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Great songs and an infectious good time
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Van Morrison says "I have a theory that soul music originally came from Scotland and Ireland".
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Dave Mason-Cox
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Dave Mason-Cox (DMC) agrees and has put together a group to test the theory. After working with
Blind Mary in Irish pubs around Australia for two years Dave decided to take elements from rock, soul, blues and country music and inject them with a Celtic flavour. The result is The Blarney Boys, a trio that delivers great songs with an infectious rootsy energy.
Taking the stage armed with acoustic guitar, bass, whistles, flutes and sax and their delicious voices, The Blarney Boys are a powerhouse. They radiate a rare and genuine warmth. Indeed, their good humour is so infectious and their performances so well paced that they win over even the most bashful of audiences.
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Murray Ferguson
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DMC has a commanding stage presence and his powerful voice is Australia's answer to The Commitments' Andrew Strong. He is an accomplished musician with a strong rythmic element permeating through his acoustic guitar style. He is also well known as a singer/songwriter. Over the past ten years he has released three CDs of original material to wide acclaim.
On vocals, bass guitar and electric acoustic guitar is Murray Ferguson, master musician. Murray is well known to Australian audiences as the band leader of The Castaways, who performed nightly on P&O's Fairstar & Fair Princess for over seven years. He is also a wonderfully expressive singer, gliding effortlessly from a croon to a growl as the song requires. A true Maestro.
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Lyn Craine
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Lyn Craine is a real treat on flute, whistles and sax! She has a great reputation around Australia for virtuoso performances, great good humour and an exciting stage presence. In the UK she worked with a wide variety of Irish artists and bands around London. Since arriving Australia she has made a major impact as a versatile performer par excellence.
Between them, The Blarney Boys have a veritable treasure house of songs. The repertoire extends from traditional and contemporary Irish, folk and soul greats to country, pop and rock standards with a sprinkling of reggae and blues classics.
The Blarney Boys - great songs and an infectious good time at a reasonable volume.
Always good fun!
The Blarney Boys
A selection of pop tunes in our repertoire…
Honky Tonk Woman - The Rolling Stones • Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis
I Should Have Known Better - The Beatles • Wonderwall - Oasis
Revolution - The Beatles • Light My Fire - The Doors
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynard Skynard • Mama Mia - ABBA
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond • Stuck In the Middle - Steeler's Wheel
Better Man – Robbie Williams • I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence • Cherry Cherry – Neil Diamond
Love Is A Rollercoaster – Ronan Keating • Down Under – Men At Work
Time Of Your Life – Green Day • Daydream Believer – The Monkees
Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann • The Joker - Steve Miller Band
Khe Sahn - Cold Chisel • Throw Your Arms Around Me - Hunters
I'm A Believer - The Monkees • Everything You Do - Bryan Adams
Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes • Nutbush City Limits – Tina Turner
To Her Door - Paul Kelly • No Woman No Cry – Bob Marley
Eight Days A Week - The Beatles • My Girl - Temptations
Twist And Shout - The Beatles • Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
Gimme Some Loving - Spencer Davis • Hurt So Good - Mellencamp
I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles • Stand By Me - John Lennon
Before You Accuse Me - Clapton • All Over Now - The Rolling Stones
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones • Wild World – Cat Stevens
Faith – George Michael • Lay Down Sally - Eric Clapton
Love The One You're With - Steve Stills • Careless - Paul Kelly
Crippled Inside - John Lennon • Aint No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding • The Last Time - Rolling Stones
Is This Love – Bob Marley • Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles • April Sun In Cuba - Dragon
Rock And Roll Music - The Beatles • • Boys Light Up – Australian Crawl
Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann Fire - Bruce Springsteen
Pretty Flamingo - Manfred Mann • The Wanderer - Dion
Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves • Dumb Things – Paul Kelly
Sweet Home Chicago - Blues Brothers • Down On The Corner – Creedence
Proud Mary – Creedence • Walking By Myself – Gary Moore
Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley • What I Like About You - Romantics
Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd • What's My Scene - Hoodoo Gurus
Honey Don't – Beatles • Weather With You - Crowded House
The Letter - Joe Cocker • Under The Boardwalk - Stones
And many, many, many more
The Blarney Boys Irish Repertoire
Songs
U2
Pride In The Name Of Love Angel Of Harlem
New Year's Day I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
When Love Comes To Town One
Van Morrison
Moondance Bright Side Of The Road
Brown Eyed Girl Full Force Gale
Tupelo Honey Gloria
Jackie Wilson Said Domino
The Proclaimers
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) I'm On My Way
The Commitments
Mustang Sally Treat Her Right
The Pogues
Dirty Old Town Sally MacLennane
The Irish Rover Fairytale Of New York
And The Band Played Watzing Matilda A Pair Of Brown Eyes
Christy Moore
Black Is The Colour Ride On
Back Home In Derry City Of Chicago
The Dubliners
Fields Of Athenry The Leaving Of Liverpool
Belfast Mill The Rare Oul' Times
Foster & Allen
Maggie
Traditional
Molly Malone The Wild Rover
Whiskey In The Jar I'll Tell Me Ma
Danny Boy Black Velvet Band
The Gypsy Rover Drunken Sailor
The Star Of The County Down Pretty Fair Maid
Bound For South Australia The Spanish Lady
Tune Sets
Reels
Turkey In The Straw/Masons' Apron
Sally Gardens/The High Reel
Merry Blacksmith/Silver Spear/ Drowsy Maggie
Jigs
Lannigan's Ball/Top Of Cork Road/Tripping Up Stairs
Foxhunter's Jig/Rocky Road To Dublin
Kesh Jig/Rakes Of Kildare/Irish Washerwoman
Haste To The Wedding/Blackthorn Stick/Tenpenny Bit
Airs
Planxty Irwin/Si Bheag, Si Mhor
Ashokan Farewell
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