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. . [...]
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 [...]
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’. [...]
‘Daylight Crashing’ John David Schrader Reviewed by Robert Craven. . John David Schrader; songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist grew up in Kingston, north of New York City. He dusted down an old box of 45’s he found in his family’s attic; discovering Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, The Beatles and Chuck Berry and from there he was hooked! [...]
‘Songs From The Furnace Of Life’ is a double CD album featuring 28 tracks showcasing Tony Floyd Kenna’s considerable songwriting talent. On Disc One, Tony performs his material solo and on Disc two, he is joined by a number of musical collaborators in covering, taking co-writing credits, and performing his songs. Tony’s songwriting is assured [...]
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. [...]
‘Bringing It All Back Home’ :Odibal Review by Robert Craven. . :Odibal are a Northern Irish duet, Murray McDowell & Keni Brownlow, and ‘Bringing it all back home’ is a homage to the road trip. It’s an album, that covers the themes of life on the road the camaderie, stresses, joys and heartbreak [...]
‘Peace Rocks’ by Steve Bonino Review by Robert Craven. Here is a song writer who understands the three minute hero concept. This is a fine CD, each track, cleanly produced and Bonino is a multi-instrumentalist, steeped in the best tradition of American AOR with the necessary edge to lift it out of being mundane. The [...]
STILL LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE – CD by Sean O’Neill. Reviewed by Robert Craven Recorded in one take, Still Life in Black and white is 14 songs, produced in a pared back production of acoustic guitar, double bass and Sean O’Neill’s vocals. The influences that flow through this CD are [...]
‘Escape from the austerity complex’ by Paranoid Visions – Album review by Robert Craven. Some bands act a social barometer – shouting from the barricades and sniping from the sidelines and since their formation in 1981, the Paranoid Visions have followed this sometimes lonely road. Their live performances and visceral albums have stuck a middle [...]
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. . [...]
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 [...]
