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Thursday, December 03, 2009 

Michael Fitzpatrick's, "Mike Stand" section in this weeks Irish Examiner
has Michael Brunnock as it guest. It's on page 14.


Currently listening:
Big Bad Beautiful World
By Declan O'Rourke
Release date: 2008-03-18
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Thursday, November 12, 2009 
Three of Pittsburgh's finest singer/songwriters, grace the one stage on Nov 20th 8pm, at The Rex Theater on the city's southside.

All working on new albums to be released early in the new year, they have been bumping into each other in the corridors of Treelady Studios. (www.treelady.com) over the past number of weeks and decided to showcase their new material.
Regionally and Internationally acclaimed, the three promise a very memorable show.

Info: goodstarinfo@verizon.net

The Rex Theater
1602 E. Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
(412) 323-1919

Price: $10
Currently listening:
Strict Joy
By The Swell Season
Release date: 2009-10-27
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Wednesday, November 04, 2009 
Before long I will be back on Irish soil for a time to promote the release of Little Palaceís new single, 'Beekeeper'.  It is the third single to be released off of our 'reunion' album, Invitation Time.  Thanks to all of you who have shown your support by picking up the CD and the singles or attending the odd gig.

While I am in Ireland, I will be playing three gigs together with Little Palace we will start off at The Village in Dublin on 5 November, play my hometown of Kells on Saturday night (7 November) at Headfort Arms,  and finish things off in the Backroom in Navan on 12 November.  We will even make an appearance on Pat Kenny on 4 November, so be sure to tune in!

In my spare time, I will be traversing the country to make radio appearances to promote my latest release, Live in New York.  I will be on Irish Beats with Rob O'Connor in Waterford on the evening of Sunday the 8th , from 6-8p. Monday the 9th, I will be joining Edwina Grace in Kilkenny for her show from 3-7 and hope to do a couple of songs.  Tuesday, 10 November, tune in to 4FM's Guaranteed Irish with Dave Heffernan between 9-10 to catch me there.
There might be some more visits and surprises along the way the best way to make sure that you don't miss anything is to keep an eye on my Facebook page where I will be keeping you all apprised of (and reminded of) appearances.

Before I go, I want to urge anyone who hasn't taken advantage of the exclusive fan content free download on ReverbNation to head over there soon, because when I come back from Ireland, that song is coming down and I will have a new one to share with you as a way of saying thanks for your support.  Take advantage and download 'Wounded Knee' from New York Cityís Joe's Pub from 6 March, 2008.  All you need to do is to input your email address and you can have your download.

Of course, I would love if you would join ReverbNation and maybe sign up for my Street Team  once we get enough Street Teamers, we can start the giveaways!

Hope to catch you at a show in the near future!
Mickey B
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Saturday, October 17, 2009 
Check out this video: Michael Brunnock interview with Journalist Suzanne Connolly

So as promised we have posted the Michael Brunnock in depth interview with journalist Suzanne Connolly.

This interview is a look at what Michael Brunnock has been up to recently and Michael talks to Suzanne about his latest CD, "Live in New York", his involvement with Fairplay Collective his musical background and influences, his current solo projects, and the reunion with his former band, Little Palace. 

Recorded September 2009 

Please share this video with your friends. Place it on your myspace or facebook pages.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 

Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
Just before Michael's Brunnock's performance at The Wee Craic in September, there was a snippet of an interview with journalist Suzanne Connolly where they briefly discussed his involvement in the event.

This Friday, the full interview will be released.  Michael talks to Suzanne about his latest CD, "Live in New York", his involvement with Fairplay Collective his musical background and influences, his current solo projects, and the reunion with his former band, Little Palace.

This November, Michael will be heading to Ireland to play a number of gigs with Little Palace to promote the release of their latest single, "Beekeeper,".

You can be the first to see this interview on his myspace page, www.myspace.com/michaelbrunnock. 

Little Palace will be playing the following gigs in Ireland.

November 5th 8pm, The Village, Wexford Street, Dublin
November 7th 9pm, The Headfort Arms, Kells, Meath
November 12th 8pm, The Back Room, Navan, Meath

We hope to get some interviews while Michael is in Ireland so stay tuned for more information.
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Thursday, October 01, 2009 

Current mood:  catalyzed
Category: Romance and Relationships
Folks,

So it's that time again... no not Autumn...

Time for Markie to do an about face... confound the confounders... baffle the bafflers and generally be the spinning top that gleefully escapes the table for freedom...

WTF Markie???

I'm leaving her..! 

Huh??? (says you)

No, not my wife... you're getting it all wrong! (says I)

I'm mean the other "her"... Alcohol! (Whispers I)

Sharp intake of breath (says you, with wide eyed astonishment)

We're drawing up the papers and talking about what belongs to me and what belongs to her. 

Naturally I'll get the kids... (to be honest... just can't trust her with them!)

The cat is a tough one... ((Grin))

I've done this a couple of times in my drinking life... where I spend a year or maybe more  forgoing the late night lusty charms of herself and her cohorts... 

It was wonderful and quite revealing of the inner workings of some people around me, who were quite disturbed at my unfolding myself from the ranks... (taping a finger to his temple... "So tell me about YOUR childhoods...") 

It's not a fear thing... lest ye be looking at me that way... To be sure, there isn't a pint glass in this world that can take me on, nor knock me over (Well OK.... maybe)...

I've just been so busy lately... that I can't afford the hangover time anymore... 

Those that know me... Know..! I love to hang out... love to party... love to be the last out of the bar with several new jokes in my pocket, singing "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now" (and it's often true)... 

But in this business... I'm in bars all the time (practically) and well... that bit is great... but the mornings..!!! The early afternoons..!!!

I've tried a campaign to have them banned completely from musician's lives, but alas to no avail... so I've been forced to act locally and buy soberly!

I won't deny, there's a bit of sadness attached to this momentous decision... there is a hint of a tear to be gleamed, if you are to look close enough. I'm man enough to admit it... 

For there have been many, many great, almost memories... that I've been told about... and a fair amount, have involved the great revelry, of myself and that mischievous pixie love of mine...

So it's with heavy heart, a lighter glass and new hope for the future that I amble toward the sunset this evening, kicking an empty Guinness can (the widget rattling away inside)...

Wish me luck friends... Commiserate with kind pats on the back for my loss... bow your heads if you are naturally stuck for words.. and I can't blame ye... it's tough times for all of us... and please believe, that I have the strength to bounce back from this... for as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive...........

Ok... Here it is... I'm going in...!..............................................................................................................

...................................................................................

And but, sure.. who knows? 

Perhaps when the time is right... me and her....

We may just kiss and make up...

We'll give it some time and see...

markie d
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Saturday, September 05, 2009 

Category: Music
Michael Brunnock, hot on the release of his NEW album "Live In New York", will be performing at New York's premier Irish festival Wee Craicfest. A one night festival of live music & the best of Irish short films.

Also on the bill this evening will be the one and only Mundy.

The 10th annual WEE CRAIC  will take place at The Studio at Webster Hall 125 East 11th Street, New York, Thursday , September 17th.

Free Bar between 7pm-8pm. Doors 7pm

Tickets available on TICKET WEB.

Also it is a great honour for us here at Fairplay Collective to be invited to Kentucky's own Alltech Fortnight Festival. This fall’s Alltech Fortnight Festival will present entertainment in cities and venues across Kentucky, signalling the one-year countdown to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. 

Fairplay Collective will be performing at The Black Box Theatre, Lexington, Kentucky on September 28th, 8:00 PM. Tickets for this event are available at The Lex Art.

Brendan O' Shea will be hosting a variety of local singers and songwriters the next evening at The Black Box Theatre. So if you are in Kentucky come and discover some local talent. 

We wish the lads all the best with this show and hopefully you people in Kentucky will come out and support independent hungry artists.



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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 

Category: Music
News Round-Up: The Murder Clues, Ro Tierney, Chris Singleton, Minus Circus, Mundy, Michael Brunnock, Colin Devlin

By Natalie Herman


  • The Murder Clues (formerly Bravado) offer a free download of their debut single, "Things That By Myself I Just Can't Find" for the modest price of one email address.  From their MySpace page or click here.

  • Ro Tierney is offering a free download of his full-length, self-produced debut CD, Tics and Politics on his website, www.rotierney.com.  Just join the mailing list and you will receive a link to download this entire disc!

  • Chris Singleton, whose new CD, Twisted City, is available on iTunes, offers a free download of an EP featuring three songs from the acclaimed release.  Visit www.singletonmusic.com to take advantage of this offer and the following:

    • Pay what you like for 'Twisted City' - get the album for as little as Chris is trying out a new way of selling his album - you can now choose how much you'd like to pay for it. The more you pay, the more music and content you get, and with prices starting at or the whole album, it's a deal not to be missed. Find out more about this special offer - click here.

    Chris can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.


  • Minus Circus has opened shop on the website and is currently offering the debut EP Hide and Seek for only €1.99!  He's also keeping very busy with Music Box For Life, a charity he has co-founded with Noel Taylor, which has drawn exponentially more interest than initially planned.  The launch is now scheduled for October 1.  Check out the website to see who is lined up and for status updates!

  • Mundy, one of the artists lined up for Music Box for Life, will play the Wee Craic Festival on September 17, 2009 with  Michael Brunnock, Mikey Powell and Mick Hargan at the The Studio at Webster Hall. The "younger brother" of the annual March CRAIC Fest, this mini film-and-music festival offers up the best in Irish arts.  Make sure to take part!

  • Michael Brunnock, whose new release Live in New York is making waves, has recently appeared on "Gossip in the Garden", and the disc was the featured album on Roddie Cleere's Irish Music Show on July 31, 2009, and reviewed for the great Irish music blog, 2 U I Bestow.

    • As part of his former group, Little Palace, with whom he reunited to record and release Invitation Time, he appeared at the Le Cheile Festival and was interviewed on The Band Wagon TV.  Little Palace talks about their new release and performs a beautiful acoustic version of their first single off the new disc, "Eviction."  Check it out here.

    Invitation Time is also album of the week on RTE Radio 1 all this week.  A great big congratulations is due to the band!

    Their next live appearance is yet to be determined, but you can catch Michael Brunnock solo at the Wee Craic, The Black Box Theater at LexArts Center in Lexington, KY, on September 28, or The Bitter End in New York on December 7.  Keep an eye on his MySpace page as new shows are always cropping up!

  • Check out Colin Devlin's new interview given to "The Mike Stand," a new feature in The Irish Examiner (page 2) which explores the more personal side of musicians.  Colin's solo debut Democracy of One, is available for download on iTunes and Amazon mp3 downloads and will be released worldwide soon.
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    Copyright 09 Natalie Herman and Paddy-Whacked Radio™

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    Wednesday, July 22, 2009 

    Category: MySpace
    First up, is Brendan O' Shea, who is playing
    at Uncommonground on devon, this Friday at 9.30pm
    this is Brendan's first return gig to Chicago since his
    support to The Swell Season. So we wish to see all
    our friends in Chicago at this one.




    Then on Saturday the 25th, Mark Dignam and his long time 
    buddy Karl Mullen with be sharing the bill and the stage at 
    The Map Room in Pittsburgh. A full night of songs and stories.
    But be careful these two guys together could rule the world. 
    If you are from Pittsburgh you know how much these two have 
    done for the music scene there. So make the effort to catch this 
    event.

    Currently listening:
    Amber and Green
    By David Hopkins
    Release date: 2005-10-04
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    Thursday, July 16, 2009 



     * * * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE * * *

    Michael Brunnock’s second live CD, entitled Live in New York, will be released worldwide on September 1st 2009.
    The CD, which is a recording of the release party for his solo debut, So I Do, on June 10, 2007, at The Living Room in New York City, almost didn’t happen.
     The show was recorded for XM radio, with no intent to release it to the public.  It was only after the death of legendary R&B performer, Moe Holmes, on February 12, 2008, that the wheels began to turn.  Holmes, who was the leader of The Voices of East Harlem and who toured with Ike and Tina Turner, Jimi Hendrix and Santana in the 1960s, was still active in the New York music scene up until his death.  When Brunnock saw him sing for the first time, he was spellbound; Holmes’s performance moved him to tears.  The two became friends and at the release party for So I Do, Holmes was invited onstage to sing on Brunnock’s phenomenal ballad “Sensation.”
    The resulting song from this collaboration was so special to Brunnock that, after Holmes's death, he began to work to get it released to as wide an audience as he could, thus resulting in Live in New York. The disc features 12 songs, mostly selections from So I Do, with four previously-unreleased songs, including "Sensation."  It also includes rare live performances of "Born Again" and "Niagara Falls," which are not generally played at acoustic shows as they benefit from the full band.
    “Moe grew up singing gospel.  He brought that authentic passion into everything he sang.  We both had a residency on Bleecker Street and Moe would join me after his set.  He could take the lead or riff over my vocals.  He had a sharp wit.  It was an honor to have shared the stage with Moe.  He was an amazing performer.  I learned a lot from him and felt a deep respect and friendship.”
    Brunnock, a native of Co. Meath, Ireland, relocated to New York City, where he has spent the past 7 years making a name for himself in the live music scene.  He is a founding member of the innovative FairplayCollective, a union of like-minded artists who support each other in all aspects of making and performing music.  He has shared the bill with artists such as Once's The Swell Season and The Frames, Paddy Casey, Dead Can Dance,  Declan O’Rourke, and Foy Vance.
    Live in New York is available from Amazon mp3 downloads. Physical CD is available from CD Freedom, and the MP3 download includes "Fallen Leaves" for free. The CD will soon be available through the usual online music outlets (iTunes, Rhapsody, Emusic, Napster, and CD Baby).
    Michael will return to Ireland in August for a show with Little Palace as part of the Le Cheille Festival in his hometown of Kells.
     
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