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Dave Hingerty
Dave Hingerty (born 1969) is an Irish drummer and photographer. He is the drummer of The Frames, after a break of almost 10 years, and has played with and recorded with a number of other acts including Josh Ritter, who he performed with on several albums. Early life Hingerty was born in Dublin. His mother Kay was a journalist with the Irish Examiner whilst his father was Professor of Biochemistry at University College Dublin and was a former Irish Rugby International. He studied psychology at University College Dublin. At UCD he met Colm Mac Con Iomaire, who he would later play in The Frames with. Career Hingerty joined with The Frames after their previous drummer left the band, meeting the band on Tour in France. He played on ''Dance with the Devil'', ''Set List'' and '' For the Birds'' with the band. He left the band due to creative differences with Glen Hansard but remains friends with him and has played in Hansard's other band, The Swell Season. Following The Frames, he pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island. Around 2.1 million of the country's population of 5.13 million people resides in the Greater Dublin Area. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Starling
''Hello Starling'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was Ritter's second album release nationally on the label Signature Sounds. It was originally released on September 9, 2003, a two-disc deluxe edition was re-issued on January 17, 2010 Critical reception As Ritter's previous albums have done, ''Hello Starling'' was compared to other Americana greats such as Woody Guthrie, Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, and Leonard Cohen. His voice on the album was described as smooth with sleepy, rough edges. George Graham praised the lyrics and vocal delivery. Track listing All songs written by Josh Ritter. #"Bright Smile" – 3:01 #"Kathleen" – 4:08 #"You Don't Make It Easy Babe" – 2:32 #"Man Burning" – 2:47 #"Rainslicker" – 4:13 #"Wings" – 4:07 #"California" – 3:10 #"Snow Is Gone" – 4:03 #"Bone of Song" – 5:30 #"Baby That's Not All" – 5:59 #"The Bad Actress" – 3:39 Credits Personnel *Josh Ritter – voice, guitar, violin *Zack Hickma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Irish Drummers
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emperor, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
