Niall Mc Guigan is a musician and music therapist from Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. After fourteen years of performing in a variety of bands spanning genres such as metal, grunge, rock, funk & reggae, Niall is embarking on his first album as a solo artist.
His debut album “Awareness” is a collection of songs written over a period of six years expressing experiences of travel, education and self-discovery. It incorporates many musical styles including reggae, folk, rock, and Khoomii (Mongolian throat singing) fused with cross-cultural influences ranging from South American shamanism to Eastern meditation practices. Similar to the idea of songlines, a term used in aboriginal culture to describe songs that create a map, each song on the album is in sequential order providing the listener with a map that points attention within – towards self-discovery, awareness and an opening of the heart.
The album’s title “Awareness” is a term which Niall feels communicates the common thread linking the various introspective practises that he has experienced, and also the songs he has written. Through the development of awareness, true freedom, authenticity and compassion can be achieved, as it dissolves illusion and uncovers the endless depth to our human experience.

Warrior Soul. (Album Version)

Spirit (Album Version)

The song Spirit, from Niall Mc Guigan's album "awareness" is a reflection on how our true nature or spirit can be suppressed by limiting belief systems, and the feeling of disconnection from ourselves and others in modern society. The chorus, which was taken from the Tibetan Book of the Dead, states “see yourself in others, what harm could you do, then whom could you hurt”.

For free download of the remix version Spirit - (Remixed by Paul Mc Elroy) visit www.niallmcguigan.com

In Video: Gerry Black (Guitar), Annie June Callaghan (Backing vocals, bass guitar) Fiona Keenan O'Brien (Dancer)

Video by: Colm O Neill - Ard Rí Media www.ardrimedia.net

Social Media links:

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Spirit - Remix By Paul Mc Elroy

This is a single from the album "Spiritual Anarchy due for release on the 15th of August 2019. The album will be available for download at www.niallmcguigan.com

Spiritual Anarchy is about questioning our illusions. To find out what is true, through the observation of our own direct experience and movements of the psychological mind, it is possible to go beyond our ideologies, religious, social and political dogma to find true freedom.

Niall Mc Guigan (Vocal, Mandolin), Paul Mc Cabe (Bass), Clare Foley (Backing vocals),  Paul Mc Elroy (Guitar) & Karl Cosgrove (Drums)

Tickets are now available for the album launch in The Workmans Club, Dublin here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/niall-mc-guigan-friends-album-launch-spiritual-anarchy-tickets-64354284397

This video was produced and edited by Kevin Busuttil https://www.alignedheart.com/

Spiritual Anarchy
An honest man, he thought he was, he didn't know what lay inside his heart,
His greatest fear, to go beyond, the limits of his mind, towards a greater love,
A scarlet sky, intense and bright, reflects the passion that is burning in his eyes,
well he searches on, for answers more, to question everything, that he thinks he knows

You've got to, free yourself from all of it, spiritual anarchy

He found a place, an open space, its always here and it doesn't have a face,
It has no mask, it has no form, to kiss that joy where freedom's born
There is a spark, a childlike heart, it dances around the fire brighter than the scars,
There's an open door, if your willing to let go,
To question everything, that you think you know

You've got to, free yourself from all of it, spiritual anarchy

Niall McGuigan - Spiritual Anarchy - 03 - Spiritual Anarchy

Wear it on your sleeve

Spirit

The Bigger Picture

This song was in Iquitos Peru and is still a work in progress.

Warrior soul

Niall Mc Guigan is a musician and music therapist from Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. After fourteen years of performing in a variety of bands spanning genres such as metal, grunge, rock, funk & reggae, Niall is embarking on his first album as a solo artist.

His debut album “Awareness” is a collection of songs written over a period of six years expressing experiences of travel, education and self-discovery. It incorporates many musical styles including reggae, folk, rock, and Khoomii (Mongolian throat singing) fused with cross-cultural influences ranging from South American shamanism to Eastern meditation practices. Similar to the idea of songlines, a term used in aboriginal culture to describe songs that create a map, each song on the album is in sequential order providing the listener with a map that points attention within – towards self-discovery, awareness and an opening of the heart.

The album’s title “Awareness” is a term which Niall feels communicates the common thread linking the various introspective practises that he has experienced, and also the songs he has written. Through the development of awareness, true freedom, authenticity and compassion can be achieved, as it dissolves illusion and uncovers the endless depth to our human experience.

The album can be downloaded from www.niallmcguigan.com

Niall Mc Guigan www.niallmcguigan.com

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