Music Tipping

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Celine Carroll returned a compliment the other day when she tipped me off about a composer/singer/songwriter. Highlights from his CV include working as a session musician for The Spirits who agreed a record deal with Elton John’s Rocket Records. And one of his songs, Never Let You Go Again was written and performed for the film Barefooting. Nils Lofgren and Rory Gallagher are numbered amongst his musical influences and he’s got over 10 years experience in the music industry.
If the fact that he is a Liverpudlian isn’t enough proof of his musical pedigree, then let me just concur with Celine. He has just released his debut album, Standing On The Outside - and his name (again) is Matt Riley.

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think lilly Allen meets Regine Spektor but bet’or than that. Think Rhoda Dakar meets Spektor & Allen, feck dat meet Kate Nash. (how long before Ryan Tubridy ‘discovers’ here?)

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Thanks to a newsletter e-mail from Duke Special, advertising a show on BBC Radio Ulster, I discovered Julie Feeney, a wonderful Irish singer/songwriter.

She opened the show with a (I’m beginning to hate this over-used descriptive) haunting song called Aching. She holds the note on the ‘A’ for around 30 seconds or so while the string section seems to do the breathing. Suffice it to say, Aching is a truly beautiful song and it is the opening track on an understandably, much acclaimed debut album entitled 13 Songs.

To say Julie is articulate and educated is an understatement. I found this on Wikipedia :- “Feeney played with the Galway Youth Orchestra, studied music and psychology at University College Cork, and after moving to Dublin, graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2002 with a master’s in music and media technologies.”

With credits from the likes of The Guardian and Sunday Times, appearances in Lord of the Dance and Riverdance, as well as an exemplorary education record, you won’t need too much convincing that ‘13 Songs’ is a top-class album and an asset to any discerning music lover’s collection.

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fta tv is a haven for fresh sounds outside of our safe boring over formated programmed radio channels in Ireland. dónal saw this out on the geo stationary clarke’s belt. thanks for the tip.

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If I mentioned Julie Fowlis, from The Outer Hebrides, sings Traditional Folk Music in nothing else but Scottish Gaelic and the opening song from her latest album, Cuilidh, is about a bonnet, then, if you weren’t a folkie you would pass that statement by and move on to the next.
However, if I just left the statement as Julie Fowlis is a young female singer with a great voice and she’s got a MySpace page, then you’d go and have a look.
Now go and find her MySpace page, play Hug air a Bhonaid Mhoir and before the song has finished , all the misgivings that you may have had perceived from the opening statement will have instantly disappeared. Moreover, you will want hear it again and again.

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It’s not often (nor usually very polite) that you find yourself revelling in the misfortune of those you admire and respect, so when it does happen it should be over something pr-et-ty special.
Such is the glee with which I delight in the repeated romantic misfortune of one Laura Stevenson of Belfast.

A rare and evocative songstress, usually found armed with only a piano and the scars of heartbreak. Simple melody lines riddled with the sort of honesty your nearest and dearest should advise against, Miss Stevenson paints with musical broadstrokes. The resulting work, like, most of the other great wonders of the world, if you stand too close it may not make sense, take a step back and the sheer majesty hits you.

Give her a listen and your ears will love you forever.

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Kat Flint was born in Barbados, raised in Aberdeen and now lives in London. She was holding down a full time job when Cara Dillon invited her to support her on her UK tour in the spring of 2006. It was a case of hold on to the job or jump. Much to the delight of the Cara Dillon fans, the Kat jumped, now it’s up to us to ensure that she landed safely on her feet.
Rather than attempt to wander off into some aimless description of how she sounds , or what messages she is supposed to convey, I invite you to visit Kat Flint’s myspace page and form your own opinions. One thing I am certain of is that after your visit you and I will agree that such a talent should not be left unheard by the many.
If you feel generous enough to help with the launch of her debut album, and you do so before mid March 2007, you may find your name listed in the sleeve notes.