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  • WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE OR DO DIFFERENTLY?

    WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE OR DO DIFFERENTLY?

    WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE OR DO DIFFERENTLY? Some  people will love you and love your music, some people will love you and not love your music, some people will love your music and not love you, some people will not love you and not love your music, some people will love you and listen to [...]

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‘My Personal Journey’ Murray McDowell

‘My Personal Journey’ Murray McDowell

My Personal Journey – By Murray McDowell This is this first in an occasional series we will have giving an insight, from the artist’s perspective, into the story behind an album, a great song, a reunion, a pivotal musical event. Murray McDowell has just released ‘Summer Moon’ (Reviewed here in MT in the CD section). [...]

WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE OR DO DIFFERENTLY?

WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE OR DO DIFFERENTLY?

WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE OR DO DIFFERENTLY? Some  people will love you and love your music, some people will love you and not love your music, some people will love your music and not love you, some people will not love you and not love your music, some people will love you and listen to [...]

‘The Strypes’ – A Music Ladder Special Feature

‘The Strypes’ – A Music Ladder Special Feature

When I started this show 6 months ago my intention was to bring you the best young talent around and present it to you in a monthly review of their uploaded original songs and covers but my goal was to migrate to doing some live shows too and filming them myself.  All it took was [...]

CD Reviews

‘FLAME OF TRUTH’ by Cozmic Box – CD Review.

‘FLAME OF TRUTH’ by Cozmic Box – CD Review.

‘Flame Of Truth’ by Cozmic Box – CD review. COZMIC BOX is an international band formed from two musicians that met on myspace in 2007 (yep, myspace was once a real social hub!). John Hohnstein (keyboards) resides in Evergreen Colorado, USA and                    Jed McConkey (guitars and vocals) is from Northern Ireland. Their first album, “Flame [...]

‘Forget The Between’ by Nate Logston – CD review by Geoff Bennett.

‘Forget The Between’ by Nate Logston – CD review by Geoff Bennett.

‘FORGET THE BETWEEN’ by Nate Logston – CD Review by Geoffree Bennett. That memorable day at Newport, Bob Dylan changed the world of folk music and took it into the twentieth century but I suspect that he was only part of a movement which had been sheltering in bedrooms and backrooms across the western world. [...]

‘SUMMER MOON’ by Murray McDowell – CD Review.

‘SUMMER MOON’ by Murray McDowell – CD Review.

Murray McDowell – Summer Moon. ’24 years waiting for the light to shine on you, 24 years was never enough..’ this is an album of songs written from experience, loss and hope. A personal ‘diary’ of sorts delivered stripped back and bare. Just Murray and his guitar, and you sort of get the feeling that [...]

Interviews

A Portrait of the Independent Artist as a Young Man – Dion McVey Interview

A Portrait of the Independent Artist as a Young Man – Dion McVey Interview

I first stumbled across the music of Dion McVey a few years ago on YouTube. I found his music different and refreshing – a welcome change from the 98% of X-Factor wannabe’s populating that site. Dion would be the first to admit that his tunes were not the finished article, but they certainly grabbed my [...]

A Five Minute Interview with – Gary Woodrow (lunaticmusicman)

A Five Minute Interview with – Gary Woodrow (lunaticmusicman)

There are just so many great artists on MT, we simply don’t have time to interview them all! In the meantime, these mini-interviews are designed to let you get to know some of them a little bit better. This one is with Gary Woodrow, a superb multi-instrumentalist and proper rocker! Gary’s MT Channel     [...]

A Five Minute Interview with – Edd Cragg (Eddkonnekshun)

A Five Minute Interview with – Edd Cragg (Eddkonnekshun)

There are just so many great artists on MT, we simply don’t have time to interview them all! In the meantime, these mini-interviews are designed to let you get to know some of them a little bit better. This one is with Edd Cragg, a very talented and extremely versatile writer and performer. Edd’s MT [...]

The Music Ladder Review Show

The Music Ladder – Withnailus Special

The Music Ladder – Withnailus Special

Hello and welcome to a special feature of The Music Ladder for January 2012. A New Year upon us but the talent continues to grow. Happy New Year’s to all and keep making that music. Today I’d like to feature a big favourite of mine for many years in Matt Pickering, better known as Withnailus. [...]

The Music Ladder – Episode 5– October 2011

The Music Ladder – Episode 5– October 2011

Each month Ciarán Brennan’s show, “The Music Ladder” features a small selection of Musicians Together members. The show is designed to pick out artists or bands in the early stages of their musical journey and showcase their talent and potential. In this, accompanying article, Ciarán gives us a bit more information about the featured artists [...]

The Music Ladder – Episode 4 – September 2011

The Music Ladder – Episode 4 – September 2011

Each month Ciarán Brennan’s show, “The Music Ladder” features a small selection of Musicians Together members. The show is designed to pick out artists or bands in the early stages of their musical journey and showcase their talent and potential. In this, accompanying article, Ciarán gives us a bit more information about the featured artists [...]

Tutorials

Transposition (Changing the Key of a Song) Made Easy

Transposition (Changing the Key of a Song) Made Easy

We all come across songs that are too high or too low for our voices – or that have chords that we just can’t play yet. This article will show you how to change the key of a song to make it easier to play or sing. If you want to print out this chord [...]

Stuff

M-Audio Fast Track MKII USB Interface Review

M-Audio Fast Track MKII USB Interface Review

When you need to get your vocals and instruments into individual tracks in the mixing software on your pc or mac you need a box like this to get the job done. As you can only record one instrument and one vocal at a time, this isn’t a solution for recording a band. However, for [...]

The Behringer XENYX 1202 FX Mixer

The Behringer XENYX 1202 FX Mixer

I personally cannot say enough about this mixer. I use one for live  performances as well as for recording and also directly into my video camera when taping live videos. This little console offers quality  microphone preamplifiers with optional phantom power, balanced line inputs and the ability to connect external effects. It also boasts a multitude of built in quality [...]

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‘OVERBOARD’ – Allison McGrath.      CD review.

‘OVERBOARD’ – Allison McGrath. CD review.

Tony Floyd Kenna | April 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

‘Overboard’ by Allison McGrath. CD review. When you open the CD case you will be greeted by a most beautiful print of Allison and her guitar on the disc, so so smooth and inviting. You’ll want to run your finger over it again and again. It’s drawing you into the music….. a beautiful hybrid soundscape [...]

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‘The Australia fund’ by Michael Kerr, CD review.

‘The Australia fund’ by Michael Kerr, CD review.

Tony Floyd Kenna | April 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

So I got a message from Michael a few weeks ago ‘…you do music reviews?’. Someone had noticed ! I eagerly awaited the post and having loaded it into my ipod I played it several times during my travels to and from the city. One word hit me straight off.. ‘Yes’. Yes, this was a [...]

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‘A New Season For Love’ by Cormac O Caoimh – CD review by John O’Grady.

‘A New Season For Love’ by Cormac O Caoimh – CD review by John O’Grady.

Tony Floyd Kenna | March 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

‘A new season for love’ is the second solo album by Cormac O Caoimh, a singer songwriter from Cork Ireland and former member of the much acclaimed band The Citadels. Cormac is a classical trained guitarist and a gifted songwriter. He has supported many well established artists over the years including Declan O Rourke, Damien [...]

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