Darth Vader Actor Dave Prowse Dies, Aged 85
November 29, 2020 No Responses

Darth Vader Actor Dave Prowse Dies, Aged 85

Dave Prowse, the actor who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85. The weightlifter-turned-actor, who also earned an MBE for playing the Green Cross Code Man to promote road safety, died after a short...
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OUT & ABOUT
November 25, 2020 No Responses

OUT & ABOUT

OUT&ABOUT I’d like to start of my Out & About by giving my condolences to a friend of mine, Donal Dennehy whose Mom passed away over a week ago. To give my condolences, rest in peace Mrs. Dennehy. Donal and...
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Out&About
November 18, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I got to meet Seamus Dooley back in the 80s after I was introduced by my friend and colleague at the time, the late Joe Murphy, RIP. Seamus is one of the most well-known figures in New...
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November 18, 2020 No Responses

Smashed Plastic’s Andy Weber Keeps A Music Tradition Alive In A Chicago Suburb

              Interview by Brad Balfour While everyone thinks of Los Angeles and New York as centers of music creation, Chicago, Illinois, has been a major hub for music as well. There in the Midwest,...
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Out&About
November 11, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy OK! As the Rolling Stones lyrics would say, “It’s All Over Now” and that is this historical President election that just happened here in the United States of America. If your name is Timothy or Pat or Joe...
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From Coast To Coast, a New Musical Partnership Takes Off
November 11, 2020 No Responses

From Coast To Coast, a New Musical Partnership Takes Off

Story by Brad Balfour With his Irish roots firmly in place, music creator Delon Scott Williamson [pictured above] is probably the last person one might imagine making hot dance music. A proud member of the Irish diaspora — both sides of...
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For 2020 President-Elect Joe Biden, His Irish Catholic Roots Play A Prominent Role In Who He Is
November 11, 2020 No Responses

For 2020 President-Elect Joe Biden, His Irish Catholic Roots Play A Prominent Role In Who He Is

Reflections by Brad Balfour For the second time in American history, an Irish Catholic has been elected President. It took half a century and a lot of misses but it has happened again with Joseph Biden’s tipping the scale of...
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Out&About
November 4, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I presume that everyone had a good Halloween as again it was on a weekend and I am sure all the kids enjoyed their trick or treating dressed up in their Halloween costumes. It is a sad...
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Rocker Daniel Gallagher Does His Best to Keep Alive Uncle Rory Gallagher’s Blues Music Legacy
November 4, 2020 No Responses

Rocker Daniel Gallagher Does His Best to Keep Alive Uncle Rory Gallagher’s Blues Music Legacy

Interview by Brad Balfour & Paddy McCarthy Hard-core blues is rarely associated with Ireland. But if anyone did the job in making the blues a crucial genre for an Irish musician to adopt it was the late Rory Gallagher. Donegal-born,...
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The Night To Make All Americans Count, And This Time, All Votes Matter
November 3, 2020 No Responses

The Night To Make All Americans Count, And This Time, All Votes Matter

Reflections by Brad Balfour Tonight’s the night. And this will only be the start of another set of anxieties as the vote gets counted. But I am relieved about one thing: my 34 year-old Denver-based daughter finally voted. After years...
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