Jonathan Ramsey

Don’t forget to catch the Irish Xiles, who have shows the rest of this month in the area.

• 11/16 Castletown Geoghegan in Belleville 9pm
• 11/17 Castletown Geoghegan in Belleville 9pm
• 11/23 Scottish Arms on Sarah 9.30pm
• 11/24 RT Weilers in St. Charles 9pm

Here’s a little clip for you:

Call all your friends and tell them to join you tomorrow evening at the Borders in lovely Ballwin, MO. I’ve had some great in-store shows in Ballwin. So, come be part of the fun in the County! St Louis County, that is.

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Here is the first free MP3 from Friday night’s show at Borders in St Peters, MO. The crowd participation rivaled that of many pubs. Normally, I wouldn’t have done this song in a bookstore or coffee house setting.

Golden Handles play

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“Poor Paddy”, number ten in the series of tunes from 17 June, and the story of a man who hates his job a smidge.

If you can’t make it to the pub, tonight, then kick back in front of the browser, and feel the navvy angst by listening to this free MP3. Download and share with your friends. Just tell them where you got it.

Poor Paddy “Poor Paddy” Free MP3 click the “play button” to stream.

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“Star of the County Down” is number eight from the recording of my Westport Flea Market show.

My version is a lightly speedy one, with a hint of fennel. Listen, download, and share with your friends. Under the Creative Commons license, you may also use it in non-commercial works –videos, mixes, etc.- without asking permission or paying anyone.

Again, if you like it, feel free to buy the higher quality version on my mp3 page.

Star of the County Down click the play button to listen

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I’ve the second song from my Westport Flea Market show, last Sunday. It’s ready and put into glorious MP3 format for you to download, listen, share, and buy, if you like. Several others are ready and will follow shortly, today or tomorrow, my schedule depending. I’m off and with my family today.

listen

And, if you really enjoy this, you can purchase the higher resolution from my music page.

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Here are more songs from O’Malley’s in March.

As usual, the traditional song recordings are offered under a Creative Commons license. You are free to share the files, and to make derivative works –new audio mixes, videos, etc.- as long as they are non-commercial. Go ahead and start your multimedia projects. It’s all covered.

Purchase higher quality version on my music page.

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Black Velvet Band –live from O’Malley’s 31 March 2007- is now available here. You can stream it, or purchase a higher quality download on my music page.

Black Velvet Band

Watch for more MP3s from this show, in the next few weeks. I’ve worked out some of the problems with the percussion, and plan to offer most or all of this and future shows as MP3s on my site. The future shows should be available much faster as I improve the process. Each song is available at 128kbs and for purchase at 192kbs.

Once the rest of the show is online, you will be able to purchase the entire show for download. Currently, only individual tracks are for sale, but this is good if you have favorites.

Cheers! And thank you to everyone who has supported me in this endeavor.

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Count me among Eddie Delahunt’s biggest fans. I’ve known Eddie for most of two decades, now, and have enjoyed watching him perform, performing with him, and just hanging out with the man. Occasionally, I even perform a song or two that I must admit I learned, not from my granddad nor from a musty chunk of vinyl, but from Eddie.

Now, after years in Kansas City, our ballad-rendering friend has been garnering a good sum of well-deserved press. As I mentioned in an article a few months ago, our man, and one of Dublin’s Top Expatriots in Kansas City, Eddie opened a coffeehouse in the West Plaza neighborhood last year. The business has been building, and Eddie has two baristas on staff. In addition, some of my other friends, and many other musicians, have been popping in to perform in the courtyard. Artists have included Eddie and his band, Kelly, Roger Landes and Chipper Thompson, and many other local and regional bands.

So, next time you want a bit of cráic, a scone, and a nice cup of java, check out Eddie Delahunt’s Cafe & at 1811 W. 45th St, Kansas City, MO. Also, check out Eddie at http://www.eddiedelahunt.com.

Cheers!

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Here’s a cool video sweeping the Irish blogosphere. It’s a chronical of the life and work of Cork musical genius Giordaí ua Laoghaire. Giordaí is a very fascinating subject, and I highly recommend watching this 42 minute look at the man.

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