April 15th, 2009
Well, I flew through the sky to America on April 3rd, 2009 to receive my BIG AWARD! The Irish Music Association in America presented me with this prize for TOP PERFORMER! The nominees were Tommy Fleming, Patrick Feeney, Van Morrison and John Spillane (Me!).
Unbelievable! I GOT IT!
There was a convention in Kansas City of all the Irish Festivals in America – 80 delegates from 24 different festivals. There was a great night of music there in the Boulevard Brewery, and …
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November 8th, 2008
Well lads, I’ve been having a great tour here in Australia! I have played gigs so far in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Mount Isa, Camberra, Katoomba and Sydney. So far so good.
I started with the biggest gig of my life (so far) when I had the great honour of singing the Irish National Anthem, Amhrån na bhFiann, in the middle of the pitch at the compromise rules game between Ireland and Australia.
There were 35,000 people at the game, with many millions …
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September 23rd, 2008
Hey lads,
Here is another great musical experience I had lately.
I am recording an album of Best Loved Gaelic Songs We Learned (Or Didn’t Learn) at School. I know people outside Ireland will not get this, like, but here are some of the songs I am talking about:
Oró Sé do Bheatha Abhaile
Báidín Fheilimí
Trasna na dTonnta
An Poc ar Buile
Cill Chais
Óró Mo Bháidín
Anyway, I decided to record a new version of An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Puck Goat), a hilarious romp of …
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