SONGWRITERS No. 2. Ciaran Brennan (Ronb15)) July 2012 This is the second in a series where Songwriters on MT have been invited to tell a little about why they write, and to pick a personal favourite of their own. Ciaran has been a very active and hugely supportive member of MT from the start, writing [...]
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 [...]
There are two things that have absolutely and unequivocally changed the way we listen to music today. That is the internet and social media. Not only do we now have access to unlimited amounts of mainstream music at the click of a button, but we have inadvertently created an entire subculture of underground, unreleased, original [...]
Contemplating The Muse – No. 3. Linda Ibbotson
Contemplating The Muse – No. 3. Linda Ibbotson With Guest – Cliff Horseman ** . . . . . . .. . “There is another world but it is in this one” W B Yeats Welcome. Thank you for joining me in another leg of my poetic journey. In my last article I featured the [...]
Musicians Together Dublin Welcomes Charlie Roth
Musicians Together Dublin Welcomes Charlie Roth June 2013 Charlie Roth was our very special guest at a mini MT gig ’MT Charlie’ held in Fibbers On The Quays Rock Bar on June 5th. and at a sit down session in Darkey Kelly’s on June 4th. It all started when Sean Brophy of Dublin City FM [...]
ALAINA BLAIR – Self Titled CD reviewed by Robert Craven
‘Alaina Blair’ Self Titled CD reviewed by Robert Craven . Describing her music as ‘soulful pop-rock’ 20yr old Alaina Blair belies her youth with an accomplished album with each tack showing a high degree of nous for radio-friendly airplay. Citing her influences as Joss Stone, Sheryl Crow, Grace Potter and Norah Jones, Aliana’s debut album [...]
BANNED FOR LIFE (Paperback) by D. R. Haney, reviewed by Robert Craven
BANNED FOR LIFE (Paperback) by D. R. Haney – reviewed by Robert Craven Just as bebop was the soundtrack to Jack Kerouac, Alan Ginsberg and Neil Cassady, so the sounds of CBGB’s, The Velvet Underground, Iggy and the Stooges, The Clash, The Sex Pistols and New York Dolls fuel D.R. Haney’s odyssey `Banned for Life’. [...]
ROBERT CRAVEN – Writer and music reviewer, in his own words.
Robert Craven is an author and music reviewer for Musicians Together Magazine. Robert lives in the seaside town of Rush in County Dublin, Ireland. . I have two novels; ‘Get Lenin’ and the sequel ‘Zinnman’, published by Taylor Street Publishing and which are currently available for Kindle download and paperback on Amazon.com and Amazon UK. [...]
SONGWRITING REFINED – Justin (Oswlek)
Songwriting Refined Justin (Oswlek) Hello everyone, welcome to my initial foray into the writing-about-songwriting realm. This will either be the first of several installments on a series of different subjects, or an experiment gone horribly wrong. Time will tell. I should admit that I have no great qualification for this role. I’m neither an acclaimed [...]
