Stiofan Grego at Kontact 29.11.08
Belfast Arts College
Bebo.com/kontactbelfast
need a video? myspace.com/dannyjoycephotography
Author: boyceyjoy
Keywords: Stiofan Grego at Kontact 29.11
Added: December 4, 2008
old skool mayhem from 2002...
Rory pulls out "The Sylvester" on some guys who thought they were professional dancers. pfffttt
Team Fresh will always win the dance off
ON YER FEET
soundtrack is actually Rory djing in Belfast, but that scene was boring
www.myspace.com/teamfreshforever
Author: mcliptrick
Keywords: team fresh cuban brothers portrush northern ireland the sylvester
Added: December 4, 2008
This dirty ol man thinks hes talking to a wee girl through fast flirt!!
Author: CONORCOOK
Keywords: Belfast phone prank
Added: December 4, 2008
My daughter singing in a concert at Stormont Castle, Belfast
Author: SkibereenWhistler
Keywords: SANY0002
Added: December 4, 2008
Two of my daughters doing a duet with tin whistle and bodhran in Stormaont Castle, Belfast
Author: SkibereenWhistler
Keywords: bodhran stormont
Added: December 4, 2008
Landing at Belfast International on a very foggy Saturday morning. It was so misty you couldn't tell how low the aircraft was until it hit the runway. Very smooth landing. We're on an EasyJet Boeing 737 and arriving from Glasgow.
Author: so3003
Keywords: belfast international easyjet glasgow approach landing fog mist
Added: December 4, 2008
The whole story:
Jamie Artt told me about an upcoming Neil Young night in a coffee shop in Belfast. I logged onto the appropriate forum (fastfude.org) and here's what I found:
"gerry norman
Sat 25th Oct 2008, 1:04 pm
After the success of our Bob Dylan night we decided we must put on a tribute night every few weeks and I was told by the crowd that the next must be Neil Young. Anyone interested in playing on 19th Nov to pay tribute to their hero drop me a pm. Doesn't have to be a solo thing either, we found out we could accomidate 5 piece bands in the shape of Sparks Fly.
I'm now booking acts for gigs from now until Xmas with (fingers crossed) a couple of special guests thrown in. I'm looking for some established acts as well as first time giggers. One thing I can guarantee is that everyone will listen to every word you say. If you don't believe me ask anyone who has played
Oh, and il give you a caramel machiato."
I thought "Sign me up!", and sent Jerry a PM. The quick reply was positive, and I had myself a gig! I recruited Andy to accompany me, and we practiced for a couple of weeks. We got 3 songs ready, arranged with banjo & guitar.
Fast forward to tonight, and there's me in Charlie's at 6 while Gerry is still setting everything up. We had a great wee chat. Turns out he's a fellow southerner. He's from Sligo, and went to the same school that currently has my CV and won't reply to me!
People started flowing in gradually, and the whole thing got started by half 6. I was in my element listening to the guys who were on before me - the quality of Neil's songs is superb, no matter who sings them.
And then it was my turn.
As soon as I came back from the toilet Andy was on "stage" setting up, so I got my banjo out and tuned it during the interval. I then asked one of the other singers to video my set. I could sense that people thought this was a bit weird, so I covered myself by explaining that I have at least 96 CDs of Neil bootlegs, including video of entire concerts. "I'm all about the bootlegs" I said, as I gave him my phone. Everyone seemed amazed by my devotion to Neil, so I had the full attention of the room. We were ready to go.
What is on video here misses just the first line of "for the turnstiles", but then contains the rest of the set. Here's the setlist:
For The Turnstiles
Don't Let It Bring You Down
Too Far Gone
(and a lot of me talking absolute dung in between songs)
After my spot you can see Gerry coming up to pat me on the back. He looked me in the eye and said I was amazing, and a lot of other people said the same. I was overwhelmed, I hadn't expected this at all. People commented on how like Neil I sound, how much they like my voice, the funkyness of "for the turnstiles" - you name it. The encouragement was so surprising, I just kept saying thank you, trying to take it all in.
Later I thanked Gerry hugely for giving me my first gig, and he said to contact him any time I want another one!
All in all, an amazing night. I've learned a lot about myself, and there's a lot to think about for the future. Praise God alone for any success I've had!
Author: trumad
Keywords: neil young music banjo guitar charlie's coffee shop thanael belfast folk too far gone for the turnstiles don't let it bring you down slide gig thanny mack
Added: December 4, 2008
university of ulster york street, architecture student conal dedicated to his slides down da stairs on a future model
Author: ebraders
Keywords: belfast mad donegal
Added: December 4, 2008
|
