Spraoi
"Ní bheidh ár leithéid ann arís."
NEWS :
Watch out for Pat on the new series of "Being Erica". The producers have just liscenced a song and filming is finished.
Spraoi are now under the Leslie Wheaton Management umbrella.
Well, we're delighted to announce that the Ottawa Valley fiddler Jon Pilatzke will be joining Spraoi for a spot of recording and touring. Jon spends the bulk of his time in the fiddler's chair for The Chieftains and as leader of the new Canadian dance powerhouse The Step Crew. Jon will be joining Pat at a number of the local Toronto sessions over the summer period.
A brief sojourn in New Zealand in February will be followed up by a trip to Cuba for their Celtic Festival in April. It's quite the honour to be asked and there is no doubt a good time will be had by all.
Pat has just finished a week of recording guitars and accordions for the new Loreena McKennit album and was part of the audio production team for the CBC adaptation of "Blly Bishop Goes to War".
We're delighted with recent events surrounding Makorori studios. Our client and friend Jon Brooks has just picked up the emerging artist award at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas. A great honour indeed. He's been receiving five star reviews from magazines in Great Britain, Europe and the US. Well done on all counts Jon.
Incorporating the latest recording technology means that we are now collaborating with artists from Ireland to Australia which is a very fulfilling and exciting time for us.
We'd like to welcome Pat's brother Steve on board for more gigs as he shifts back to Ireland making touring in the northern hemisphere more practical. We'll also be recording our first full length CD this Summer. Just in case you're listening into Irish language news broadcasts from Ireland you can hear Pat reporting on events in Canada and New Zealand as Gaeilge for RTE/RnaG.
The "Scots Music Abroad" exhibition in Edinburgh has recently highlighted Pat's composition "The Tobermory Ferry" as an example of celtic music in New Zealand. This is quite the honour but we're still trying to figure out how they got hold of it because to the best of our knowledge it has never been recorded although it is a popular session tune in New Zealand and Canada.
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