DECLAN SINNOTT & VICKIE KEATING - BROKEN RECORD (BalconyTV)

DECLAN SINNOTT & VICKIE KEATING performs the song "BROKEN RECORD" for BalconyTV.
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PRESENTED BY JOANNE COLLINS

MICROPHONES BY RODE
http://rode.com

PRODUCED BY JOHN HOUGH & JOANNE COLLINS

Declan Sinnott has been making music for fifty years. He was a founding member of Horslips and Moving Hearts and guided the career of Mary Black for thirteen years. More recently he has been Christy Moore's right-hand man and producer. In 2012 he made his first solo album 'I love the noise it makes'

While cut from similar cloth, Declan's second album 'Window on the world' is a stronger, more confident record. His singing has taken on a new edge and surety, helped in no small part by the beautiful harmonies of Vickie Keating.

"There's a raven at my shoulder, everywhere I go She traces down along my dreams, warm and sweet and low
She holds me from the jaws of fear, saves me with a smile
We're looking at forever, in just a little while."

This is a lean record, the songs very much centre stage. Declan is a guitarist who weighs each phrase with care, and never wears out his welcome. There is no shortage of lovely playing, but serving the song comes first.

"The songs push me around, I don't have nearly as much choice as you might imagine. I did my best to keep that banjo off 'Walk with you' (being a gentleman) but I had to give up in the end. Now I love it, of course. I shape the songs and then they shape me. Push and pull."
Declan plays all instruments on both his solo albums. "I'm a nuts and bolts man. I enjoy the process. I come from jewellers and opticians so tinkering is in my blood"

http://declansinnott.com/

CREDITS / SPONSORS
JO COLL PRODUCTIONS, ELISABETH FORT CORK

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