Guitars, vocals, keyboards,
harmonica and drum programming : Jim O'Keeffe
Influences
My influences include such great artists as Rory Gallagher, Robbie Robertson, Eric Clapton and Ana Popovic. My favourite female artists are Billie Holiday, Karen Carpenter, Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge, Amy Lee, Shirley Manson and Corinna Fugate. My favoutite male artists are Muddy Waters, Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake and Robbie Robertson.
This is a video of my song 'If you could go back' made by my good friend Courtney Varnes, go check out Courtney's Myspace page at www.myspace.com/finishtherace and her Youtube page at http://www.youtube.com/WingzOFaDove
This is a video of my song 'Hall of Empty Promises' taken from my CD 'Devil in the grain'. I hope you enjoy it and please do let me know what you think...and if you want to copy it and put it on your site please feel free to do so... 'Hall of Empty Promises' is a copyright of Doon Music.
This is a video I put together of a rare recording of Corinna Fugate singing her own song 'Roses are red'. 'Roses are Red' is a copyright of Corinna Fugate.
This is an unplugged version of my song 'Red deer' taken from my CD 'Devil in the grain. 'Red deer' is a copyright of Doon Music.
This is a little song I wrote to express my thoughts about the absence of Corinna Fugate from the internet, the song is called 'Angel on the wind' and is a copyright of Doon Music.
This wonderful collage of Rory was made by my good friend Richie Isaacs
I'm a native of Athy, a small rural town in the midlands of Ireland. I've been playing and writing music for longer than I care to remember. I don't take life too seriously, it's there to be enjoyed....sometimes it's hard to enjoy it but I try my best.
Things in life which have held and continue to still hold my interest in no particular order: North American Indians, their culture, way of life and mysticism: Gazing up at a night sky on a starry night, realising how small and insignificent we are and then just getting lost in the beauty of the whole thing: A full moon - especially when it's low in the sky and it's that lovely golden orange colour: Quiet and lonely places - places that have been forgotten by the march of progress especially the wilderness of the riverbanks near my home: Gothic writings by authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and M.R. James: Christmas - especailly Eve and morning: My family - the glue that holds me together: Guitars - guitars and more guitars: Good music - there's always music playing in our house.
To date I have released seven albums the last four, Yeah - What the Hell (2005) Factory Town (2007), Devil in the grain (2008) and Slow night on the river (2009) are available for purchase on my CDBaby webpages.
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Hi everybody, just here to say our new RORY GALLAGHER HAWK BOOSTER is ready for shipping. Have a listen if you get a chance, All the best, Stevie Flynn.
Hi Jim, How was your Vacation? Hope that all went well with it for you. mine was awesome until i found out that my cousin Gavin got into a really bad accident & is not doing good... Can yu guess who this is :) Well i g2g but take care & hope that ur week is a good one for ya...
thank you Jim, I hope you're having a good week as well. As usual, your comment couldn't have come at a better time. Just the lift I needed to start my day
thank you jim, I broke my tendon in my finger yesterday, it dosnt hurt but the brace is making it hard to do anything... But I do intend on having a great holliday anyway.. thank you hugs Carrie
Hi Jim!! I'm glad you had a great holiday:-) I'm back from 4days at Yvonnes brothers house by the sea,swimming ,fishing and barbeque and beer,mostly sunny weather ,had a great time:-) Hope you enjoyed you weekend also my friend!! Have a great week!!! Your Friend Uffe
Hi Jim....Yestarday I was at international Jumping and horses were fabulous..the free style of this animal is like the music....Catch the emotion in the notes is , for me , the same thing to catch the move and the elegance of a great horse. The imagination, the rythm, like a jump , like a race......Are you agree ?
Hello Jim my dear friend I totally agree about Monets paintings ...yes. And about summer it was nice weather with sun two days again but very windy. Now it looks like it will be rain soon. I think it could wait because it has been too much raining and it is not too dry in nature now. But... the weather do as it pleases as always. I am ok and hope you are too. May you always have a lot of joy and laughter! Take care! Hugs!/Yvonne
Thank you for the beautiful paintings. As always you know how to cheer me up. Thank you for the post card to. I got it a few days ago, but I have not been online as I have been moving flats. I still have lots to put away. I will message you soon. Have a great week
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