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This may only be copied under the terms of a Newspaper Licensing Ireland agreement (www.newspaperlicensing.ie) or wirtten publisher permission. -2- Table of Contents 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 Copyright Material. This may only be copied under the terms of a Newspaper Licensing Ireland agreement (www.newspaperlicensing.ie) or wirtten publisher permission. -3- The Star Thursday, 10 January 2013 Page 1 of 1 Page: 26 Circulation: 81105 Area of Clip: 18000mm² Clip ID: 10689 10TOPACTS INof BATTLE the FOR! best METEORCHOICE PRIZE 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 €10,000 prize fund is indie folk duo HEATHERS' KINGDOM, [CONTENDERS: MUMBLIN DEAF RO s The Cast of | Dictionary Crimes and the [Cheers are up] WINDINGS' I Am Not The Crow. r the awardf 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. -4- Gaelsceal Wednesday, 23 January 2013 Page 1 of 1 Page: 10 Circulation: 6000 Area of Clip: 16900mm² Clip ID: 29350 Ceatharlach 20 amhran don Chomdrtas Naisiunta Amhran TA gearrliosta de 20 amhran roghnaithe le bheith in iomaiocht i churi lathair. gComortas Naisiunta Amhranaiochta Bronnfar tri dhuais ar an oiche, na Feile Idirnaisiunta PanCheilteach€100 don triu hait, €200 don dara 2013. hait agus €1,000 don chead ait. 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Beidh Daithi O Se mar fhear an ti ag Comortas Naisiunta Amhranaiochta na Feile Pan Cheilteach. -5- Tullamore Tribune Thursday, 24 January 2013 Page 1 of 2 Page: 19 Circulation: 10401 Area of Clip: 47100mm² Clip ID: 25459 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 htsomewhat thiltechnical t f itthiil aspect d of writing, something special and ltilllasting. dih local radio, which started the rot, they have I asked Johnny were there any particular Outside the popular area, there are a few had to follow the example of the airplay words or phrases that he doesn't unsung heroes in the folk and traditional policy of their rivals. The music industiy in like or doesn't think sound right, for areas that I've been deeply impressed by Ireland has been brought to its knees by whatever reasons, and so tends to try over the years, and I'll just mention two what has been going on over the past 20 and avoid using? And is there any subject Sean Garvey and Iarla O' Lionaird. Totally years and more. What should happen as a that he would not write about? different kinds of singers, they both have a mark of urgency before the indigenous " The P0et Robert Frost - one of unique tone of vocal delivery that captivatesIrish music industry is wiped out altogether, America's best in my estimation - said me when they sing specific songs is that the government should go to somewhere that good poetry has the sound that totally suit their vocal and emotional Europe and demand, on emergency of sense. St. Teresa of Avila, a pure heart if capacity. grounds, support to introduce a quota system ever there was one, says that words clash Ronnie Drew had a unique voice, even being forced on Irish radio stations for when the pure spirit isn't directing them. though he was very self-deprecating about at least 35% of homegrown airplay. The poet Keats says that,' If poetry comes his limited low range. In a conversation Most EU countries don't need to apply not as naturally as the leaves to the trees it with him once, he pin-pointed inadequacies such measures aS their radio stations play a had better not come at all. ' I know what in a number of well-known singers' high proportion of their own artists anyway, they mean. I don't believe that they performances of songs, and his criticisms believed effort isn't involved in the all seemed to centre on the fact that those due to language consideration. France process. It is, without a shadow of a doubt. singers didn't give due consideration to the do have a high quota system in place, But there is also some mysterious force at words they were singing. In other words, brought in on the grounds of cultural work in real works of art that lies somewherethey didn't think about the nuances of the necessity. Overshadowed as we are by the beyond complete analysis. lyric, due to their being too caught up in towering influence of the UK, we have an Are there any subjects I shy away from? their own importance! The song is everything;even greater case to make for demanding Yes, topical political subjects; protest it's more important than the writer or similar treatment regarding our musical songs, if you like. I dabbled in it once in a even the singer. " culture. Our case is very similar to Canada. collection called ' Current Affairs '. I So I next asked Johnny if he felt he gets Overshadowed as they were by the enormous believe I had a good intention in going into enough support from radio stations in influence of American culture, they the area, but the artistic road is paved with Ireland when it comes to airplay for his introduced a strict radio quota system failed works made with good intentions. songs? many years ago, and in doing so, they not Having said that, I've just completed a " A good question. I came up with a slogan only revived their their ailing music industry, song called ' Winter ', which has a little of a while back which illustrates songwriters but also their ancillary entertainment the tone of protest in it, directed against the and performers dependence on industry as well; club, theatre and concert ineptitude and down right corruption of our radio for survival, and I hope others take it venues included. political and banking systems. By bringing on board: WE LIVE ON AIR. This, by the Danny Murphy, a man who has