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01 Beaumont Rag

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For over 30 years Hot Rize has defined Colorado's traditional yet progressive bluegrass sound. The band was sounding truly hot as they made their way onto the stage for their 17th RockyGrass performance. 7/27/14 http://www.afterfm.com/rockygrass

RockyGrass 2014: Hot Rize (part 2)

RockyGrass 2014: Hot Rize (part 1)

& The Side – New Minuet / Confluence

Composer : Rónán Regan
Tune Name : Music Is The Answer
Tune Type : Reel
Musicians : Rónán Regan ( fiddle ), Irene Guckian ( fiddle )
Website : www.drumshanbows.com

I'm from Salthill, Galway and am a primary school teacher on Inis Mór, Árainn.  I began composing tunes in 2001 as a result of a music course that I was on in Falcarragh, in North West Donegal.  I remember wondering, why compose new tunes when there are so many beautiful old tunes and settings of old tunes to explore!  None-the-less, I'm grateful I was given the opportunity and have enjoyed composing since.  

Irene Guckian and I recently released an album called 'Drumshanbows' which is being well received.  Irene joins me on this track, 'Music Is The Answer'.  I composed the first half of this reel in Russia in early November 2011 where I was teaching dance and completed the second half when I returned home to Ireland.  It remained 'Gan Ainm' until last year when; in response to an article I was asked to write for the 2013 Connacht Fleadh Booklet; I named it 'Music Is The Answer'.  I've included the article below and hope you enjoy....

Music is the answer?                                      

I was having a tune the other day in the house with Irene Guckian and noticed that she had on one of those fashionable Joe Mooney Summer School hoodies.  I thought to myself, happy days and happy memories of music and dance in wonderful Drumshanbo and didn't think much more of it as we settled into a few tunes; kicking off with 'The Magic Slipper' and 'The Ballinafad Polka'; if my memory serves correct.  On and on we went, mullling over the music of Morrison, Duignan, Blessing, and McKenna and the mighty, hearty music of the McDonagh brothers of Ballinafad, tipping our caps to the artistry of Josie McDermott's 'Ballad of the O'Carolan Country' and lauding the lyricism of the Lennon's.  
The Music of this region, around the Carrick area, and more generally that of North Connacht, is a music that I've always gravitated towards, a lifty, lyrical, fluid and hearty style of music.  Perhaps that my granddad Martin Regan was from near neighbouring Ballaghdereen might go some way toward explaining this leaning.  Growing up in the Wilf and Áine Regan school of induction didn't hurt either.    It's not an exaggeration to say that the surrounding hinterland has produced magical music in the past and happily to this day it's a musical mecca with no more than the occasional modicum of mediocrity!  It's a fitting spot for the celebration of the Connacht Fleadh as it's a town of good humoured folk with a love for music, and you'll find plenty of character in the hostelries and much musical excitation exuding from the nooks and crannies of Carrick.  No doubt the place will ooze hup for the fleadh!
Anyway, away played Irene and I, seeking fiddling finesse, for we were preparing for our forthcoming recording, and speaking for myself, I'd finally decided to take the great Danny Meehan's advice to heart and take my music seriously  when didn't I get distracted with the phrase on the back of Irene's hoodie.  What was on the back of her hoodie but 'Music Is The Answer'.  That's a fine sentiment and worthy of examination, thought I.  The first thought that struck me of course was, if I had had the foresight to ask Irene what was written on the back of her hoodie we could have become entangled in a dangerous and downright raucous ream of rhetoric.  In all seriousness and with a decree of solemn certitude; across the span of my lifetime the wonderful hobby of traditional Irish music making has brought me on journey's of great philosophical insight, camaraderie and craic.
The tuneful journey of music making is surely an interesting one.  For me, it's a bridge of friendships, and of learning, tutelage and shared experience.  This current project has seen Irene and I work alongside the diverse talents of Gary Fitzpatrick, Jim Connolly, Mick Blake, Ciaran Curran, Tommy Murray, Paddy Ryan and Ben Lennon at various stages.  This 'job of journeywork' or rubbing shoulders with creative and interesting people, allow humbling gems of wisdom to poke through and the collective of stories and conversation add to ones appreciation and understanding of life and of our rich musical heritage.  Not least of these gems are carried with the brave people who emigrated and are once again emigrating from our shores to assail adventure and eke a livelihood, and who are most especially celebrated at this year's Fleadh.  
Earlier musical journeys come to mind;  visits with Kevin Abeyta to North Leitrim on the way back from Falcarragh, enjoying the musical company of Kathleen Meehan, Ben Lennon, Rosie Stewart and Jim Connolly or childhood trips to Gormanstown or time spent at Connaught Fleadhanna in Dunmore where delightful tunes and company with Paddy Mills (RIP) were had and the magical memory of interesting musical chat with Paddy Fahy spring forth.  This dulcet journey has continued apace and in recent times has seen the exuberance of dancing to the mighty musicianship of Brian Mostyn and P. J. Hernon, the joy of hearing the unique musical voices of Brian Rooney, Danny Meehan and many another celebrated in Cryan's music pub or simply enjoying the powerful Moylurg Ceilí band in full swing.
Music has certainly given me huge cross-generational and cultural understanding and has added a congenial hue to my geographical and historical understanding of our fond and floundering Éire.
So, is music in fact the answer?  That it's a question of a propitious and profound nature is certainly unquestionable, in fact, it could be argued that it's the linchpin of many a fleadh lovers existence!  If we look at the best qualities in music, the ability to be true and to reach out and create unity or shared understanding,  these are the characteristics that fly high long after the triumphs and anxieties of competition and critique pass by.  If we manage to harness these qualities in ourselves as listener or musician then perhaps music is the answer.  On a lighter note, in relation to the Fleadh in Carrick-On-Shannon, we could always heed T.S. Elliot's advice: 'Oh do not ask what is it, let us go and make our visit!'  
One way or another, I hope we have an enjoyable Connacht Fleadh in Carrick and a huge thanks to those who've make this and other such events happen, and to those that lend their perceptive ears to the music, people such as Mary Mostyn, Mary Blake, Bernie McNulty and Nancy Woods spring to mind to name but a few.  As Ben Lennon said when I was writing my UL thesis on the North Leitrim Style, 'Look after the music and the music will look after you' and we all have a hand to play in that!
Bain taitneamh as Fleadh Cheoil Chonnacht i gCora Droma Rúisc.  
Rónán Regan



Music Is The Answer Rónán Regan (2011)

Hot Rize performs their song "Western Skies" from their 2014 record When I'm Free live in the studio for NPR's World Cafe.

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Listen to the full session:http://www.npr.org/blogs/world-cafe/2014/12/10/369657240/hot-rize-on-world-cafe

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"Western Skies" by Hot Rize recorded live for World Cafe

written by Peter Wernick
recorded by Hot Rize

Hot Rize recorded this beautiful song called 'Just like You' Written by Peter Wernick, this is a song that eplains how depression is not just a crazy illness but something we can all get and likely will at some point in our lives. Set aside this message and the song is just plain fantastic.

Here is my cover of the song 'Just Like You'.

Just Like You

Something I have been working out for a G&B mix. There's some things I forgot to touch on this, but I was trying to break off arrangement to get deeper into playing the song.  It's pretty rough, but I think it will turn out alright, as most things do in life. Sally forth folks.
Jeff
PS: Here is the G&B version! https://soundcloud.com/greenwood-burns/was-a-place-i-know

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Hot Rize - Colleen Malone

Billy Strings
Wonder Ballroom
Portland, Oregon
2015-11-05

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set 1: [49:47]

01 Intro [0:32]
02 My Rag~>Black Mountain Rag [4:28]
03 Nashville Blues [2:54]
04 Wild Bill Jones~> [4:02]
05 Shady Grove [3:37]
06 Cocaine Blues [3:40]
07 You Won't Be Satisfied That Way [2:40]
08 I'm Alabama Bound [4:20]
09 Way Down The River Road~>Salty Dog [4:48]
10 Rose Of Old Kentucky [3:18] *
11 Oh The Wind And Rain [6:26] *
12 Dust In A Baggie [4:15] *
13 Little Maggie [4:42] *

William Apostol: guitar and vocals

* With Paul Hoffman on mandolin, Michael Arlen Bont on banjo, Anders Beck on dobro & Mike Devol on bass

Setlist courtesy of Lucas White

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Way Down The River Road>Salty

Nashville Blues

The Other Side

Official Press Release Info:

//THE SAW DOCTORS//
Release Single: ‘Downtown” Featuring Petula Clark - Out Fri. Dec 16th
+ Irish dates announced!

The Saw Doctors have teamed up with the iconic Petula Clark to record a version of that legendary chanteuse’s ‘Downtown’. The song has been a live favourite in Saw Doctors’ shows for the past year and when the band asked Petula to re-record the vocal to her 1965 classic she was happy to comply.

If we think back to the popular culture of music in the 1960’s, there are a few songs that come to mind which are as relevant today as they were back then.  This Christmas, Ireland’s most loved household band ‘The Saw Doctors’ release their cover version of “Downtown”, the sensational pop song composed by Tony Hatch which was recorded and made an International hit by Petula Clark. At the time of its release in 1965, ‘Downtown’ sold three million copies, hitting the No.1 slot in the US and becoming the first of fifteen consecutive Top 40 hits for Petula across the pond. Petula subsequently won a Grammy for “Best Rock & Roll Record” for Downtown and in 2003 her recording of Downtown was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame. She is still the best-selling female British solo artist of all time.

The cover version of Downtown by The Saw Doctors (out on Dec 16th 2011) features the wonderful voice of original singer Petula Clark. Their will also be an exclusive Music Video hosted on the Saw Doctors YouTube channel which will go live nearer to release date which also features Petula Clark. The video is produced and filmed by Eugene O Connor (Father Ted + Kilinascully) who originally filmed the video for their hit song I Uesta Lover. Petula also recently shot her parts for the song’s video in Paris.

In the past year, The Saw Doctors blazed back phoenix-like to their rightful place as one of the nation’s most-loved bands. In 2010, after the first week of ‘The Further Adventures of….’ album being released, it knocked off mercury winners The XX and Villagers from the No.1 position on the Indie Charts by coming straight in at No. 1! (It also came in at a No. 7 position on the mainstream charts and maintained a Top 10 position for over 6 weeks).

A vast list of Chart success on numerous songs over the years such as well known hits: “N17”, a cover of SUGABABES “About You Now”, (note that The Sugababes’ original version of About You Now stalled at No. 2 in the Irish Chart while The Saw Doctors reached No. 1!) and more recently the Christmas 2010 No. 1 acapella version of ‘Red Cortina’, have helped The Saw Doctors maintain their defiant musical stance on the Irish music scene.

The current lineup features:  Leo Moran (vocals, guitar), Davy Carton (vocals, guitar), Kevin Duffy (keyboards), Anthony Thistlethwaite (bass guitar, saxophone) and Eímhín Cradock (drums + vocals).

Upcoming Irish dates:
16 December 2011	
Friday, 16 December 2011 07:00pm
Glasgow
Barrowland

17 December 2011	
Saturday, 17 December 2011 07:00pm
Manchester
02 Apollo

27 December 2011	
Tuesday, 27 December 2011 07:00pm
Ennis
West County Hotel

28 December 2011	
Wednesday, 28 December 2011 07:00pm
Longford
Abbeyshrule, The Rustic Inn

29 December 2011	
Thursday, 29 December 2011 07:00pm
Castlebar
TF Royal Theatre

31 December 2011	
Saturday, 31 December 2011 07:00pm
Killarney
INEC

28 January 2012	
Saturday, 28 January 2012 08:00pm
Dublin
Olympia Theatre

22 February 2012	
Wednesday, 22 February 2012 07:00pm
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Ponte Vedra Beach Concert Hall

23 February 2012	
Thursday, 23 February 2012 07:00pm
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Revolution

24 February 2012	
Friday, 24 February 2012 07:00pm
Orlando, FL
The Plaza Live

See www.sawdoctors.com for a list of all Irish & UK tour dates.

ALSO::::::
The Saw Doctors hit the headlines last week in UK newspapers and TV when it emerged that they had written a song about the new Irish president-elect Michael D. Higgins as long ago as 1994. The song entitled ‘Michael D. Rocking in the Dail’ (Irish parliament) appeared on the b-side of their single ‘Small Bit Of Love’ and heralded the appointment of the then newly elected Irish Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht. 

Listen to the track here: http://soundcloud.com/sawdoctors/michaeld

PR Contact:
Linda Coogan Byrne/ Good Seed PR
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DOWNTOWN by The Saw Doctors ft. Petula Clark

You Got Me On The Run

Small Bit Of Love

Story/video at www.localspins.com: Graham Parsons and Grant Littler of The Go Rounds from Kalamazoo chat about the band, and Parsons performs an original song, "Rogue River, Part I," on the air during John Sinkevics' Local Spins Live on News Talk 1340 AM (WJRW) on March 20, 2013 in Grand Rapids.

Local Spins Live with Graham Parsons & The Go Rounds, 3/20/13

01 Beaumont Rag

Billy Strings & Don Julin