Paradox

Paradox interview Friday 18th Nov 2011

Well I know I often say  I dont know where to start and on this occasion I really dont know where to start. There is so much history and so much going on with this band that its not easy to find a starting point for this page. Is it where I first met them in person at the radio station?,  is it where we first came across them online?, or is it a the start of their own story which to say the least is your typical "Rock and Roll story", I will insert bullet points here to give you an idea of what were talking about - Band, Cork, Friends, Brothers, Music, Record, First Album, LA America, Record Deal, Tour, Ireland, Album, Second Tour America , Second album, Canada, Berlin, Ireland, Mexico, Cuba, Third Album, Time off between albums, Broken contracts, Touring, Music, Band, Cork etc . Or do we listen to the interview and try make sense of it all. Tell you what I will start writing and we will take it from there.

Community Radio Awards Night

2011 Community Radio Awards night organisers interview Friday 18th Nov

Well this week we had two ladies in studio who are well known to the listeners of Community Radio Youghal, Margaret Carey and Maura Joyce, two of the ladies involved in putting together the annual Country Music Awards here at Youghal Radio. Both ladies present their own music shows on CRY each week and have been involved in putting on the awards night since it restarted 3 years ago. In our conversation they explained why they decided to start the awards night, We spoke about the success of it for the last three years and how popular it has become in the annual country music calendar here in Cork.

Polly Barrett

Polly Barrett interview Friday 11th Nov 2011

Well here we go again, another interview with another amazing singer songwriter, I guess what ever I write here will only pale in comparison to what will be written over the next few years for this talented rising star. Take it from me you have not heard the last of this fine singer, Polly Barrett a native from Kinsale in County Cork spent most of her young adult life in Cork City learning her craft and writing songs. Today I had the pleasure of chatting with Polly and of course started off with the usual where did it all start for you. "well I remember doing piano classes at a very young age but it never really was my thing and as I grew older I started to write more I got myself a guitar and from then on things changed for me. With the guitar I found I was able to compose and write songs easier with my pen ,notepad and guitar I was able to put songs together.

Sophie O Keeffe

Sophie O Keeffe interview Friday 4th Nov 2011

This week I had the pleasure of chatting with a new up and coming songwriter Sophie O Keeffe from Ballycotton. I had met Sophie before when she was about 7 or 8 years old, she was with her parents Niall and Aine O Keeffe who were heading a band called Sonic Icons and were in studio for a chat and with them was Sophie. However this time round I got to speak to Sophie and talk to her about her own music. I had a chance to listen to her sing a few songs mostly her own and to say that this young ladies star is shinning brightly is an understatement.

Shane Supple Video hits 60,000 views

Tonight my new video I want you to want me hit 60,000 views on Youtube. thanks to everyone for passing it around and sharing it, please feel free to keep on sharing it with your family friends and anyone else you can think of. Thanks to everyone.

Crystal Swing - Derek Burke

Crystal Swing - Derek Burke Interview Friday Oct 28th 2011

This is the first of several interviews I hope to conduct with Crystal swing over the next few months when our schedules will allow it. I will be talking to the three members of Crystal swing. This week I spoke with Derek Burke lead singer and front man for Crystal Swing.

Where to start, Crystal Swing comprises of the Burke family from East Cork,  Mary a fine musician and overall brains behind the outfit as well as being mother to, Derek on vocals and Dervla, who in my mind is one of the finest singers ever to come out of Cork. When she sings country you really have to listen, an accomplished singer with a great voice. Anyway I guess I better go back to the first time I came across Crystal Swing. "He drinks Tequila" was their first video I saw from Crystal Swing on the well known SKY TV Program Hot Country, My own video (Lifetime Guarantee was also on the same show) within weeks it was put on youtube and from there it went viral,  getting roughly 100,000 hits in the first few days alone, within two weeks it had hit over the half a million mark. Currently on youtube the combined footage and video clips of Crystal Swing surpass the 3 million views mark & thats not including the millions of TV viewers across the globe.