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MUSICIANS from all over Galway and Clare descended on Kinvara this weekend for the launch of the debut CD of the Kinvara Area Music Col- lective (KAM).
The CD, which was officially launched at a concert in the village on Saturday evening, features a host of local talent, all of whom turned out to play at the launch ceremony.
It features a cross-genred selection of musicians and is designed to show off the wealth of musical talent that exists in the locality.
KAM was established last year fol- lowing a series of public meetings to
“IT’S hardly a week since I left Gal- way and I’m already in Donegal. Yes- terday, I had the Donegal GAA boys, Niall McCready and David Walsh, pushing me along – and a good job they did too.
“IT met this mad DJ in Bundoran who’s changed his name to Pat Mus- tard and he’s even had the gobshite’s name tattooed up his arm. There is no sign of Daniel yet but I’m living in hope.
“Last week I was taken in by the guards in Castlebar. Lovely fellas they were too and all of them going onto cyberspace to look at me on my website.
“So far I’ve had pushers from Bos-
find ways in which local musicians could help each other and the local community.
“We started talking about how dif- ficult it was to find places to do gigs and places to see gigs in Kinvara. We realised that Kinvara, which has al- ways had a great reputation for trad sessions, had changed, something had happened,’ said musician John Martin.
“The gigs just didn’t happen as of- ten. Besides the music, we were los- ing out in a social way too. People were not meeting up in the pubs any- more, the community spirit was suf- fering as a result.”
After hosting more than 12 concerts
ton Scientific and Western Fire in Tuam and, Jesus, those Polish fellas can push a milkfloat!
“I can’t wait to get back to Clare though, back to my real home in Kil- fenora. Just 21 days to go!”
On ‘Tuesday, February 26,
last year, KAM decided to celebrate the years anniversary of the organi- sation by launching the CD.
“Kinvara is saturated with musi- cians of all different kinds. Part of the idea of this was to try and find a way that musicians could help each other out instead of being in compe- tition with each other,’ said KAM member, Rosaleen Tanaham.
‘The musicians featured on this CD are really only scratching the surface of the talent that is out there.”
Besides running gigs and making CDs, KAM would like to involve as many local people as possible in whatever music-related activities that they can dream up.
“Organising concerts and making CDs is only one part of what KAM can be doing. We would like to see more and more people get involved in the group and hope that it will evolve along with the interests of these people. Whether that means more gigs, music workshops for youngsters, talks or more CDs,” continued John.
“If people want something to hap- pen, then we say go ahead. Talk to us and we will help you as much as possible, but you will have to be will- ing to do the work.”
The CD is currently available from most shops and pubs in Kinvara and from www.openear.ie.