Tag: celtic

Long John (with gloves on) & his jump band

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in Band, bass, celtic, happiness, Ireland, james blennerhassett, live concert, Live Gig, music, Pop band, Rock and Roll, smiles, Swing, Wedding band

Had the pleasure of depping with The Long John Jump Band at the weekend. A great full on party band with two singers and a "Real" brass section, how cool is that! Check them out at Café en Seine every sunday from six to eight!  

Planned obsolescence!

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in Band, bass, Bass session, celtic, Ireland, james blennerhassett, music, NS Stick, recording session

Congratulations Apple, with your release of Logic X, in one fell swoop you have made my (not very old) studio computers obsolete.... I'm going back to Digital Performer!

The heart beats again!

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in Band, bass, celtic, Frances Black, happiness, Ireland, james blennerhassett, live concert, music, NS Stick, sharon Shannon, smiles

The woman's heart rolled into Gort,Co.Galway Saturday night for another lively night of songs and tunes from Frances Black,Mary Coughlan & Sharon Shannon. O'Sullivan's hotel was bursting at the seams with sweating fans and if the applause was anything to go by, everyone had a ball. Watch out for Frances Black's daughter Aoife, who is … Continue reading The heart beats again! →

Layliana’s tale

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in Audiobooks, Band, bass, Bass session, Books, celtic, happiness, Ireland, james blennerhassett, Literature, music, NS Stick, recording session, smiles

This is the first piece of a new project telling the moving story of the Swan "Layliana" the year before she met Todalie on Lough Key and started a new life.

Happy Chappies!

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in Band, bass, Bass session, celtic, happiness, Ireland, james blennerhassett, music, NS Stick, recording session, smiles

Robbie Casserly, Miles & Anto Drennan et moi during a recent recording session in Westland. Nice moves Miles! Daisy, great foundation star of many albums! That note's up here somewhere! Ah yes, there it is :-)And yes, you're right, Anto's not in the photos! Photos courtesy of Anna Lucy Hughes.  

Head down, no messing!

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in Audiobooks, bass, Bass session, Books, celtic, happiness, Ireland, james blennerhassett, Literature, music, NS Stick, recording session, smiles, Video

Time to get serious now about our Fairytale "Todalie". The music is finished, the book is finished (bar editing) the Images are amazing. I have so many ideas in my head for making an animation of this beautiful story. Now we need someone to come on board and make this a reality, I'm not putting … Continue reading Head down, no messing! →

Three women, a heart, and a couple of blokes!

Posted on by James Blennerhassett in Band, bass, celtic, Frances Black, happiness, Ireland, james blennerhassett, live concert, music, NS Stick, smiles

Friday night was a good one! Played a concert in City north hotel with Frances Black. Also appearing were Sharon Shannon and Mary Coughlan both of who I have had the pleasure of playing with over the years as well. Mary opened the show with a great set with James Delaney on Piano and Dan … Continue reading Three women, a heart, and a couple of blokes! →