Buddy's Bar is a live music venue...A replica of a RL Irish pub in Limerick City in Munster, Ireland..situated down a seedy allyway... Buddys' has been brought back to life and is now the premier music venue for ths best live artists in SL. Blues, Rock and Folk have got a new home!
Caoilte Skytower, is a 35 year veteran musician, singer, and guitarist. He has performing folk and rock music in real life in pubs, and cafes since he was 21.
Cao (as we call him) has played and sung at renaissance festivals, folk festivals, and various functions for several years. People find his voice relaxing, which makes him feel honored. During the show Cao finds it very important to make his audience laugh at his humorous songs, and cry at the sad ones.... clap along with my drinking songs and sing with the classics.
"The songs I sing mean a lot to me, and it comes across in my delivery."
Cao does over 120 covers and traditional Celtic songs by the artist who influenced him. Examples from his play list: Cat Stevens James Taylor Joni Mitchell David Crosby Paul Simon The Who Jethro Tull The Rolling Stones The Beatles Crosby Still Nash and Young Donovan John Prine Peter Paul and Mary Cyndi Lauper Fleetwood Mac The Corrs Peter Gabriel Gordon Lightfoot Elton John
You can catch cao playing live at buddy's Bar every saturday night at 2pm slt (9 o clock irish time)
Based in south west England... Brendan has spent many years playing in English folk clubs. He presents a blend of folk songs artists such as Donovan, Ralph McTell and Neil Young, rock songs (with a folk flavour) from Pink Floyd, Tears for Fears and The Cure as well as traditional folk songs and some originals. He performs without backing tracks or electronic effects.
Brendan plays a regular slot every friday night at Buddy's Bar in SL at 1pm slt (8pm irish & uk time)
Hi all we will have some live music events going on around the Greater Ireland sims today for St.Patricks day... starting us off this morning at Buddy's Bar with the fantastic Russell Eponym..
check here for some of the eveNts we have going on today .... WHOOHOOO ENJOY
Russell Eponym (Russell Taylor Ashby) is a British folk singer currently resident in the US. He was one of the first live musicians in Second L ife and has performed in most of the major venues. Primarily influenced by the British and European folk tradition, Russell has played in bands and ensembles covering many musical genres and as a solo artist and street singer in London, Paris and Vienna.
As a musician, Russell's major influences include Davy Graham, Bert Jansch and John Renbourne. It is not surprising, therefore, that he is a versatile and accomplished guitarist. His unique sound is characterized by his meticulous fingerpicking style, his soft lulling voice and charming British stage presence. Russell also plays mandolin, banjo and harmonica, though it is as a guitar player that he has become so well known and popular in Second Life.
Russell is also a songwriter and poet and his many fine compositions have become regularly requested at his performances. His songs have an enchanting, lyrical quality and musical flow which have been likened to the sounds of 'summer mountain streams'. His repertoire also contains many songs by other writers such as Donovan, Dylan and Knopfler, but Russell always manages to recreate something in his inimitable style.
Russell also enjoys close contact with his audiences and will often take a few minutes to tell a story or to explain the meanings in a song. He is always articulate and always tasteful in his choice of words.
Some things which have been said about Russell Eponym's performances::
"One of the most intimate live music experiences to be found in SL" (Sternberg)
"Russell Eponym, gentleman guitarist, romantic squire and songsmith.........Russell is an accomplished guitarist as well as a superb harmonica player - his finger picking is of the highest calibre and his eloquent vocal style, reminisent of the finest British thespians of the West End Theatre District, is rich and engaging- whether he is singing one of his original compositions, or any of his superbly selected covers. Russell shares his vast knowledge and joy in each song he presents with his audience, demonstrating his rare ability to make each audience member a part of his personal musical journey" (Metaverse)
"We guarantee that you will be musically embraced with his talent, warmth, and his extraordinary passion for music and musical stories" (Metaverse).
"Russell will put you under a spell with his soft, beautiful voice, singing his own songs. I swear you can see the stress of the day roll right off you. This man has that calming effect and leaves you feeling like a new person" (Paradise Defined)
"Russell Eponym, with that British accent, beautiful guitar style all his own, lovely harmonica interspersed, topped off with a voice that rings through straight to your heart and soul" (Cuddlers Cove)
"His individual fingerpicking style, mellow vocals and a surprising dash of harmonica. Russell's unique sound and his versatile and accomplished guitar playing and his ability with mandolin, banjo and harmonica create a gig that you simply don't want to miss" (Cuddlers Cove).
Senjata (pronounced Sen-YAH-tah) Witt performs heavily Celtic and folk influenced "roots blues", interwoven with American, British, and Celtic folk musics, bluegrass, jazz, and just about anything else she can wrap in her unique acoustic style.
The Bastard daughter of a gypsy piano tuner, Sen's life was steeped in music from the moment she drew breath, her father's tastes strictly classical, while her mother influenced her with a colorful pallet of jazz, rock, blues, folk, and assorted cultural and ethnic sounds. At the tender age of 5 she was given a tiny classical guitar, and a few lessons, which she enjoyed, but the gypsy lifestyle made it impossible to maintain. With her father's work, there were pianos in her world almost constantly, and she learned their construction and how to repair their complex inner workings, from filing hammers to replacing fragile bridal tapes, she never quite took to the instrument, her mother's wilder infulences drawing her steadily even then to the guitar. At 12, she was given her first electric, along with a small amplifier, and a few more lessons, which she readily devoured, but it wasn't until a few years later, when a friend of the family gave her his cherished steel string folk guitar, that she really began to find her own way, almost instantly taking to the streets of Seattle as a busker, where she found a whole lifestyle, and a place she truly felt was home.
In 2005, returning from performing at a medieval fair in British Columbia, She and her companion were devastated by a spontaneous car fire, and all of her instruments were lost. Although an outpouring of generous help from friends and community allowed her to "replace" her instruments, the wounds ran deep, and Senjata's will to play was nearly crushed. It wasn't until she stumbled upon another talented acoustic musician here in Second life in the fall of 2008 that the fog of her grief finally left her, and she took to the strings once again. Her love for the SL live music community runs very deep, in both worlds.
We welcome the Vitual Albannach for se second year running. Join us at Limerick Castle for this high amazing, high energy performance that will leave you breathless!
This is an amazing act to see so full of energy and fantastic music. The costumes are copied to every last detail from the real life band. Outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes.
Virtual Albannach perform tribal music with roots set firmly in the bands real lifes native soil’s haunting ballads and ancient war songs. A traditional pipe band they’re not… you’ll probably never see them march in a parade. But Albannach’s rhythms and melodies take you back to that bygone time when pipes and songs were banned because of the power they have to stir stout hearts and Celtic souls.
The virtual "Albannach "are not just another Scottish 'Pipes & Drums' band playing in secondlife, indeed we bring a new and exciting form of music to your SL. Talented drummers, bass drummers and bodhran musicians and pipers bring you a brand new approach to percussion and Celtic music. "Our style of music is exciting, energetic and enchanting and we promise to leave you begging for more". Permission from the RL "ALBANNACH"has been granted for our musicians to pay their music for you in Secondlife.
Reaching within himself for an appreciation of rich and eclectic musical traditions, Tukso Okey is an original -- a musical genre unto himself. From a small lad, Tukso took in the music the urban world around him, and he has turned it around to give it back to us with richness and a robust passion. CHECK OUT TUKSO'S NEW VIDEO BELOW He plays solo but, with the assistance of electronics, he builds before us music that soon have us believing that we are listening to a full band with percussion, bass, and rhythm. And then he jams with a raw lead guitar and a hard earthy vocal quality that can reach very different places in each person who listens. Come feel the experience, shake it up, and then spread the word... Each show is different, you will never hear the same set twice!
THIS IS HOW TUKSO OKEY PLAYS AND STREAMS INTO SECOND LIFE...
We really enjoyed having Saffia Widdershins Aisling Sinclair and Elrik Merlin on the sims and we had a fantastic time sharing some of the stories behind the making of Greater Ireland. It was also very interesting being part of the making of a live show... these guys are real pros and such wonderful people...Mwuah to all the Designing worlds crew, you Rock!
In addition to that, Prim perfect have also dedicated most of their latest issue to greater Ireland:
From the deep south.....of England, hails Ziffy Zarf, bringing to you blues harmonica, singing & foot-stompin' back porch style. Influenced primarily by Sonny Terry & the two Walters (Big & Little), Ziffy is interested in continuing the old styles of the blues, while adding his own melodic edge. His singing has been said to sound like a mix between John Mayall & Mose Allison.
Guitar has been singing and playing the blues for over 25 years His original syle has been compared to that of the old blues masters. Delta ,Piedmont , Country blues,Chicago blues ,Louisianna Swamp , Cajun Zydeco and Juke Joint are all the syles he encompasses. Son house,Robert Johnson,Charley Patton,Lightnin Hopkins ,Howlin wolf,Clifton Chenier,Blind blake, "He serves up a mess o' blues like Jumbalaya with hot sauce" said a listener. In his concerts he performs acoustic and electric tunes , Southpaw does it all live . Hes literally a one man band ! You can hear him play guitar ,bass drums , harp and sing all at the same time !
If you love the blues you must see this artist perform. He also writes and plays other styles of music as well including country and bluegrass.
The Greater Ireland team is proud to present the First St Patrick day hunt running from 14.03.11 to 21.03.11.
Contributing stores are :
:: La Japonesque:: Access wears A Fleur de Peau A Touch of Ireland Buddy's bar Macswing Made in France McCullough's mystical Market The Rock Shop
The prizes are hidden in small green shamrocks scattered in the shops, pubs or village square/seafront. There are over 20 fantastic prizes (from clothing, shoes, accessories and decorative items), including this exclusive to the hunt traditional Irish cottage built by Derric Foggarty:
There is no order to finding the the hunt prizes just wander and explore the sim and see how many you can find ;o)
We hope you enjoy your visit of the greater Ireland sim.
JordanReyne Deezul is New Zealand darkwave musician who combines dark folk, electronic, and industrial influences with etherial vocal melodies (though in SL she plays a mix of grunge and dark rock). She has release 5 CDs internationally under her RL name "Jordan Reyne" and has been nominated for several national awards in her home country. Her fifth album (How the Dead Live) was comissioned by the New Zealand Arts Council and released in June 2009. She performs much of this material live in SL.
Reviews
"I'd be loath to categorize music this original. PJ Harvey springs to mind, but the style is 100% Jordans. Her vocals are astounding". The Mix (UK)
"one of the most impressive musician/ songwriter/ composers of the last 10 years" Nocturnal Hall (Germany)
"..may just be making the most important sound of 2002... simply stunning. Whether by hook or crook, you MUST own this album. RATING - 5 / 5". Channel 4 (UK)
"The most innovative, emotive and experimental music ever to come out of New Zealand". Salient Magazine (Victoria University, New Zealand)
"This album willl tear you apart - and it may be the best thing you buy all year". Rip It Up (New Zealand)
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