son of a box player and lilter, my family roots are in north Mayo with dad - Lisaniska (near Foxford) and mum - Midfield (near Swinford), with more scattered in Mayo, Kildare, Dublin and elsewhere
. . . i might say i'm one of the London Irish trad-heads whose seen a few heads, heard a few heads, drunk a few heads and played with a few heads _ ''it's a great crack . . . ah there's nothing like the crack . . . especially on the periphery of the crack'' -- Paul Gallagher (wooden flute), 1999.
i would like to thank Tommy O'Sullivan for showing me a revolutionary guitar tuning : CGCGCD (open C sus 2), after a drunken session two decades ago _he said he ''made it up'' but either way the 'harmonics' still blow me away to this day . . .
and my own guitar ''influences'' have been Tony (The Swinging Doors), Chet Atkins, Jim Hendrix, Ritchie Blackmore (in 'Deep Purple' _the colour of heather which i seek to preserve), John Etheridge, Wizz Jones and in 2003, David Byrne (for displaying precision 'less is more' on the electric). All of these have made me think about my ''chosen'' more than i may of before or since . . .
John
Tunes in lisaniska's tunebook: 79
| The Rare Stuff | The Rare Stuff | December 2nd 2005 |
| PJ Wallace And Friends | PJ Wallace | November 14th 2005 |
| Hungry Grass | Hungry Grass | November 14th 2005 |
| The Grouse In The Heather | P.J. And Marcus Hernon | November 12th 2004 |
| The Porthole Of The Kelp | Sean Casey | November 8th 2004 |
| Hungrygrass | February 11th 2007 |
| Power's Bar | November 21st 2004 |
| The Princess Royal | October 25th 2004 |
| goat arrival | October 6th 2005 |
| 'Comas' _a rare gig at Hammersmith | November 5th 2004 |
| Tunes | Master session | February 11th 2007 |
| Tunes | Master session | February 11th 2007 |
| Discussions | Re: Where have all the regulars gone? | May 19th 2006 |
| Discussions | Re: Musicians gone wild | May 19th 2006 |
| Discussions | Re: Whats your favourite trad band and why? | May 19th 2006 |