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AN4: in continuance of our chat about moving stars in the sky:Question: What is a satellite?
Answer: Lou Reed 'Satellite Of Love'
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I met Pól Ó Braonáin of Clannad one night in Kehoe's Pub on Anne Street. He was in to meet my African/Irish pal for his monthly supply and we got to talking. I mentioned that the contrabass was by far my favourite instrument, but also one that I only ever got to play either in music stores or else in production studios for sessions. He said he had three in total: one that never left the studio (a very old Czech-built bass) and two others for road work. He was very open and informative about his set-up and when I mentioned that I found his style awesome he was surprised: he said he used contrabass because it melted into the background so easily, but I said that this only made it all the more attractive to my ear because you had to listen and dissect everything in the mix to really hear what the bass was doing. Flattery isn't my business so I didn't butter him up, still he was kind and open enough to ask for my number and email address that we might meet again and maybe even have a chance to play together.
After that, I dug even deeper into Clannad's material. I'd been a fan since my teenage years and loved jamming along to the earlier albums when they used Paul Moran on drums. Paul played with everyone, he was a go-to session player who could lay a few takes after one or two listens to the track. I caught him live many times with The Bogey Boys, Freddie White Band, and he also did regular clinics at McCullough-Piggott's music shop along Suffolk Street before they moved to a far smaller premises on Sth Gt George's Street. He played and endorsed Yamaha drums and used a 9000 Recording Series model for most of his sessions. He has a wonderful stroke, very gentle but also highly dynamic: he's a great listener and always played for the song rather than from the ego or his amazing sounding kit.
Sadly, Moran's time on the road with the globally touring 'Riverdance - The Show' resulted in him suffering severe ear damage due to the high volume of the stage rigs and he developed tinnitus which led to the end of his musical career. He sued Riverdance and won a measly €75,000 in compensation. Later he found other work as a cleaner at Bord Gais. Quite a severe blow, it led to severe depression which further debilitated his musical ability and proficiency.
He played on this one, which captivated me with its 6/8 rhythm as well as 'In A Lifetime' which also featured Bono from U2 on dual vocals.
Clannad: 'Thíos Fá'n Chósta'
After that, I dug even deeper into Clannad's material. I'd been a fan since my teenage years and loved jamming along to the earlier albums when they used Paul Moran on drums. Paul played with everyone, he was a go-to session player who could lay a few takes after one or two listens to the track. I caught him live many times with The Bogey Boys, Freddie White Band, and he also did regular clinics at McCullough-Piggott's music shop along Suffolk Street before they moved to a far smaller premises on Sth Gt George's Street. He played and endorsed Yamaha drums and used a 9000 Recording Series model for most of his sessions. He has a wonderful stroke, very gentle but also highly dynamic: he's a great listener and always played for the song rather than from the ego or his amazing sounding kit.
Sadly, Moran's time on the road with the globally touring 'Riverdance - The Show' resulted in him suffering severe ear damage due to the high volume of the stage rigs and he developed tinnitus which led to the end of his musical career. He sued Riverdance and won a measly €75,000 in compensation. Later he found other work as a cleaner at Bord Gais. Quite a severe blow, it led to severe depression which further debilitated his musical ability and proficiency.
He played on this one, which captivated me with its 6/8 rhythm as well as 'In A Lifetime' which also featured Bono from U2 on dual vocals.
Clannad: 'Thíos Fá'n Chósta'
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Alri' there, Jimmah?
This one's for you: a little twelve-plus minute ditty to colour up your dull day.
Jambo, can you tell me what this piece does for you?
It's just music, it isn't a trick or a trap, just a simple question.
How does this make you feel, and think, and wonder?
What ARE these guys up to, in your esteemed opinion?
You can see they aren't reading their parts, right?
So where's it all coming from and where the fuck's it going?
In your opinion.
This one's for you: a little twelve-plus minute ditty to colour up your dull day.
Jambo, can you tell me what this piece does for you?
It's just music, it isn't a trick or a trap, just a simple question.
How does this make you feel, and think, and wonder?
What ARE these guys up to, in your esteemed opinion?
You can see they aren't reading their parts, right?
So where's it all coming from and where the fuck's it going?
In your opinion.
