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THE people of Wisconsin will be dancing to the sounds and rhythms of Gort, this winter as the Changing Colours CD has been included in an elite group of Irish music productions which will be added to the Milwau- kee Library of Music.
The CD, which features musicians and vocalists from all of Gort’s eth- nic groups, was produced by Coole Records to mark Gort’s first multi- cultural music festival, which took place in May.
The Changing Colours Festival, which was organised by the Gort Regional Alliance for Community and Environment (GRACE), proved a great success and is now likely to
become an annual event.
“We want to showcase quality products and the Changing Colours CD is really stunning,’ said Marilyn Goughan, Galway County Council’s Art Officer.
“The production quality on the CD is fantastic and it really manages to encompass the cultural diversity that has become such a great part of Gort and Galway as whole.
“We have collected CDs and bro- chures from festivals all over the county and will be giving them to people who are attending the Mil- waukee Irish Fest. A number of cop- ies of the Changing Colours CD will also be left in the Music Archive in Milwaukee,” added Marilyn.
‘People from a number of Ameri-
can festivals will be in attendance and the hope is that we will be able to attract people to our festivals and also to forge links between festivals on both sides of the Atlantic,’ she SrHLGe
Coole Records was set up by GRACE founder Niamh Clune, as a community music label which aims at drawing together the best of lo- OF NEE: NCoelemr-bee mm oynO da leubercammelcssemaualaemee| platform for success.
The label is backed by a wealth of musical experience and talent in- cluding locals Tim Howarth, Hayato, Aleisha Shimizu and Niamh Clune herself.
Tim has been writing and record- ing music professionally for over 10 years and also does sound recording
for the BBC in the UK. Hayato has featured in bands at festivals around the UK and has a wealth of recording experience in bass, double bass, flute and guitar.
Aleisha is a contemporary vocal- ist, song-writer, producer and vo- cal teacher. She also holds a ‘Music with Visual and Performance Art’ honours degree from University of Brighton.
Niamh enjoyed a successful musical career in London in the *70s working with a range of successful producers including Mutt Lange (Shania Twain and AC/DC), Tony Clarke (Moody Blues) and Todd Rundgren (Tom Robinson).
The Changing Colours CD can be found on www.coolerecords.com