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Brendan O’ Shea
Folk Rock / Acoustic / Alternative

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Brendan O’ Shea: General Info

Member Since

9/19/2005

Band Website

brendanoshea.com

Band Members

cello- julia kent, bass- skip ward, drums - dan vonagaut , bruce martin drums

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BRENDAN O' SHEA: Be Here Still

Picture an Irishman, in New York, standing with arms open wide....telling you the kettle is on and he's got something he wants you to hear.

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BRENDAN O'SHEA: In The Light

Contemporary folk music with poetic words and images.

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blue skys by day , some rain here and there , candle light and company

Type of Label

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About Brendan O’ Shea

Brendan O’Shea, from Killarney South West of Ireland, has written and recorded a beautiful bombshell of a record. It’s understated in comparison to the power-pop rockers that command the airwaves but confidently delivers radio friendly, real deal songs that wrap around the listener, enticing them to contentedly hum along, shuffle their feet and smile. After leaving Ireland in the late 90’s, O’Shea has by now become a veteran of New York’s East Village songwriter scene. He’s shared stages with The Cowboy Junkies, 10,000 Maniacs, Elliott Smith, Interpol, as well as with many Irish indie superstars on both sides of the Atlantic. With or without a guitar in hand, O’Shea excels at drawing people in, using a palate of warm colorful moods and phrases. Whether on his newest release, "Be Here Still", his follow-up to the well received 2003 debut, "In the Light", or on stage in a club on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, he is the consummate host and creates no less than a menu of chorus laden delights. With it’s supremely uncluttered production, courtesy of Ed Tinley, Karl Odlum, and Ike Reilly, "Be Here Still", recorded in Chicage, NYC, and Dublin is up there with David Gray’s "A Century Ends", with its grounded stories of ordinary peoples’ lives. It evokes images of candelit conversations with friends and lovers past and present. It’s melodic, warm, and imbued with quietly rousing arms in the air of immediacy, thanks to a tight, yet dynamic rhythm section, and strings by Julia Kent and Rob Moose of Antony and the Johnsons. The opening track "Tired Eyes" is a sauntering tale that plants Irish immigrants in the hustle of NY yet firmly represents, not the lost, but the young, savvy, cosmopolitan Irish and their integration and advancing in the New World. Throughout this record, there appear touches of this new american home, with faint nods to southern roots songs, which seamlessly attach to hints of O’Shea’s past musical affilliations. You’ll see the shadows of Irish rockstars of late, Irish traditional melodies and the poetic flair of the countryside, as on the track, "Still", but it’s not soaked with sentimentality and none of it ever wielded so much, as to hide the man himself. "Be Here Still" is like the jumper you always reach for first when the autumn comes around. It’s all very late Saturday and into Sunday morning, when you’ve had your fill of all the fuss in the city; any city. It’s inviting, familiar, yet quietly invigorating, like a slow motion dance of such power that it fixes you where you stand.... Picture an Irishman, in New York, standing with arms open wide....telling you the kettle is on and he’s got something he wants you to hear. Brendan’s album "Be Here Still" will be available in January at CDbaby.com and local independent record stores for sale January 2007.

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ARTIST JUMP OFF	Nov 9 2009 9:07 AM
AstridRhemrevSongwriter	Nov 9 2009 8:24 AM Hi Brendan, Thanks for visiting my space; did you have a good time over here? I like your song Smoke very much. Great voice you have. Grtz. from The Netherlands, Astrid Rhemrev, lyricist - songwriter
The Ragadors	Nov 8 2009 5:21 AM Thanks for the add!
MOOSCH MUSIC	Nov 8 2009 12:32 AM Hey Brendan! Thanx 4 friending me xoxoxo sherry
Bruce	Nov 7 2009 11:59 PM Thank you and welcome...with love and respect...Bruce
David Franks: Walkabouts Verse	Nov 7 2009 5:54 PM After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace... Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001 Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements. The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage. Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens. Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights. Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry. And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..? (C) David Franks 2003
DA MOMMA	Nov 7 2009 4:46 AM Thanks for adding Da Momma, Rock On! Check out my sons band at DEATH DO US PART
NA ♫ NA	Nov 5 2009 2:34 PM Great music... I like it very much ! à bientôt ! ...
NA ♫ NA	Nov 5 2009 2:32 PM Thank You For the Invit !!! Au plaisir, Greetings from France ! NANA ...
JAMIE PINEDA FROM SWEETBOX	Nov 5 2009 5:31 AM HI! CHECK OUT JAMIE PINEDA SINGING I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUUDMZrUPTc WWW.SWEETBOX.COM
FRANK BLUEKA	Nov 4 2009 11:17 PM Super Brendan!!!!!!
Giulian.N.	Nov 4 2009 11:05 AM No MIstery is great!!!
Dillon & Dickins	Nov 4 2009 10:27 AM Thanks for the request !!! Dillon & Dickins have a track due for release in the near future entitled 'Extreme LA Women', but you can download the Promo edit for free - just visit our profile page for details or click the flyer below.
Ray Gurka	Nov 3 2009 1:21 AM I really enjoy your music..Thanks for the friendship at myspace... Luck of Irish to you and your musical dreams... Ray G.
Promis	Nov 2 2009 7:49 PM Thank you for the friend request Brendan!
Stonebridge Guitars	Nov 2 2009 1:56 PM Thanks for signing on as a friend! All the best from Stonebridge Guitars
Jen Youngs	Nov 2 2009 7:03 AM thanx for the share, nice mellow vibe, suits me now :-)
Craig Lawrence (the official international site)	Nov 2 2009 4:18 AM nice! thank you for adding and have fun in brooklyn.
JENNIFER GAIL	Nov 1 2009 9:33 PM It's Good To Be Friends!! :O)
Elizabeth South	Nov 1 2009 3:56 PM Thank you so much for your friendship. Please stop by my profile to show your support for my music by listening to my two new singles off iTunes called, “The Singles.” They include the new song, “Someday” and the NEW version of “Have Faith.” click here for iTunes Also, I’d really appreciate it if you’d add my new FACEBOOK music page: www.facebook.com/elizabethsouthmusic and new TWITTER: www.twitter.com/elisabethsouth Thank you! Please leave a comment, let me know what you think, and tell me how you’re doing!
The STORIA Project	Nov 1 2009 10:38 AM Thanks for the req! We're loving the tunes. keep it alive! THE STORIA PROJECT
SIdney	Oct 29 2009 11:39 PM really really really nice music!! I hope one day i would play with you guys !!! Or just listen to you ;) !! Be strong and continue your way ... "salut les gars, bonjour de la france !!"
♥ you're my sunday♥	Oct 29 2009 11:18 PM thanks for add
VHGS on Hiatus	Oct 29 2009 1:55 PM EVERYONE ADD ME PLEASE!!! :)
IanMoJo	Oct 29 2009 11:31 AM Hi wir sind von Max Herre ( Freundkreis ) als einer von 10 featured artists ausgewählt worden. Sagt allen Euren freunden bescheid auch voten. Ihr müsst unbedingt für uns TÄGLICH voten unter: Vote for Ian Mojo Please vote for us every day. Tell all of your friends to vote. Thanks a lot All the best for you

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