Category: bass

Dance Among The Snowdrops

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in arts and entertainment, bass, celtic, entertainment, Fairytale, happiness, Ireland, Irish, james blennerhassett, Music, music video

Dance among the Snowdrops or alternatively "Come on inside my head...again". Before this crazy Covid19 pandemic descended on us this year most of my recent musical working life was "Drive..Play..Drive..Sleep", whether it was driving to a recording session or to play at a concert or to play at a dance with Derek Ryan. Funnily enough … Continue reading Dance Among The Snowdrops →

After the Snow

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in Artist, arts and entertainment, bass, Bass session, bassist, blog, cinister, Composition, double bass, Film scoring, happiness, Inspiration, Ireland, Irish, james blennerhassett, music, music video, performance, Soundtrack, Story, Todalie Stories, Video, youtube

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 … Continue reading After the Snow →

Come on inside my head…If you dare!

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in arts and entertainment, bass, celtic, Dingwall Bass, Elixir Strings, emerald guitars, entertainment, fun, Ireland, Irish, james blennerhassett, movie, Music, music video, Sandberg bass, Soundtrack, Story, Video, youtube

https://youtu.be/ufAcIcvFZ1M Take a trip inside my head for an audiovisual feast of what makes me tick. The music was composed by myself using Cubase pro 10.5 and the video was edited in Filmora 9.3 (thanks to Kieran Leonard for the Drums and Anvils, Enda Dempsey, Kane O'Rourke, Emily Blennerhassett, Shane Mc Gilton, Willie Dunne, Robbie … Continue reading Come on inside my head…If you dare! →

A selection of fab recent music videos that I have either made or been involved in starting with…

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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnbdOwWf0wW1o6VK0mu2IdJ1M0OtofRS1 Click on the top right hand corner to see moreAlsoPlease like and share, I really appreciate it.

It’s all about the Bass!

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A short series where I talk about my favourite Basses that I use in my recording session  and live work in Ireland, The UK  and beyond and of course online. https://youtu.be/pZd7GFi7-Nw

My tribute to Christie Hennessy

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Over a period of several years I had the great pleasure of recording and playing live with one of Ireland's greatest songwriters, the late Christie Hennessy. We also became great friends and I decided that during the Irish Lockdown I would do a tribute to him in my own inimitable way. So to do this … Continue reading My tribute to Christie Hennessy →