Forget The Between by Nate Logston. Review by Liam Oragh One of the artists always name-checked as being one of MT’s finest is Nate Logston. What impressed me upon discovering him was that not only could he sing and play the most sublimely constructed songs on a solo acoustic, but he was also able to [...]
‘Melting Into Oneness’ Brendan Hickey Reviewed by Liam Oragh There was a time in my artistic life when I thought I was a poet rather than a singer or a song-writer. To that end I sought advice from Poetry Ireland, an organisation that was supposed to encourage young poets. At a meeting with the director [...]
TEAR OF THE YEAR by Popa G. Popa G’s songs got me through this long winter – Those constant live song postings which keep the MT site alive did so literally for me – like rays of smooth sunshine sustaining my musical soul on those never-ending cold dark nights… And then when I discovered that [...]
‘Only 2 late if ur Dead’ Oragh Album Review by Templeton. It’s not often that I receive such a professional looking album in my postbox. Normally it’s a couple of mp3’s burned onto a homemade cd with no label or info on at all. So I was really impressed with this top class package. Oragh [...]
Cliffhanger a Review of Greg Clifford’s Debut Album Launch Gig by Liam Oragh So I’ve gotta say that there are not many gigs or events that would drag this lazy reviewer away from a Premiership Football highlights programme when he hasn’t seen the results on a cold Saturday evening at the start of December [...]
‘and sang to a small guitar’ David McCann CD review by Liam Oragh …and sang to a small guitar Okay – so I was as nervous as a Kitten getting ready to review this latest CD that swung its tail my way. The title of the album was a line from ‘The Owl and the [...]
. True Stories by EddkonneKshun (EddK) Album reviewed by Liam Oragh True Stories is the name of the album and if definitely has the ring of an artist being true to himself with his stories in song. This is not as scary and dark as you’re led to believe by the albums black and white [...]
‘AUDIO ABDUCTION’ A Review of Paul Helmig’s 1993 Album ‘Abducted by Humans’ By Liam Oragh I was first drawn into Paul Helmig (Linnmo1)’s extraordinary world when I stumbled upon his compelling and imaginative video for his song ‘The Door’; where curious lyrics like ‘scratches on walls’ and ‘memories burning at both ends’, mixed with powerful [...]
ENAMORADA A Review of Irish-Spanish Singer-Songwriter Eric McGrath’s debut album ‘Little Ripples’ By Liam Oragh When I first saw Eric perform at a recent ‘Apollo Session’ Open mic in Dublin I was struck by the lingering effect of his charming music, as I spent all the next day humming his songs from the previous night. [...]
Chasing the Essence by Liam Oragh A Review of: Collaborations – Tracks, Demos & Songs by Tony Floyd Kenna and Friends (M.T. Friends). When I first discovered MT recently I was first struck by the warmth of the welcome and the generosity of the members by way of their positive comments and encouragements. And while [...]
MT Saturdays (1) Darkey Kelly’s
MT Saturdays (1) Darkey Kelly’s May 18th. 2013. Our first Saturday afternoon MT session in Darkey Kelly’s. Music and song by Ciaran Brennan, Brian Aherne, Sean O’Neill and Tony Floyd Kenna. Book reading by Robert Craven. Poetry reading by Daniel Wade. An easy going relaxed vibe contributed to this very successful mixed media presentation. One [...]
UNDER A WESTERN SKY – The Communal Well, reviewed by Robert Craven
UNDER A WESTERN SKY The Communal Well. Reviewed by Robert Craven The Communal Well – Jules Berube (Drums), Guy Cunis (lead and rhythm guitars), Roger Hoeberichts (lead vocals and guitar), Mark Heim (Trumpet, coronet and vocals), Sylvian Herrera (Bass), Greg Kinsey (backing vocals and harmonica) and Casey O’Brien, percussion; hail from Paris. Under a western [...]
CONTEMPLATING THE MUSE – No. 2 – Linda Ibbotson with guest Ryan Cole
CONTEMPLATING THE MUSE – No. 2 – Linda Ibbotson With guest Ryan Cole. . “The idea is to write it so the people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart” Maya Angelou A warm welcome and thank you for joining me. I invite you to pull up a [...]
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 [...]
