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Susan McKeown
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Dublin/New York, New York
United States

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Last Login:  7/7/2009
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   Susan McKeown: General Info
Member Since12/10/2005
Band Websitewww.susanmckeown.com
Band MembersHas included - Jeff Allen (bass); Catherine Bent (cello); Jeff Berman (drums); Joe Bonadio (drums); Aidan Brennan (guitar); Chris Cunningham (guitars); Johnny Cunningham (fiddle); Lindsey Horner (bass, bass clarinet, tin whistle); Michelle Kinney (cello, accordian); Gerry Leonard (guitars); Dana Lyn (fiddle); Alison Miller (drums); Eamon O'Leary (guitar, banjo); Jon Spurney (guitars, piano); Joe Trump (drums).
InfluencesMy parents, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Michelle Shocked, Natalie Merchant, Christy Moore, Tom Munnelly, Sandy Denny, June Tabor, Janis, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, Jimmy MacCarthy, Martin Carthy, Planxty, Paul Brady, Joni Mitchell, Portishead, Richard & Linda Thompson, Nick Cave's Murder Ballads, The Beta Band.
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Record LabelUnknown Indie
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Aug 11 2009 8:00P
Kilkenny Arts Festival Kilkenny
Sep 2 2009 7:30P
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
Sep 3 2009 7:30P
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
Sep 4 2009 7:30P
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
Sep 5 2009 2:30P
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh
Sep 5 2009 7:30P
Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh

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   About Susan McKeown
Once heard, you would never take Grammy-award-winning vocalist Susan McKeown for anyone else. Hailed by Q Magazine as the surprise hit of Glastonbury 2000, the strong, richly-colored contralto and the enlivening intelligence of her songs mark her as a distinctive talent. Susan grew up in Dublin, Ireland, which she left in 1990 for Manhattan. Settling in the East Village she first gained attention as a singer-songwriter through her performances at Café Sin-é (Susan is featured in the film about the legendary informal Irish cultural center of the early 90s). Her debut album "Bones" in 1995 drew influences from sources as far flung as the ancient Irish legend of The Táin, the words of Chief Seattle, poets such as Emily Dickinson, Yeats & Coleridge, and the complexities of relationships. Her lyrics are emotion-centered and as inventive as her arrangements, from the hurdy-gurdy solo on the rock song "I Know, I Know" (Bones, 1996 Prime/SNG) to the pairing of banjo and erhu on "The Lowlands of Holland" (Lowlands, 2000 Green Linnet). Her self-produced album 'Sweet Liberty' (2004 World Village) drew accolades and a BBC Folk Music Award nomination for her setting of an English gypsy song with the group Mariachi Real de Mexico. Susan has built an impressive career through her many releases, extensive touring, and performances on programs such as 'A Prairie Home Companion', 'All Things Considered', 'Mountain Stage' and 'Sessions at West 54th' as the guest of Natalie Merchant. Susan's voice and music have been featured in numerous documentary films, among them - Robert Capa - In Love and War (PBS American Masters), Absolutely Irish (PBS), At Home With The Clearys (BBC/RTE), Thomas Moore's Soul of Christmas (PBS) and The Irish Empire (BBC/RTE/ABC). She has performed with Natalie Merchant, Pete Seeger, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Linda Thompson, Billy Bragg, Johnny Cunningham and The Klezmatics, on whose Grammy-winning album 'Wonder Wheel' she is prominently featured. www.susanmckeown.com McKeown grabbed both song and audience by the throat, dragged them through heaven and hell and back again, and left the stage to the loudest applause heard all evening. - ROLLING STONE Music that lives and breathes in the wider world. - Q MAGAZINE Reflective and pensive as Sweet Liberty is, it demands a listening on an amp whose dial runs to 11, all the better to savour McKeowns' elasticised vocals stretching from the gloriously wizened to the startlingly youthful. Think Frida Kahlo crossed with Oumou Sangare. - THE IRISH TIMES If there's some dividing line between Celtic traditionalism and eclectic contemporary songwriting, McKeown refuses to acknowledge it. And with a voice as warm, resonant and versatile as hers, why should she? - THE OREGONIAN She walks on the wild side of Gaelic melody. - BOSTON GLOBE A singer of passion, grace and striking presence with the ability to capture both the essence of a traditional folk song or the more hard-edged domain of contemporary adult rock; she seems to personify both past and present. - IRISH EXAMINER

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Pwofese





Jul 3 2009 7:08 AM

1,000,000,000 TIMES MY LUV!!
Thanks for your beautiful Voice!





Brian Hanlon





Jun 23 2009 10:42 AM

thanks for add.
Hope u like the tunes

Cheers- B
Davilmar -Serenade To The Sea





Jun 23 2009 2:34 AM

Greetings my BeutifuL friend!
tess





Jun 20 2009 2:48 AM

We take a handful of sand
from the endless landscape
of awareness and call that
handful of sand the world.
- Robert Pirsig


The universal door manifests itself
in the voice of the rolling tide.
Hearing and practicing it, we become a child,
born from the heart of a lotus,
fresh, pure, and happy,
capable of speaking and listening
in accord with the universal door.
With only one drop of the water
of compassion
from the branch of the willow,
spring returns to the great Earth.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Tim Cheatle





Jun 20 2009 2:32 AM

Hiya Susan!
Just wanted to let you know that my new album "Letting Go" is now released.
God Bless,
Tim.
Bob





Jun 17 2009 4:41 PM


Greetings from the road ... currently in Rhode Island ... We'll see what tomorrow brings
Bob%20CouchenourQuantcast
Clouds And Shining Trees





Jun 15 2009 9:34 AM

Hi Susan!
Thanks a lot for adding me. Beautiful songs and your voice is full of grace and energy!

Happy tunes!
Claudio
Cesar Pignata





Jun 8 2009 3:03 AM

Thank you for adding, it was very kind of you.
I hope you have a awesome week.
Warm Regards.
Cesar Pignata
Flying Snake





Jun 6 2009 11:13 PM

Thanks for the friendship :)
Michael





Jun 4 2009 9:45 PM


Just dropping by to say Hi and see what you’re up to and how you are doing. As always, wishing you well. Stay positive, productive & purpose driven. Peace Michael

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Jun 3 2009 9:08 PM

Thanks 4 add us!! Hope you enjoy our pachanga. Good Luck!!
In Memory of Dan Fogelberg





Jun 1 2009 6:31 PM

Thank you for being a part of the Dan Fogelberg tribute.
for DIANA





May 28 2009 10:03 AM

 thanks for asking susan and welcome, god bless

tess





May 27 2009 3:18 PM

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..Springtime is at hand. When will you ever bloom if not here and now?"
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from "living buddha, living christ"
Thich Nhat Hanh
to peace, love, joy and freedom
thank you Susan for your music
to the divine that dwells in you~
I bow
tess
John T. McManus





May 23 2009 2:35 PM

Thank you for your friendship. All the best to you. John
donnerztag





May 20 2009 4:35 PM

Hello Susan!

 

Nice to meet you on myspace!

 


kelmeister





May 16 2009 3:46 AM

Enjoyed your show in Alexandria, VA, last weekend. Saw you last in Charlottesville in 2008. Hope you keep coming back down here to the Old Dominion--you make it a better place! I emailed the Birchmere in Alexandria that they should book you; will keep trying!

Have you heard The Avett Brothers? Also talented musicians and great songwriters with a lot of heart.
Peace,
Kelly
Amitaba





May 15 2009 6:35 AM

Dear Susan, what a lovely voice you have! The songs are marvelous
and you have a lovely phrasing, the band is fantasic!

Thanks for your friendship!

ALL THE BEST!



Greetings in the name of LIGHT!
One LOVE, L
Briege Murphy





May 10 2009 1:05 PM

Songs and voice sounding wonderful Susan,Good luck with all,I'll be warblin' in New York , in SEptember , much gratitude for your help
Briege .
tess





May 10 2009 4:36 AM

"Inside a lover's heart,
there's another world,
and yet another."
Rumi

good to connect Susan
peace to you~
tess
tess





May 9 2009 4:42 AM

Everything Is Illuminated.”
Jorge Luis Borges
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As gach póir Díot

As gach póir Díot scallann an ghrian
Ar Do dhamhsa gan chríoch
Taobh dorcha na gealaí is geal
Má osclaíonn Tú Do bhéal
Éalóidh réaltaí, canfaidh iomainn Duit
Is Tusa iadsan
Ealaí ag eitilt go gasta ar gcúl
Conas a shamhlóinn barróg Uait
Mura bpléascfainn Id réaltbhuíon?




From each and every pore

From each and every pore look how the sun beams
On Your eternal dance
The dark side of the moon is bright
If You open Your mouth
Stars will escape and chant their hymns for You
You are they
Swiftly swans fly backwards
How can I imagine Your embrace
Without rejoicing in Your galaxy?

- Gabriel Rosenstock
susan~may you dwell in the heart of love and peace...
Namaste!
tess
eric renard





May 8 2009 3:17 AM

Salutations Musicales
Belle découverte !
Amitiés , bienvenue sur mon MySpace
Eric. (france)
Amy Matilda





May 7 2009 3:29 PM

Such a beautiful new photo, Sú.
Love to you from Sunny Southwest Floriday- we're not heading up to F.I. this year, I'm afraid...
Aisha





May 5 2009 2:44 PM

hey Susan! I like your fancy new picture! You sound fantastic as always....
Hibleafolk





May 4 2009 1:24 PM

Ciao Susan - - Thanks for the add, congratulations for your music and the voice, good day
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