 Tadhg Cooke's Profile |
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Dark Folk |
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| Location: | Dublin, Dublin |
| Country: |  Ireland |
| Last Login: | May 1, 2008 (615 days back) |
About Me |
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FAQ : How is Tadhg pronounced? Born. Raised. Sang. Bought guitar. Released "The Sparks EP" myself. A-Listed on Phantom FM. Nationwide tour with Bell X1. Recorded debut album in the basement of an old townhouse in Freiburg. Released Wax & Seal in March 2005 in Ireland. Garnered many TV and Radio appearances north and south of the border later, including features on KCRW’s legendary Morning Becomes Eclectic in LA and daily spins from Gerry Anderson’s morning show on BBC Ulster. The Irish Times said, "Tadhg Cooke’s solo debut crisscrosses so many terrains that your musical compass may quiver with the sheer magnetic challenge of Wax & Seal" and, giving it 4 stars, described the record as "eminently likeable, utterly enviable". HotPress said "Success and acclaim is very much his for the taking", and called it "a confident impressive debut". Pretended this was the plan all along. Grinned knowingly. Released Live At Saint Kevin’s (Nov 2006), a recording of a secret living room gig, in Ireland. Released Wax & Seal in Japan (19th November 2006). Filmed a secret gig in London for the Japanese market ("Live On The Orbital") with amazing musicians and good friends : Dave Redmond, Colm Quearney (aka Q) and Cora Venus Lunny . The resulting film will be made available in 2008. The recordings are now available for download from the Ivy Court Records online shop under the title "Live on the Orbital". More detailed information can be found on our websites or by sending enquiries of an inquisitive nature...
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 10/6/2005Band Website: tadhgcooke.com Band Members:   "Live At St Kevin’s" features... David Geraghty (BellX1) (B vocals/guitar), Lorcan Cosgrave (violin) and Clare Finglass (B vocals).
"Wax & Seal", featured the following musicians:
"Live on the Orbital" features... Colm Quearney (aka Q) (e-guitar), Cora Venus Lunny (violin) and Dave Redmond (double-bass). The recordings are available now from the Ivy Court Records Shop ONLY! The films will be released in early 2008. Ireland : Ivy Court Japan : Vivo Discs Choose your album(s) and click your preferred payment method! The PayPal link will allow you to purchase the physical CDs from us at Ivy Court Records... Do email us with any special requirements you may have! Downloads CDs Wax & Seal Live At St Kevins The Secret EP Or you can buy the CDs directly from CDBaby using the form below, and they can mail your cds in the most friendly manner possible. TADHG COOKE: Wax & Seal $12.00 TADHG COOKE: Live At St Kevin’s $10.00 Choose how many, and click Orders sent by CD Baby in the USA. You can also call 1-800-BUY-MY-CD (US number) to order by phone.
If you live closer to Ireland you might prefer to use Road Records in Dublin.OR you can order the albums from your local music store anywhere in the world, thanks to Super-D Distribution. For a full list of the stores visit : Super-D List . Go on! Sign Up! Email: Confirm Email: Country:Please select the newsletters you want to sign up to:
 
Entertainment Architects Influences: See below... Ivor Cutler, Bacharach & David, Neil Young, Rory Gallagher, The Kinks, David McWilliams, The Zombies, Thunderclap Newman, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Paul Simon, Van Morrison, Marvin Gaye, PJ Harvey, Bob Dylan, Supergrass, Phoenix, The Cardigans, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley. Sounds Like: Dark Folk....
Tadhg Cooke’s solo debut crisscrosses so many terrains that your musical compass may quiver with the sheer magnetic challenge of Wax & Seal...
Eminently likeable, utterly enviable. **** Charting a course between noir-ish torch songs and heart-on-sleeve folk-pop... An anomaly : an Irish singer who looks and sounds like nobody but himself.
His highly assured debut album "Wax & Seal" sounds as far removed from the beardy brigade of po-faced strummers as Pablo Aimar’s deft touches are from the journeymen footballers of, say, West Brom...
"Wax & Seal" is a confident, impressive debut More reviews Record Label: Ivy Court (Ireland) / VIVO Discs (Japan) Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Folk / Experimental / Jazz) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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Ruby Sessions - No Joke! |
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| Dear Cookies,The summer appears to be on the way. There’s a stretch in the evenings. To celebrate this fact, although to be honest there’s no link at all, we had a little show ... Posted by Tadhg Cooke on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:50:00 PST |
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You Crazy Dreamers & Ceol 08 |
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| Greetings fellow myspacers,Just a quick note to tell you all to check out this blog, You Crazy Dreamers, written by some lovely music junkies out in California. There's a little interview and a ... Posted by Tadhg Cooke on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:00:00 PST |
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YouTube - Ruby Sessions - Ceol ’08 |
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| Dear Cookies,It's been a while since my last letter. Usually January and February are cold and quiet months in the music business, but it's been fairly frantic over the last while. This is... Posted by Tadhg Cooke on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:08:00 PST |
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The Record Industry |
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| My Dear Cookies,I was down in éistmusic in Portlaoise on Friday for a wee support gig. I have some photos of the event thanks to John, which I'll post tomorrow hopefully. I played a 40 min... Posted by Tadhg Cooke on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:21:00 PST |
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Drumkits, Tendons agus Ceol 08 |
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| Dear Cookies,I'm waiting on a shipment of drum hardware (that's all the heavy stands, pedals, etc) and skins in my little encampment on the north side of the river. Davey G has kindly offered th... Posted by Tadhg Cooke on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:37:00 PST |
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Horrible online shop mistake! |
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| Dear Cookies,In what has to be one of the worst mistakes I've made since learning to walk, I managed to make it impossible for anyone to buy "Live on the Orbital" from our Ivy Court Records online sho... Posted by Tadhg Cooke on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:08:00 PST |
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Marks, Sparks & Orbitals |
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| Dear (sugar-sprinkled, cinnamon, Christmassy) Cookies, It's been a while since my last mail, so I'll gather together the past few month's happenings in brief for you in a moment, but before that I mu... Posted by Tadhg Cooke on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:02:00 PST |
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New Myspace Tunes - and - Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! |
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| Dear Cookies,Just a quick note to inform you that there are a few new songs on my myspace player (which I'd urge you to add to your profiles) AND you can now download a live version of "Let it snow! L... Posted by Tadhg Cooke on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:16:00 PST |
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Neglect in the Key of Me |
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| Dear Cookies, I'm ashamed of myself. How can I have neglected ye for so long? (For the non-Irish out there "ye" is the plural for "you"). Those of you with the dubious pleasure of living in Ireland th... Posted by Tadhg Cooke on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:41:00 PST |
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Tiger in HearMusic Mush Mash-Up |
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| A little birdie told me that my mug is now on the HearMusic website. (For those of you unfamiliar with the lingo, by mug I mean face.) So if you're in the market for cheap thrills you can ... Posted by Tadhg Cooke on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:32:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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The Livingroom Project Music Collective, David Geraghty, Bell X1, Kittykat, Q, Dave Keegan, Ben Allison, Doug, The Guggenheim Grotto, Laura Sheeran, The Gorgeous Colours, Jenni-Jennsen, Iva, Kevin Brady, Splanc ar Newstalk, Fiona, anica, Cora Venus Lunny, Isabelle, Melissa Seley, Sylvaine C. Photography, ivi, alisha, Jenny Lindfors, Marilyn, Gisela, TRANSMISSION FESTIVAL '08, Tough Guys, Strange Behaviour, Dawn, Tania, Colette Kavanagh, Data Recording Studios (New), ツ ..IssE.. ツ, Trish, The Amazing Few, Técinaz, Janny Che, daren ramshaw, Unicity Festival, Tommy, Peter Miller, Casey digs it, Ian Whitty And The Exchange, DeMónch, Saccade, Joe Gaspard, laura white, Daveit Ferris (Ex Mascara Story!), Baglady, Donal Donohoe, Blackmoth Rehearsal Studios, Paul Martin, Jay, maureen, Jesus Aaron, petra, Vivant, ! cinnamon & mandarin & coffee !, Brit A.k.A. Cooter
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