St. Paddy's Celebration

Music from 90s Cult Movies

Perfect Day (From "Trainspotting")

Diamond Star Collection

He Ain’t Give You None

If I Should Fall from Grace with God

Camel - Mirage 1974

Mighty Like A Rose

The Other Side of Summer

Jailbreak

Emerald

Rattle And Hum

Desire

The Script

The Man Who Can't Be Moved

This is the last remaining track  from the gig I did with Van Morrison.  FIfe Aid, June '88 outside St Andrews in Scotland. After only 2 days rehearsal with a band I'd assembled the week before, we went on and did an unannounced bill-topping hour-long set. The band line-up, which included the cream of Edinburgh's music scene at the time included: Mark Forshaw (Hue & Cry) on drums, Neil & Graham Weir (tpt; tbn) from OMD; Liz MacEwan (bv's); Nick Robertson (alto sax); Colin Blakely (whistle) from The Waterboys and me (guitar) along with Neil Drinkwater (pno); Clive Culbertson (bass) and June Boyce (bv's) from Van's regular band. One of the best gigs of my life! The rest of the set from this gig can be seen or heard on my Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/thefifeflier - do take a look!

Irish Heartbeat - Van Morrison with Jim Condie and others

Jim Condie - Scots-born guitarist, singer and songwriter - has achieved considerable success as a freelance accompanist, session player and studio musician. Condie's reputation in electric and acoustic blues/Americana/rock music has been earned through working alongside a huge range of performers, legends in their own time, ranging from Van the Man to Hercules the Bear, from Ali Farka Touré to Rab C Nesbitt, Sugar Blue to Louisiana Red, Mose Scarlett to Sam Brown, Tam White to Alan Black (my, what a colourful bunch!) - the list could go on forever! In addition, his session work for the BBC has included loads of soundtrack work, one of the best known being the theme from BBC tv's Rab C Nesbitt! He has been featured on albums by Amos Garrett, Tam White, The Dexters, the Rootsie Tootsie Band, The Soup Dragons, Mose Scarlett, Davie Paton, Curtis E Johnson, Cousti and Blueflint.

In 2002, building on his success behind other performers, and encouraged by fans and fellow musicians, Jim, at the ripe old age of 50 realised a long held ambition - the recording and release of his first solo CD, Distant Cousins. This blends his love of American traditional music with self-penned and contemporary songs and instrumentals that serve as a showcase for his talents on vocals, acoustic guitar, Dobro, mandolin, lap steel and bass. You can hear some of his current and previously unreleased material on his Reverbnation page.

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Irish Heartbeat - Van Morrison with Jim Condie and others

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