Traditional Irish Music
This Songwriters Showcase is a new collaboration with the legendary Christy Moore. Providing an outlet for composers and writers is an essential goal of Tradconnect and it is hoped that this showcase will highlight some great new writers and performers. We are honored to have Christy listening to this material and giving his support.
Other recording artists that follow this campaign may pick up on some of this new material and possibly record it. Submitted songs must be in the folk and ballad tradition. Songs should be presented a cappella or with as little as possible in the way of background accompaniment. The use of a single instrument such as guitar or piano would be preferable to full band backing.
Christy Moore for his part, is excited by the prospect of discovering some great new material and will be listening to all the submissions. He has also kindly offered an award of €500 for a song and writer that stands out. While we have a desire to uncover songs that deal with "modern day emigration" we will accept all songs in the folk and ballad tradition as set out in the link below.
To submit a song read this article where we set out some basic guidelines.
The closing date for entries is 31st December 2014
Previous Submissions
Wendy Jack is an Irish-Acoustic-Folk-Pop-Singer-Songwriter from Tyrone. Having worked behind the scenes staging concerts and events to promote human rights, 2011 saw the release of her self titled debut EP. Her first single ‘Sunsets‘ reached Number One in the unsigned charts and went on to become a semi-finalist in the prestigious International Songwriting Competition. Wendy's songs have been played on BBC Radio Ulster, RTE Radio, and various local & Internet based radio stations. During live shows Wendy conjures up images of ancient fertility festivals, the traumas of war, adventures in South Donegal, and for a while she might even bring you into the mystical magical world of The Fairies with her adaptation of a well known poem. More info on www.wendyjackmusic.com
The inspiration behind this song:
When I read about the showcase competition on Tradconnect I sat down and started writing a list of some of the reasons why people would want to leave Ireland today. I'd like to think that we can 'emigrate our brains' instead of physically leaving. We can educate ourselves and think outside of what the government or corporate media are trying to tell us. We can also look for inspiration in other parts of the world to help create an Ireland which we are all proud to call home. So my song 'For all who come after me' is a song of hope and determination for achieve change.
Song #55 - Ger Ryan / Lisbon Treaty ( Ireland Says No )
Ger Ryan is a songwriter that has played guitar and written for Dublin bands the Lemmings, Room 44 and That’s What She Said. This is the first time he’s recorded his own vocals on a track. In 2011, his band That’s What She Said brought out a single called “Turn to Me” with all proceeds going to mental health charity AWARE. The video was played on TV3 and Spin FM, but by far the best feeling was to get feedback from Christy Moore, who said it was “beautiful”. In 2012, Ger's song “Las an Solas” reached the final in the Pan Celtic Song Contest.
Lisbon Treaty (Ireland says no) has been around my head for a few years, but I’ve never performed it or recorded until Tradconnect threw down the challenge of writing a modern day ballad. There are a lot of injustices in the world today, but when a country is told their vote is wrong by their politicians, it makes you think. Obviously the first wrong vote was when we voted them in to power.
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