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10/01/2013 The Star:10 of the best................................................................................................................................3

23/01/2013 Gaelsceal:20 amhran don Chomdrtas Naisiunta Amhran...............................................................................4

24/01/2013 Tullamore Tribune:A Master Of His Craft (Part 2)....................................................................................................... 5

25/01/2013 Donegal News-Friday:AN GRIANAN IN TOP VENUE SHORTLIST.......................................................................................7

24/01/2013 Galway Advertiser:Arts festival and Galway venues up for IMRO awards................................................................... 8

11/01/2013 Cork News:Braving the tide............................................................................................................................ 9

10/01/2013 Evening Echo:Cast of Cheers and Cinema Club in running for Choice award......................................................12

10/01/2013 Irish Independent Tabloid:Cast of Cheers shortlisted for Meteor award............................................................................... 13

24/01/2013 Irish Times:Co Dublin.................................................................................................................................... 14

30/01/2013 Hot Press:DERRY OTHER VOICES ADDITIONS............................................................................................. 15

25/01/2013 Irish Times-The Ticket:ETC:............................................................................................................................................ 16

17/01/2013 Tuam Herald- Extra Supplement Weekly:Feeney's Clocks' in contention for a Meteor Choice Music Prize...................................................17

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The Star

Thursday, 10 January 2013Page: 26Circulation: 81105Area of Clip: 18000mm²Clip ID: 10689

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TOP ACTS IN BATTLE FOR! METEOR CHOICE PRIZE

€10,000 prize fund is indie folk duo HEATHERS' KINGDOM, MUMBLIN DEAF RO s Dictionary Crimes and the WINDINGS' I Am Not The Crow.

Prize In contention with them is

WALLIS BIRD, for her self-titled

album, ADRIAN CROWLEY for I See Three Birds Flying, DELORENTOS with Little Sparks, DAMIEN DEMPSEYs Almighty Love and JULIE FEENEY's Clocks.

The prize is put up by the Irish Music Rights Organisation and the Irish Recorded Music Association.

10 of the best THE CAST OF CHEERS and TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB are shortlisted for one of Ireland's most prestigious music prizes.

Ten singer-songwriters and bands will battle it out for this year's Meteor Choice Music Prize, to be announced in Vicar St in Dublin on March 7.

Dublin four-piece The Cast of Cheers have been nominated for their album Family while Bangor's own Two Door Cinema Club were selected for Beacon.

Also in the mix for the

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Gaelsceal

Wednesday, 23 January 2013Page: 10Circulation: 6000Area of Clip: 16900mm²Clip ID: 29350

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Tullamore Tribune


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ON THE RIGHT TRAX ANEW MUSIC COLUMN By Anthony Sullivan

On A Voyage With JOHNNY DUHAN A Master Of His Craft (Part 2) ON a ht thil t f itthiil d ltill dih ON a somewhat technical aspect of writing,

I asked Johnny were there any particular words or phrases that he doesn't

like or doesn't think sound right, for whatever reasons, and so tends to try and avoid using? And is there any subject

that he would not write about? " The P0et Robert Frost - one of

America's best in my estimation - said somewhere that good poetry has the sound of sense. St. Teresa of Avila, a pure heart if ever there was one, says that words clash when the pure spirit isn't directing them. The poet Keats says that,' If poetry comes not as naturally as the leaves to the trees it had better not come at all. ' I know what they mean. I don't believe that they believed effort isn't involved in the process. It is, without a shadow of a doubt. But there is also some mysterious force at work in real works of art that lies somewhere

beyond complete analysis. Are there any subjects I shy away from?

Yes, topical political subjects; protest songs, if you like. I dabbled in it once in a collection called ' Current Affairs '. I believe I had a good intention in going into the area, but the artistic road is paved with failed works made with good intentions. Having said that, I've just completed a song called ' Winter ', which has a little of the tone of protest in it, directed against the ineptitude and down right corruption of our political and banking systems. By bringing a depth of imagination coupled with sincerity

to the topic, I believe I've managed to complete a real song on the issue.

In the past I had the sincerity, but I was missing the concentrated imagination, and I believe this was partly because I went outside my general rule of being guided by melodic form. I lost my track because I was hoodwinked by trends and fashion, but only for a brief spell."

Which singers today, Irish or international, does he really admire and enjoy listening to, and would he like to see record his

songs? " I've been very heartened over the past

few years to hear lots of young talented songwriters emerging in the popular field. I'm not going to mention any specific names in case I leave out some, but there are talented songwriters breaking through. And only time will tell if they have the staying power to develop their talents into

() something special and lasting.

Outside the popular area, there are a few unsung heroes in the folk and traditional areas that I've been deeply impressed by over the years, and I'll just mention two Sean Garvey and Iarla O' Lionaird. Totally different kinds of singers, they both have a unique tone of vocal delivery that captivates

me when they sing specific songs that totally suit their vocal and emotional capacity.

Ronnie Drew had a unique voice, even though he was very self-deprecating about his limited low range. In a conversation with him once, he pin-pointed inadequacies

in a number of well-known singers' performances of songs, and his criticisms all seemed to centre on the fact that those singers didn't give due consideration to the words they were singing. In other words, they didn't think about the nuances of the lyric, due to their being too caught up in their own importance! The song is everything;

it's more important than the writer or even the singer. "

So I next asked Johnny if he felt he gets enough support from radio stations in Ireland when it comes to airplay for his songs?

" A good question. I came up with a slogan a while back which illustrates songwriters

and performers dependence on radio for survival, and I hope others take it on board: WE LIVE ON AIR. This, by the way, applies to DJ's and Presenters as much as musicians. I've been lucky in that there have been a number of DJ's and Presenters, primarily people like Ronan Collins, John Creedon, Alf McCarthy, Lilian Smith, Maxi, Shay Byrne and others in regional stations all over the country, who have supported me - as much as they're allowed - down the years.

But I have to say that since the advent of local radio, support for home grown artists in Ireland has dropped from around 40% when I started out in the business, to less than 8% now. It's a scandal, but over 92% of royalties generated from airplay on Irish radio go out of this country every year. I tried to highlight this a few years back by writing a paper on the subject, but the bodies

involved in regulating the airwaves and TV ignored it. Basically, money runs regional radio.

And because RTE is in competition with

local radio, which started the rot, they have had to follow the example of the airplay policy of their rivals. The music industiy in Ireland has been brought to its knees by what has been going on over the past 20 years and more. What should happen as a mark of urgency before the indigenous Irish music industry is wiped out altogether,

is that the government should go to Europe and demand, on emergency grounds, support to introduce a quota system

being forced on Irish radio stations for at least 35% of homegrown airplay.

Most EU countries don't need to apply such measures aS their radio stations play a high proportion of their own artists anyway,

due to language consideration. France do have a high quota system in place, brought in on the grounds of cultural necessity. Overshadowed as we are by the towering influence of the UK, we have an even greater case to make for demanding similar treatment regarding our musical culture. Our case is very similar to Canada. Overshadowed as they were by the enormous

influence of American culture, they introduced a strict radio quota system many years ago, and in doing so, they not only revived their their ailing music industry,

but also their ancillary entertainment industry as well; club, theatre and concert venues included.

Danny Murphy, a man who has been championing this cause for many years, has recently managed to get the backing of MEP Gay Mitchell to do something about the crisis. And hopefully when the ball gets rolling, others including IMRO/MCPSI, will get on board and, together with the musicians of Ireland, we will start to reverse the situation. "

Finally, as a man who has come face-toface with great disappointments, fear and

doubt in his life, but who has successfully come through those trials, what advice does he feel it's important to pass on to other writers who will come up against similar obstacles on their own voyages?

" Don't give up 'till it's over, and pray! " * Albums by Johnny Duhan are available

upon request from TRAX, in the Bridge Centre, Tullamore. Albums by Ronnie Drew and many folk and traditional artists also available.

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Donegal News-Friday

Friday, 25 January 2013Page: 41Circulation: 11186Area of Clip: 8500mm²Clip ID: 28888

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THE Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) has announced the shortlist for this year's Live Music Venue of the Year Awards and four Donegal venues are nominated.

Allingham Arms Hotel, Bundoran, An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny, McGrory's,

Culdaff and The Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town have all been shortlisted in the IMRO Ulster Live Music Venue of the Year category.

The fifth IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards will take place on Tuesday, Feb¬

ruary 26 at IMRO HQ in Dublin. The annual awards celebrate the dedication

and passion of those who work in Ireland's live music venues.

At the ceremony in IMRO HQ in Dublin on February 26th, awards will be presented to the leading live music venue in each of the following regions: Dublin, Leinster (excluding Dublin), Connacht, Munster and Ulster (Donegal, Monaghan, Cavan).

This award is decided upon by the public,

who vote for their live music venue of the year from the combined shortlist of all the regions. Live music fans should simply log on to www.surveymonkey.com/s/imrovenueawards and choose their favourite from the shortlist provided, by February 19. One lucky voter will win an iPod Touch digital music player. The Hot Press Live Music Venue of the Year Readers Poll will also be part of the awards and Hot Press fans can vote at www.hotpress.com/readerspoll.

Grianan in top venue shortlist

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Arts festival andGalway venues upfor IMRO awardsBY KERNAN ANDREWS

The Roisin Dubh,Monroe's Live, and theGalway Arts Festival haveall made the shortlist forthe IMRO Music Festivalof the Year Awards 2012.

The Irish Music RightsOrganisation's fifthawards ceremony will takeplace on TuesdayFebruary 226 in the IMROHQ in Dublin. Theshortlist was announcedyesterday morning.

More than 8,000 IMROmembers consideredhundreds of venues acrossthe country for theshortlist.

The Roisin Dubh and

Monroe's Live have beennominated in the IMROConnacht Live MusicVenue of the Year 2012category while the GalwayArts Festival has beennominated in the IMROLive Music Festival of theYear 2012 section.

"A strong live musiccircuit is the lifeblood of avibrant music industry,"said Victor Finn, CEO ofIMRO. "It is important weacknowledge those venueowners and festivalspromoters whosecommitment, passion, andsupport for live musicenables music creators tocontinue making themusic we all enjoy."

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Cork News

Friday, 11 January 2013Page: 72,73Circulation: 37995Area of Clip: 110100mm²Clip ID: 16861

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With a new year comes a new musical perspective, and as local musician Colin Deady prepares to take a plunge into the unknown, the Season's Tide singer talks

to Play's Maria Tracey about new albums, big ambitions and old guitars.

££ OA/have grown, I'm WWno longer, paddling

those clear blue waters. Away from the

shore time carries me to brave the tide"

The journey ahead for Skibbereen musician Colin Deady is summed up in this line from his latest song, Season's

Tide. The acoustic folk rock instrumentalist/ singer/ songwriter is now preparing himself to get carried out (figuratively of course) into the lyrical ocean, when he launches his debut album in the coming weeks. It comes after the massive online success

of Season's Tide, released just last month. While the song reflects Deady's own decision to branch out, it has also become an anthem for this generation,

"With Season's Tide, I was out walking in West Cork on a pathway over the sea. I was looking out over the bay and I could hear music almost echoing around the harbour. This little boat was going past and a man at the back was playing the tin whistle. It's things like that inspire me. The seagulls were overhead,

there was a blue sky and really it was perfect. The song just flowed freely.

"It is also about growing up, being brought away by the tide," he adds.

Indeed leaving Cork and Ireland is something that Deady himself has experienced,

having developed his style of songwriting while travelling across Europe.

"I've always been interested in music. When I

was 15,1 was sent up to Cork from Skibbereen on the big bus journey to buy some new clothes. I came back with a guitar. I got it at Leeside Music

on McCurtain Street and while it looked lovely, it was horrendous to play," laughs Deady. "I played anything that I could get my hands on. My father had a guitar but it was sacrilege to even consider

touching that. So instead I had the tin whistle and I used to play by ear. Once I got the guitar, I spent my teenage years locked in my room, strumming along with records."

As an enthusiastic 17 yearold, he joined his first band:

"It was a Trad band and the lead also played some songs on the trumpet so that was a great education for me. We were playing in pubs at the time and we got £30 a gig, which was great," he smiles.

From there, Sweden, Spain and Germany beckoned, allowing

Deady to hone his art. "Busking in Germany is how it all started. I just brought my own life experiences to

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the music, which in turn brought the music to life," he explains.

larly and master his craft, playing support to twice winner

of the Meteor award in the Best Folk/Trad category, Cork's own John Spillane. In fact Spillane himself has recently

heaped huge praise on the 32 year-old, stating that Deady has a "lovely touch on the guitar" and is "already a very accomplished professional

musician". His most recent song, last

year Season's Tide was shortlisted for the Christie Hennessy Songwriting Competition

sponsored by IMRO in Tralee. These days he plays a handmade guitar from the legendary acoustic guitar makers, George Lowden.

"There is a huge difference between this guitar and my last.... although I'm probably

just saying that because I spent every penny I have on it, so now it is a golden relic!" jokes Deady. "Seriously

though, it's great. The different woods give different

tones and the fact that it is handcrafted makes a huge difference."

With his newly acquired guitar in hand, Deady is probably the most optimistic

he has ever been. "This time next year, I hope to have played on the Late Late Show. Or else have been on a big tour. It is difficult out there. You send out thou¬

sands of emails looking to support an artist and receive just one back, but it's that one that you get back that makes it all worthwhile," he admits.

His upcoming album, as yet untitled, will be released this Spring, and will feature 11 tracks. "My music is acoustic folk rock. The album crosses many genres, blues, rock, folk and jazz. There are lots of colourful chords and vocal

harmonies and lyrics that console and mind the listener

like a baby!" he laughs. "Really, I see myself as three people, as I started out as an instrumentalist and then got into songwriting and ultimately

singing because of life's experiences."

"There is no better feeling than playing your own songs and having people enjoy them. What job can you do where you receive applause at the end? It is a great honour

to be able to go out and play music. And I'm aware of that."

Deady plays The Blackrock Inn, Saturday, January 20th; The Welcome Inn, Friday, January 25th; The Rock Bar, College Road Saturday, January

26th and O'Sullivan's Bar in Douglas on Sunday, January 27th.

For more dates see colindeady.com.

"I was sent up to Cork from Skibbereen on the big bus journey to buy some new clothes. I came back with a guitar."

In 2010, he came second in the most recognised songwriting

competition in the country, the Sean McCarthy Ballad Competition, narrowly

missing out to Galway songwriter Pete Gilroy.

Deady went on to gig regu¬

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Evening Echo


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Cast of Cheers and Cinema Club in running for Choice award THE Cast of Cheers and Two Door Cinema Club are among the acts shortlisted for one of Ireland's most prestigious music prizes. A diverse range of 10 singer-songwriters and bands will battle it out for this year's Meteor Choice Music Prize, to be announced in the spring. Dublin four-piece The Cast of Cheers have been nominated for their album Family while Bangor indie rockers Two Door Cinema Club were selected for their long player Beacon. In contention with them is Wallis Bird, above, for her self-titled album, Adrian Crowley for I See Three Birds Flying, Delorentos with Little Sparks, Damien Dempsey's Almighty Love and Julie Feeney's Clocks. Also in the mix for the €10,000 prize fund is indie folk duo Heathers' latest offering Kingdom, Mumblin Deaf Ro's Dictionary Crimes and the Windings release I Am Not The Crow. The much sought after award is selected by a panel of 11 Irish music media professionals and industry experts. The overall winning album of the year will be revealed live at an event in Vicar St in Dublin on March 7. The cash prize is put up by IMRO and IRMA.

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Irish Independent Tabloid


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Cast of Cheers shortlisted for Meteor award THE Cast of Cheers and Two Door Cinema Club have been shortlisted for the upcoming Meteor Choice Music Prize.

The two groups will battle it out with eight other competitors,

including singer-songwriters and bands, to win the prize

for the best album of 2012. The winning act will receive

€10,000, a prize fund which has been provided by the Irish Music Rights Organisation

(IMRO) and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA).

The shortlist for the coveted prize was selected by a panel of 11 Irish music industry experts.

Past winners include Julie Feeney, The Divine Comedy and Jape.

The overall winning album of the year will be revealed live at an event in Vicar St in Dublin on March 7.

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Irish Times


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New Theatre, 43 East Essex St: IMRO Masterclass 1 with John Spilane, as part of the Temple Bar Tradfest (Sat llam-lpm free, must book). Call 01-6614844

Co Dublin

What's On

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Irish Times-The Ticket

Friday, 25 January 2013Page: 2Circulation: 96150Area of Clip: 3100mm²Clip ID: 25683

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ETC: ffl Falamansa, one of Brazil's biggest/orrobarids

- a rhythm-heavy genre originating in northeast Brazit - witlplay Dublin this Sunday.

Ill Voting is now open to the IMRO Live MusicVenue of the Year Awards. Log on to www.tinyurl. com/imroLMA to vote for yourfavourite gigging temple by February 19th.

ffiThe Postal Service will reunite for gigs th is year to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their album

Give Up. A deluxe version will also be reissued with bonustracks on AprilSth.

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ee or a

ocks' in contention usic Prize

THE latest album from multi-award-winning and Athenry native singer-composer, Julie Feeney, Clocks has been nominated for the Meteor Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year.

The album, released last November, was also voted Best Album in the Album of the Year category in The Irish Times Ticket awards 2012.

It also received an award from IMRO (the Irish Music Rights Organisation) for reaching number one in the independent album charts in Ireland.

Clocks was written in Ballynahinch Castle and Lough Inagh cottages in Galway and recorded at Kylemore Abbey's gothic church, a return to home ground for Julie.

The musical talent says she's delighted with the response to the album and is looking forward to releasing it in Germany, America and England. She is currently finishing writing for her opera Bird, which is expected to be complete by the end of the month.

The songs on Clocks range from Dear John (about her grandparents), Julia (about her grandmother) and Galway Boy (about tricky men and staunch women).

The overall winning Album of the Year will be selected by the judging panel at the Meteor Choice Music Prize Live Event at Vicar Street, Dublin on Thursday, March 7. The winning act will receive €10,000 and all of the short-listed acts will receive a specially commissioned award.

Clocks was written in Ballynahinch Castle and Lough Inagh cottages in Galway and recorded at Kylemore Abbey's gothic church, a return to home ground for Julie.

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