just a music hall
invention?
Find out
more about Molly Malone.
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music festival or folk club?
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free mention and link on our website. Just email me at pat_at_irishmusicforever_dot_com
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Slainte,
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