John_K

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Member Since: 5/20/2004
Total Mixes: 12
Total Feedback: 12

Other Mixes By John_K

BCB Mix Club 2008 03
CD | Theme - Alternating DJ
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BCB Mix Club 2008 02
CD | Theme - Alternating DJ
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BCB Mix Club 2008 01
CD | Theme - Alternating DJ
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'D'ya Know Where De Five Lamps Are...?'
CD | Theme - Alternating DJ
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BCB Mix Club 2007 12
CD | Theme - Alternating DJ
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Taming The Celtic Tiger

Artist Song
The Frames  Revelate 
Mic Christopher  Listen Girl 
A House  Endless Art 
Damien Dempsey  Dublin Town (Acoustic Mix) 
The Thrills  One Horse Town 
Bell X1  Eve, The Apple of My Eye 
Paddy Casey  Bend Down Low 
Gemma Hayes  Back of My Hand 
David Kitt  Song From Hope Street 
Damien Dempsey  It's All Good 
Damien Rice  Cannonball 
Josh Ritter  Kathleen 
Damien Rice  The Blower's Daughter 
David Kitt  Me & My Love 
The Frames  Fake 
Mic Christopher  Heyday 

Comment:

Over the last 10 years or so the Dublin I've grown up in has changed dramatically, both socially and economically. As ever there's a rich vein of talented Irish artists making music in the city. This mix is a selection of some of my favourites. Josh Ritter, although not Irish gets an honourable mention for his adopted home.

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bluesm
Date: 6/11/2004
Hey i did a very similar mix on the same theme: http://www.artofthemix.com/FindAMix/getcontents.asp?strMixID=68253. I missed out on Mic Christopher and A House (who are they i've never heard of them?) nad left out The Thrills cause i don't like them. Anyway, this looks good.
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John_K
Date: 6/14/2004
A House were one of the great lost Irish bands, indie in nature they were big here at home in the late eighties/early nineties. Some great singles, and albums. If you come across 'On Our Big Fat Merry Go Round', 'I Want Too Much' or 'I Am The Greatest' they're worth checking out, see also www.davecouse.com. Mic Christopher, although born in the US was brought up here, was part of the Mary Janes, and very much part of the Dublin music career being good friends with Glen Hansard. He sadly died tragically a year or so back, and his debut solo CD (from where I picked the tracks) was released posthumously, it's a wonderful CD and well worth picking up a copy of.
Took a look at your mix too, we were certainly on similar lines :-)
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John_K
Date: 6/14/2004
'part of the Dublin music career' should have read 'part of the Dublin music scene' - mea culpa!
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lynn*
Date: 9/14/2004
top notch!!! i lived in ennis, co clare, this mix is delicious