What can I say about “Daisy” my Double Bass. We have been playing on numerous recordings together for more years than I care to remember, including some of Christy Hennessy’s most iconic tracks, the original #Galway Girl with #Steve Earle, A man of constant sorrow with Jackson Browne, The Rocky road to Dublin with #The Rolling Stones and #The Chieftains, No big deal with #Gabrielle, Many #Mary Black recordings, #We Banjo Three, The soundtrack of “#Brooklyn” starring #Saoirse Ronan, Xmas stuff with #Nathan Carter and many many others:-).
So I’m not going to talk any more about this wonderful instrument on this occasion but let the sound and tone of Daisy speak for itself.
I am a session bassist and contemporary composer based in Ireland, most of my studio work these days is done from my own place via Dropbox etc. I am also a member of Derek Ryan's touring band.
I play Double bass and Bass guitar and most recently a derivative of the Chapman Stick, the NS Stick and several other instruments when I must :-)
I have two solo instrumental albums on release called "End of a longer day" and "A small shadow" and my sister Susan and I are currently writing and recording a series of Audiodramas/Books called the The Todalie Stories, a series for kids of all ages including adults that refuse to grow up. comprising Text, Audio & Illustrations (by Vitya Malirsh), inspired by special people, the unseen little folk, and other fantastic creatures that inhabit the woods, streams and lakes on this island .
The stories explore the concept of triumph over adversity and illustrate the importance of inclusiveness, the powerful impact of community spirit, bringing together disparate groups to achieve a common goal in a respectful inclusive space.
The first story (abridged) is available as a Podcast called The Todalie Stories on all good podcast providers and on www.todalie.com.
I am also currently involved in several exciting writing projects so watch this space!
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Blen, my dear friend, if you don’t write a book of your memoirs, the music world would suffer a significant loss. Please consider this. Oh, and GREAT recording.
All the very best,
Bob
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On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 9:49 AM James Blennerhassett wrote:
> James Blennerhassett posted: ” What can I say about “Daisy” my Double > Bass. We have been playing on numerous recordings together for more years > than I care to remember, including some of Christy Hennessy’s most iconic > tracks, the original #Galway Girl with #Steve Earle, A man of const” >
Blen, my dear friend, if you don’t write a book of your memoirs, the music world would suffer a significant loss. Please consider this. Oh, and GREAT recording.
All the very best,
Bob
*Robert J. Pegritz* *P.A. Experts Network* P.O. Box 1 Bart, PA 17503 717-786-0155 *bobpegritz@gmail.com * *Serving the legal community for over 30 years.*
On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 9:49 AM James Blennerhassett wrote:
> James Blennerhassett posted: ” What can I say about “Daisy” my Double > Bass. We have been playing on numerous recordings together for more years > than I care to remember, including some of Christy Hennessy’s most iconic > tracks, the original #Galway Girl with #Steve Earle, A man of const” >
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