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THE FORRNIGHRLY SESSIONS
Fortnightly reviews of trad and folk CDs by Kernan Andrews

Brando are back
GALWAY FAVOURITES Brando r e t u r n to C u b a * on Wednesday August 28, c u r r e n t l y t h e biggest u n s i g n e d act in t h e country they have built a d e d i c a t e d f a n b a s e with their gig always sellingout. Brando broke into the Top 30 earlier this year with their debut single 'Singular Death of Privacy'. It was also Number One for several weeks in Tower Records and Music City Store charts, and Number 29 in the HMV chart. This four piece recently toured the States with Epic-

JOHNNY FEAN'S HORSLIPS R T R EU N TO PACINO'S
Johnny Fean, the guitarist with the legendary Irish Celtic Rock band Horslips r e t u r n s to P a c i n o ' s on Friday August 23 at 10pm to play the music of that g r e a t b a n d with T h e Spirit of T t h e H o r s l i p s . His gig in May was a sell out so get y o u r t i c k e t s now.

Christy Moore Live At Vicar Street
(Sony)
JUST WHEN we thought Christy Moore gigs were a CHRISTY thing of the past, he MOORE suprised everyone by returning to the stage, and his new album Live at Vicar Street finds the man feeling good again. Recorded in February with D u n . i l Lunny and Declan Sinnott. the album covers Christy's staple themes of love, humour, hurt, people, and politics. Between his enthusiasm and the crowd's appreciative responses. captures what it was like to be at those gigs. The performances are marked by strong, yet deft touches, such as on Bobby Sands* song about poitin making. 'Mclllhatton'. while Christy's trademark percussive guitar sound drives John Spillane's 'Johnny Don't Go'. Christy's gigs have always been marked by irreverent humour and on crowd-pleaser 'Lisdoonvama' it's in full flow: "Oliver J Flanagan he used lo go swimming b*****lt naked in the Holy See." Christy has always been a great inierpreter of Shane McGowan's songs and his handling of ' A Pair Of Brown Eyes', maybe its finest ever reading, reveals a pain and insecurity in its central character only hinled al before. can hold its head up alongside Moore's other great in-concert documents and The capturing the formers intimacy and the 'alters energy.

Tickets are on sale from R e d l i g h t Records and Pacino's.

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signed songwriter Howie Day and have enjoyed support slots with Ocean Colour Scene, Elbow, and

Powderfinger. NME has described Brando as one of its "Top 10 guitar bands to watch" see why at Cuba* .

Kieran Fahy and friends @The Crane

Laura Thomas and Damien Quinn to launch new album
GALWAY FOLK duo Laura Thomas and Damien Q u i n n will l a u n c h t h e i r newalbum, t o m o r r o w , Friday August 23. The album contains 12 songs arranged by Thomas and Quinn. many will be familiar to folk fans, but the couple have added new melodies and lyrics to some of them, giving the songs a personal iwist. Included are' 'Spencer The Rover' made famous by Scottish folk-rock legend John Martyn and 'John O'Dreams'. made famous by Christy Moore. 'The Wager' was taken from a lyric found in the Galway University Library and there is the couple's rendition of the folk classic 'Black Is The Colour'. A video is also being made to accompany one of the songs on The Lark. 'Fhir a'Bhata", a song in Gaidhlig which the

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Lasairfhiona N i Chonaola

- An Raicin

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L O R I E N T ' S Interceltic Festival saw the launch of An Raicin Alainn, the new album by Inis Oirr singer lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola. Ni Chonaola has already won praise for her singing on the 1998 album The but here she gets the chance to branch out fully on her own. Ni Chonaola's voice is relaxed, gentle, whispering, and yet. like Scottish singer Karen Matheson this is what gives her voice power and

TUAM NATIVE Kieran Fahy will lead his Belgian based troupe of musicians through some rousing Irish t r a d in the C r a n e B a r on Wednesday August 28 at 830pm. Fahy is a founder member of the band Shantalla, which tours all over Europe. He has played in the US with Duck Baker and has collaborated with Pat Kilbride of the Battlefield Band for seven years. Fahy has also recorded a number of albums including

MIDNIGHT ON THE WATER, THE WOMAN FROM TUAM. SHANTALLA. 7 EVENINGS 7 MORNINGS, and THE FAIRY QUEEN, and his work is featured on several

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couple learned from Maria Curran from An Spideal. The video will be shown in January.

To listen to her sing sean-nos is a pleasure. Her renditions of 'Una Bhan' and "Amhran an Phiica' are marked by a vocal clarity that is both haunting and This is also apparent when backed by musicians, such as the title track, which opens with some beautiful irad guitar picking by Pat Hargan. Throughout Ni Chonaola keeps the music minimal to let her voice lake centre stage. Brother MacDara takes the lead vocals on the cheeky 'Bimse Fein There are a couple of weird, but intriguing tracks. Ni Chonaola recites a poem over a mysterious guitar melody and ihc sound of waves on 'Oilcan na Teiscinne'. while an impressionistic vocal melody hovers over the chimes and accordion playing of closing track 'Ccol na Gaoithe'. An Raicin Alainn has that same spirit found on folk/trad

WIN AUTOGRAPHED DEF LEPPARD GOODIES
TO MARK the release of Def Leppard's new album A, the Galway Advertiser and Redlight Records a r e offering Galway Def Leppard fans a real treat with a chance to win items autographed by the band's lead singer Joe Elliot. First prize is a copy of the new album X and a T-shirt both autographed by Joe Elliot. Second prize is a copy of the new album X and a poster, also autographed by Joe. Third prize is an autographed poster. To win, all you have lo do is answer this question:

compilation albums. On the night the Tuam man will be joined by members of gypsy band Taraf Borzo. Serge Desaunay, one of the great French accordionists who plays musical styles from Quebec to Gibraltar and saxophonist Julien Favreuille. Also joining in will be guitarist Julien Biget, a fine singer of both traditional and blues music. He is a member of the group La Bergcre. Kernan Andrews

C h a r i s ' final G a l w a y gig before m a j o r international tour
THE GALWAY Arts Centre's series of Unplugged gigs continues tonight, Thursday August 22 at 745pm, when Eoin McCann and John Conneely of Charis will be the guests. This will be a return to roots for the creative force behind one of Galway's finest original outfits. Described by the Boston Globe as "the Celtic version of Dave Matthews' Band, mixing sprightly rock with rhythmic jams and a touch of world beat" following a very successful American tour earlier this year, Charis have impressed audiences across Ireland with their powerful live performances and excellent releases, including the album Desert Dark Sky. Tonight's gig is not to be missed as ii will be a one oft event before the band head off on tour in September taking in London and Amsterdam before continuing on to ihe USA. The gig will kick off at 7.45pm with singer/songwriter Pete Mullincaux. a former winner of the City of London Poetry/Song Prize. This is a rare opportunity to catch Mullincaux. who is probably better known in Galway theatre circles in his singer-songwriter persona. For more information and t i c k e t s for this unplugged night phone the Galway Arts Centre at 565886 or call into the centre at 47 Dominick Street.

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Send your entries lo Def Leppard Competition. The Advertiser. 41/42 Eyre Square. Galway. All entries must be on postcard and must include your name, address, and a phone number at which you can be contacted. The closing t or cnlnes is I pm on Thursday August 29.

T h e s e a l b u m s a r e a v a i l a b l e from M u l l i g a n Records, Middle Street, Galwav

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