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Celtus (band)
Celtus is a Celtic new age band founded by Pat McManus and John McManus of Mama's Boys. The sound of the band was described by their manager to Billboard as "Pink Floyd meets Clannad meets Enigma."''Billboard'' 25 Oct 1997 p.93 "Mama's Boys was a rock act from Northern Ireland, composed of three brothers, with a Jive Records deal. When drummer Tommy McManus fell victim to leukemia, Benson maintained the group's spirit and purpose and ... brothers gained a new record deal with Sony Music's U.K. imprint, S2, as the more traditionally inclined Celtus, which Benson describes as "Pink Floyd meets Clannad meets Enigma." The band worked with Nick Beggs, Rupert Hine, Gary Barnacle, Stephen W Tayler, Neil Bennett and been among list of Ayreon guest musicians This is a list of musicians who have contributed to Arjen Anthony Lucassen's rock opera project Ayreon. Vocals Bass *Armand van der Hoff (ex-Bodine) *Jan Bijlsma (ex- Vengeance) *Jolanda Verduijn *Peter Vink (ex-Finch) *Rheno Xe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mama's Boys
Mama's Boys were a 1980s hard rock/ heavy metal group from County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The band includes the three McManus brothers Pat, a.k.a. "The Professor", (guitar, fiddle), John (bass, vocals), and Tommy (drums). Later in their career they became a four-piece, adding Rick Chase on vocals in 1986, who in turn was replaced by Keith Murrell in 1987 due to Rick's ill-health. Keith was later replaced with Connor McKeon in 1989 who was subsequently replaced with Mike Wilson in 1990. Biography The McManus brothers grew up on a farm near the village of Derrylin, Co. Fermanagh, and started their musical career as award-winning traditional Irish musicians but were inspired by the Irish celtic rock band, Horslips, as well as younger brother Tommy's passion for the drums to form a rock band. In the late 1970s, the brothers had become fans of Horslips and attended their gigs at every possible opportunity. They eventually got to know and became friends with the band members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Beggs
Nicholas Beggs (born 15 December 1961Larkin, Colin (1997) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music'', Virgin Books, , p. 270-271) is an English musician, noted for playing the bass guitar and the Chapman Stick; he is a member of the Mute Gods and Kajagoogoo, formerly also a part of Iona and Ellis, Beggs & Howard and plays in the band of Steven Wilson. He is known for modifying a Chapman Stick into a fully MIDI-capable instrument triggering MIDI from both bass and melody strings; he calls it the Virtual Stick. Early life Beggs was born on 15 December 1961 in Winslow, Buckinghamshire. His parents were Herby and Joan Beggs, and he has a younger sister, Jacqueline. His father left when he was young but came back into his life at a later age. In November 1979, Beggs' mother died of cancer, leaving him to care for his sister, who was then 15. He took a job as a dustman upon leaving school. Career Beggs' first band Johnny and the Martians (formed when he was 10) consisted of two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Hine
Rupert Neville Hine (21 September 1947 – 4 June 2020) was an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, Formula and Eleanor McEvoy. Additionally, Hine recorded eleven albums, including those billed under his own name, the pseudo-band name Thinkman, and as a member of the band Quantum Jump; with the latter, he achieved a number 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1979, "The Lone Ranger". Additionally, he composed for film and television soundtracks, including the 1989 Ian Fleming biopic ''Goldeneye'' and the black comedy '' Better Off Dead''. Biography Hine was born in Wimbledon, London on 21 September 1947. He was the son of Maurice, a timber merchant, and Joan (nee Harris), a Red Cross nurse. He grew up in a house full of music, his mother was an amateur ballet dancer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Barnacle
Gary Barnacle (born 1959 in Dover, England) is an English saxophonist, flautist, brass instrument arranger, composer, and producer. Barnacle is primarily noted for his session work and live work, including various Prince's Trust concerts at Wembley Arena, the Royal Albert Hall and the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. He performed at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute at Wembley Stadium in 1988, and appeared on television and in music videos during the 1980s and 1990s with many popular music acts. He was also in an electropop duo called Leisure Process from 1982 to 1983 with ex-Positive Noise singer Ross Middleton. Biography and career The early years (1977–1980) Gary Barnacle was born in Dover, England in 1959. Barnacle played the saxophone in many songs and albums by The Clash; he played on their album ''Sandinista!'' released on 12 December 1980 as a triple album, the single "This Is Radio Clash" released on 20 November 1981, and '' Combat Rock'' released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen W Tayler
Stephen or Steven is a common English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the first martyr (or "protomartyr") of the Christian Church. In English, Stephen is most commonly pronounced as ' (). The name, in both the forms Stephen and Steven, is often shortened to Steve or Stevie. The spelling as Stephen can also be pronounced which is from the Greek original version, Stephanos. In English, the female version of the name is Stephanie. Many surnames are derived from the first name, including Stephens, Stevens, Stephenson, and Stevenson, all of which mean "Stephen's (son)". In modern times the name has sometimes been given with intentionally non-standard spelling, such as Stevan or Stevon. A common variant of the name used in English is Stephan ; related names that have found some curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ayreon Guest Musicians
This is a list of musicians who have contributed to Arjen Anthony Lucassen's rock opera project Ayreon. Vocals Bass *Armand van der Hoff (ex-Bodine) *Jan Bijlsma (ex- Vengeance) *Jolanda Verduijn *Peter Vink (ex-Finch) *Rheno Xeros (ex-Bodine) *Walter Latupeirissa (Snowy White) *Johan van Stratum (Stream of Passion, Vuur) Cello *Dewi Kerstens *Marieke van der Heyden *Taco Kooistra *Maaike Peterse (Kingfisher Sky) Didgeridoo, Treble recorder *Jeroen Goossens Drums *Ed Warby (Gorefest) *Ernst van Ee (Trenody) *Gerard Haitsma (ex-Bodine) *John Snels (ex- Vengeance) *Matt Oligschlager (ex- Vengeance) *Rob Snijders (ex-Celestial Season, Agua de Annique) * Stephen van Haestregt (ex-Within Temptation) Flute * Barry Hay (Golden Earring) *Ewa Albering (ex-Quidam) *Jeroen Goossens (ex- Pater Moeskroen) *John McManus (Celtus) *Thijs van Leer (Focus) Guitar *Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery) *Guthrie Govan ( The Aristocrats, ex-Asia) *Jan Somers ( Vengeance) *Joe Satriani ( Chickenfoot) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classic Rock Society
Classic Rock Society, also known as CRS, was founded by Martin Hudson in 1991 in Rotherham, England, at the Florence Nightingale public house, and quickly progressed to become a large and well recognised organisation helping to forward the cause of progressive rock, and classic rock. Between 2001 and 2012 the CRS was operated as a limited company, Classic Rock (UK) Ltd, before reverting to a society. The CRS announced its closure on 7 March 2019. CRS founder Martin Hudson, former director Kris Hudson-Lee & long serving writer James R Turner founded Spirit of Progressive Rock in 2019 to pick up where the CRS left off. Spirit has its own website where they review new progressive albums as well as promoting gigs at the Corporation in Sheffield. https://spirit.rocks/ Live Music Promotions The Classic Rock Society uses the Wesley Arts Centre, Maltby. Rotherham, England, Montgomery Hall, Wath-on-Dearne, England and The Citadel, St Helens, England as its regular venues, and has also ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonchild (Celtus Album)
Moonchild is the 1997 debut album of Irish folk rock band Celtus, led by the McManus brothers Pat and John. The album is dedicated to their brother Tommy of the Mama's Boys who appears in previously unused recording footage on two tracks. Celtus performed tracks from the album opening for Sheryl Crow at three U.K. dates of her 1997 tour including the Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ... show.Billboard - 26 July 1997 p.51 "Meanwhile Celtus, from Enniskillen, went down well with Sheryl Crow fans at her recent Royal Albert Hall show in London. ... The group's first album, "Moonchild," also released July 7, was produced by Rupert Hine, and with such stylish ..." Track listing # Strange Day in the Country # Moonchild # Every Step of the Way # Some Kind of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Folk Musical Groups
Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New-age Musicians
New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs which rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise definition difficult. Although many scholars consider it a religious movement, its adherents typically see it as spiritual or as unifying Mind-Body-Spirit, and rarely use the term ''New Age'' themselves. Scholars often call it the New Age movement, although others contest this term and suggest it is better seen as a ''milieu'' or ''zeitgeist''. As a form of Western esotericism, the New Age drew heavily upon esoteric traditions such as the occultism of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, including the work of Emanuel Swedenborg and Franz Mesmer, as well as Spiritualism, New Thought, and Theosophy. More immediately, it arose from mid-twentieth century influences such as the UFO religions of the 1950s, the counterculture of the 1960s, and the Human Potential Movement. Its exact origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
