People I have had the pleasure of recording with over the years
RECORDING WORK : 1986 - 2007
1986
Brendan Emmett
Ann Breen
Philomena Begley
National Song Contest
1987
Colm Hughes
Elaine Kumar
Andy White
Kenny Paul
Johnny Mc.Crory
Grieve sisters
Gregory Gray
Billy Mc.Farland
Davy Mc.Williams
Kevin Mc.Loughlin
1988
Philomena Quinn
Ann Breen
Victor Mc.Cullough
Gregory Gray
Brendan Quinn
Michael O'Brien
Route 101
T.R.Dallas
Noel Cassidy
Joanne Hogg
Andy White
Kieran Goss
Ronnie Griffiths
Gene Stuart
Two's Company
Sarah Jory
Billy Finnegan
1989
Jimmy Hendry
Colm Hughes
Sandy Healy
Sean Cuddy
Mick Flavin
Dominic Kirwan
Joanne Hogg
James Devlin
Brendan Quinn
Crawford Bell
Rev.William Mc.Crea
Maura O'Connell
Andy White
Charlie Mc.Gettigan
Davy Spillane
Route 101
Tom Pacheco
Annabel Duff
John Hogan
Séamus Mc.Gee
Jimmy Mac Carthy
Ray Lynam
Dan The Street Singer
1990
John Ryan
John Farry
Noel Cassidy
Dana
John Hogan
Martin Mc.Allister
Bad Bob's Compilation
Tommy Sands
Sweetmouth
Crawford Bell
Marie Lacey
Interference
1991
Mick Flavin & Philomena Begley
Dominic Kirwan & Mary Duff
John Wesley Harding
Four Men & a Dog
Christy Hennessy
Green on Red
Katell Keinig
Ann Breen
Claire Knox
Rev.William Mc.Crea
George Hamilton IV
Gloria
Phil Campbell
Roberta Clements
Paul Brady
Seán Keane
Geraldine King
1992
Seán O Farell
Niall Mc.Lean
Frances Black & Kieran Goss
Mick Flavin
Sarah Jory
Philomena Begley
Ally Herron
Brendan Mc.Gee
Charlie Mc.Gettigan
Rob Strong
Fergus O'Farrell
Declan Nerney
Richard Abbott
Philip Begley / Derek O'Sullivan
Brian Kennedy
Maurice Dixon
Daniel O'Donnell
Mickey Mc.Connell
John Farry
John Hogan
Karen Marsden
Tom Healy
Anne & Royston
Rosemary Woods
Hugo Duncan
Larry Smith
Tom Clinton
Malachy Duffin
Tommy Gormley
Tony Stevens
32 Counties of Ireland L.P.
Ronnie Kennedy
Four Men & a Dog
Anderson on the Box (sig. tune)
Crawford Bell
Christy Hennessy
1993
Crawford Bell
Mick Flavin
Frances Black & Kieran Goss
Tommy Gormley
Ronnie Kennedy
Ben Sands
Mary Duff
The Lisheen Album
Papa Hobo
Trudi Lalor
Chris Meehan
Paddy O'Brien
Robin Rea
Seán O'Farell
Arty Mc.Glynn & Nollaig Casey
Zoey
Reeltime
Seán Tyrell
Dominic Kirwan
Johnny Duhan
Rolling Stones with The Chieftains
Marc Roberts
Kieran Kennedy (Black Velvet Band)
Jimmy Mc.Carthy
*Frances Black*
A Woman's Heart
1994
Dominic Kirwan
Kevin Conlon
Daniel O'Donnell
Jane Cassidy
*Frances Black*
Lee Clayton
Reeltime
Gerry O'Brien
Sheila Noonan
Sandy Watt
Siobhán Skates & Rosemary Woods
Mick Flavin
Claire Knox
Jimmy Mc.Carthy
Mary Duff
Jake's progress (film)
Seán Keane
Séamus Maguire
The Chieftains w/ Marianne Faithfull
A Woman's heart 2
1995
Daniel O'Donnell
Mary Duff
Briege Mc.Coy
Brian Kennedy
Martin Donnelly
Deirdre Cunningham
Skylark
Johnny Duhan
*Frances Black*
Rev.Wm.Mc.Crea
The Woodvale quintet
Sandi Hart
*Hugh Slevin *
Séamus Moore ( the JCB man )
*Larry Nugent*
Phil Campbell
Christy Hennessy
*Hammock Productions*
1996
*Hammock productions*
Paul Gardiner
Seán Keane
Martin Murray
Joneen Black
Charlie Mc.Gettigan (Eurovision winner 1994)
Norman and Linda Hobson
Elaine Chambers
Frances Black
Cara Jones (Japan)
Mick Flavin
Adrienne Megan
Mary Mc. Gonagle
Don Baker
Jimmy O'Regan
Daniel O'Donnell
Mary Duff
Blen/Bradley/Begley
Alan Cunningham
Gerry Grennan & Brendan Emmett (The boys of Sligo)
Kate Purcell
Barnbrack
ESB anti-smoking ad.
Rev. Mark Templeton
Gerry Carney
My own solo album
Joyce Gibson
The Rankin family
The Chieftains
The Corrs
1997
Reeltime (co-producer)
Celtic Rhapsody
Tommy Sands
Colm O'Donnell
Liam & Donal Clancy with Robbie O'Connell
Pat Ely
Marc Roberts ( Eurovision)
Siobháin Mc.Gowan
David Mc.Lean
Christie Hennessy
Deirdre Cunningham
Eamonn Mc.Cann
James Keane
Brian Hughes
Declan Nerney
The Zionaires
Crawford Bell
John Daly
Jim Mc.Killop
Joan Murphy
Rika Muranaka (Japan,metal gear solid s/track)
Selena Leonard
Elvis Costello
GAA album
The Chieftains
Indian (co-producer)
Deirdre Reilly
Benny Hayes
IOYOU (now Westlife)
Cadenza
The Irish Famine - various artists
Dierdre Cunningham
Niamh Murray (co-producer)
Furry Village (co-producer)
MáirtÌn O'Connor (Live album)(co-producer)
1998
Furry Village (co-producer)
Brian Mc.Grath & Johnny Connolly
Seán Keane
Graham Monaghan (producer)
Steve Wickham
Ben Sands
Gael Linn-O'Carolan album
Deirdre Cunningham
Tarah (co-producer)
Pan Pipes of Ireland Vol.2
Tommy Fleming
Rosemary Woods
Micky Mc.Connell
Clancy, O'Connell & Clancy
Benny Hayes
Cathal Hayden
1798 pageant soundtrack (producer)
Yeats society
Alan kelly
Adrienne Meegan (co-producer)
1999
Frank Kilkelly
Mary Black
John Prine
Natalie Mc.Master
Jim Rooney
Dolores Keane
Graeme Monaghan (producer)
Séamus Begley & Jim Murray
Alan Kelly
Tommy Fleming
Discover Sligo project (producer)
Séamus O'Dowd
2000
Cathy Jordan & Séamus O'Dowd
Jane Mc.Canny (producer)
James Mc.Cosh
Fiction (co-producer)
Jackson Browne
Sharon Shannon
Tommy Sands
Discover Sligo project (producer)
Micháil O'Domhnaill
MáirtÌn O'Connor
Fiona Joyce
Mary Duff
Paul Redmond
Liam Gannon (producer)
Des Carolan
BMG film music
Theresa Conlon
Irish guitar album
Sinead Conway
Marie Conway
Carmel O'Donohue
Roisin O'Reilly
John Taggart
John Kavanagh
Brenda Feeney
Gerry Maguire
Liam Reilly (Bagatelle)
2001
Seán Keane
Gerry Maguire
Padraic Meehan
Paddy Keenan
Jim Mc.Killop
Eilis Ni Chinneide
Emerald music
John Kavanagh
Leonie Cornelius
Moss Shanley
Brian Flanagan
Johnny Duhan
Mandy Durant
Liam O'Connor
Mary Black
Tommy Fleming
Tom Kennedy
The Wolfe tones
Carmel O’Donohue
Fionnuala Monks
Aoife Clancy
Fil Campbell
2002
The Celtic tenors
Susan Mc.Cann
Lindsey Hinkel
Daniel O’Donnell
The Duggans
Jim Mc.Killop
Kevin Conlon
Siobháin Conlon
Discover Sligo
Harris Moore
Brian Kennedy
Mary Black
Eclipse
The Conway sisters
Sharon Shannon
Mary Black
Paul Taggart
Johhny Mc.Evoy
Acabella
(More than Lizzy) Gary Moore tribute band
Brian Flanagan
Leonie Cornelius
Brian O’Hanlon
Paddy Keenan
Jonathan Carter
Gary O’Briain
Brian Byrne & Margo Daly
2003
Brian O’Hanlon
Brian Byrne
Tommy O’Sullivan
Leonie Cornelius
Johnny Duhan
Brian Flanagan
JohnKavanagh
Bill Shanley
Denise Hagan
Gabrielle
Those Nervous animals
Sarah Jane Hudson
Jim Mc.Killop
Eoin Duignan
Danú
Ursula Connolly
Frances Black
The Black family
Randalstown?
C.Bell?
Padraig Meehan
Stella Carroll (Film music)
2004
Moon
Jargon
Charlie Mc.Gettigan
James Kilbane (Producer)
Fil Campbell
Girl talk
Jim Mc.Killop
George Murphy
Ryan Sheridan
Liz & Yvonne Kane
Brian Kennedy
Busy fingers
Niamh De Burca
Muireann Charleton
Maura Donaghy
Trisha Laine
The Wolfe Tones
Willie Hughes
2005
Marc Roberts
Mary Black
Muireann Charleton
Elaine Canning
Helen Mc.Cabe
Maura Donaghy
Brian Kennedy
Homestead girl?
Willie Hughes
Fil Campbell
Isla Grant
James Kilbane (Producer)
Aaron James
Paul Taggart
Tommy O’Sullivan
Moon (Producer)
Hands across the water (Tsunami relief cd)
Sue Matthews & Lynn Saoirse
Ragús
Frances Black
The Orpheus choir
Sephira
Acabella
2006
Al Grant
Brian Kennedy
Lisa Hake
James Kilbane (Producer)
Charlie Mc.Gettigan
Song sisters (Producer)
Aaron James
Laura Conway
Jimmy Buckley
2007
Bernadette Ruddy (Producer)
Steve Mc.Nulty (Producer)
Brian Mc.Dermott
Keith Mc.Donald
Isla Grant
Eros Ramazzotti
Brian Kennedy
Kieran Lundy
Prey
The Fureys and Davey Arthur
Laura Brown
Barbara Munnis
Four men and a dog
Therese Campbell
Joe Mc.Gowan
Niall Morris
Influences
Sounds Like
ARTISTS I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF APPEARING WITH:
ANDY WHITE
VAN MORRISON
MAURA O’CONNELL
FRANCES BLACK
GEORGE HAMILTON IV
THE CHIEFTAINS
BRENDAN QUINN
CHARLIE MC.GETTIGAN (Eurovision winner )
ELEANOR SHANLEY
DEVLIN
CRAWFORD BELL
ANN WILLIAMSON
RAY LYNAM
KIERAN GOSS
ALBERT LEE
ED BRUCE
JOHN PRINE
KATELL KEINEG
LESLIE DOWDALL (inTua Nua)
KIERAN KENNEDY (Black velvet band)
CHRIS MEEHAN & his redneck friends
HENNIGAN’S BLOOZE
BRIAN KENNEDY
SWEETMOUTH
LOUIS STEWART
MIKE NEILSEN
A WOMAN’S HEART
PAUL BRADY
THE SANDS FAMILY
FINBAR WRIGHT
SPERANZA
CHRISTY HENNESSY
MARY BLACK
JOHN WESLEY HARDING
GREEN ON RED
JONELLE MOSSER
FREDDIE WHITE
PHIL CAMPBELL
JANE CASSIDY
DOLORES KEANE
CARMINA
TASMIN ARCHER
DONAL LUNNY
GUINNESS CELEBRATION OF IRISH MUSIC AUS/NZ’96
DON BAKER
JIMMY SMYTH
MAIRTIN O’CONNOR
BUBBLEMEN
CHATTERBOX
GERRY GRENNAN AND BRENDAN EMMETT
LIAM O’CONNOR (Lord of the dance)
MARY COUGHLAN
GERRY CARNEY
SEAN KEANE
MAIGHREAD NI DHOMNAILL
FRANKIE GAVIN AND ALEC FINN
ALAN KELLY
SEAN SMYTH
SHARON SHANNON
CATHAL HAYDEN
JIM MC.KILLOP
DAVID KNOPFLER
CARA DILLON
ELEANOR MC.EVOY
LEONIE CORNELIUS
JIMMY BUCKLEY
BRIAN COLL
LARRY CUNNINGHAM
HELEN MC.CABE
PHILOMENA BEGLEY
GENE STUART
DECLAN NERNEY
ROBERT MIZZELL
HUGO DUNCAN
CIARON MC.GILLIGAN
JOHNNY CARROLL
LOUISE MORRISSEY
MICHAEL ENGLISH
SEAN LOUGHREY
MATT KEANE
KEVIN DEAL
GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
THE FUREYS AND DAVEY ARTHUR
LABYRINTH
Irish multi-instrumentalist James Blennerhassett is one of contemporary music's most talented and versatile bassists, and his way with a guitar has also made him one of its most in-demand artists. His work with Mary Black has earned him fans on both sides of the Atlantic, while his long list of credits includes studio and concert work with artists as diverse as Brian Kennedy, Sharon Shannon, Mairtin O'Connor, Kieran Goss, Frances Black, 4 Men and a Dog, Andy White and Green on Red.
Now, with his first solo outing, James Blennerhassett not only showcases his undeniable talent as a musician, but emerges as a writer able to weave melody and texture into music that defies easy categorization.
Opening and closing the album are two poems, the title cut and "A Wood Without Trees (Coill Gan Crann)," written by his sister Susan, well-matched bookends to the musical journey in between. Celts will claim an uptempo "Emily Skips," "the Heron," a graceful waltz with timeless appeal, and "Women of Ireland (Mna na nEireann)," Sean O'Riada's jewel given new turns here.
But Blennerhassett's musical roots and rhythms are firmly planted in more than a few genres, and cuts such as the jazz-tinged "Just A Moment," the mood-evoking "An Evening By The Sea (Traithnona Cois Farraige)" with its touch of bright whimsy, and a centerpiece for his guitar wizardry "Old Stones Standing" showcase his remarkable diversity. "Gortarowley" unfolds in irrestible horizons of piano and strings, while the mood-driven textures of "The Loudest Floor" invite contemplation and reveal an artist able to meld his wide-ranging knowledge, expertise and talent into a sound that is truly his own.
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James, Thank you for the add. Your instrumentals surely touch the soul. I can not wait to add your music to my bodywork playlist, so all my clients can be touched by your music too.
well now...are you sure you haven't forgotten anybody there on that list?!! Hope you doin well there in Arigna country, don't let this myspace lark fizzle yr brain. . . Laoise. p.s. Have you heard my Tara speech?....
You may know that the home of the harp in Ireland is TARA and has been for more than 2,500 years. The Irish Government want to build a motorway through the heart of the TARA valley, home of the high Kings and ancient parliament of Ireland. It is the most ancient Sacred site in Ireland, older than the pyramids and Stonehenge. You can help stop this destruction by spreading the word, writing to our national papers and signing the petition at www.petitiononline.com/taram3/petition.html Download free Liam Ó Maonlaí singing 'Tara's Eye' at www.myspace.com/SongforTara Check out the Harpers demo for TARA www.myspace.com/TaraHarpers More info from www.savetara.com www.tarapixie.net www.tarawatch.org
Wellcome to the Pride of Ballyfarnon! Christ! All we need now is Emmett to appear on here and we'll never get any work done! Thanks for the add James Blennerwhat'shisname!!
Hey James - long time no see - Trust this finding you well and appreciate the addy request - hope we'll get another chance to work together some day - warm regards David
