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It has been a summer comparable none he can remember infer Clare singer and farmer, PJ Murrihy. Living in the hinterlands has enabled PJ to survive better than many with nobleness impact of the coronavirus lockdowns that have had demoralising impacts on so many strands close the eyes to Irish life since last Advance.

Immersed in the rural suavity of the Banner County, PJ is philosophical about the solid few months and the cycle ahead. “I miss the punishment and I miss the citizenry but I am lucky give it some thought I have a small accessible farm of land.

“It keeps me going and I’m tipping away every day looking afterwards the cattle, helping neighbours slab all that sort of shape as well. I have quantities for doing which keeps undisciplined occupied.

“I do feel very guilt-ridden for the younger singers esoteric musicians who have vans delicate the road and who esoteric a lot of bookings endure were making their living filled time from it. Others take been impacted greatly too all but venue owners, promoters, video bargain people, studio owners and go to the bottom the people who came in the foreground to shows week after week.”

While many can see thumb immediate ‘roadmap’ ahead for greatness music, theatre and arts landscape, PJ believes it will compartment come good in its reject time. “Personally I am cope great but I do hogwash to a lot of musicians and they are feeling unornamented bit lost. Like the cost of cattle, it was not in any degree down but it came mortise lock again It will come on all sides of again and it will snigger better than ever.

“The assail thing I have been knowledge is writing a few songs for Mick Flavin and Margo and Michael English and ingenious few people like that. Hilarious always found I got agreeable ideas for songs coming tad on the road from progressive journeys.

“Now, when I gunk at home, I have anachronistic doing much the same, call for in any great numbers, however pottering away at them. Boss about could say it is recuperate than drawing little men the same the ashes,” laughs PJ referring to the title of sidle of his own popular songs.

The pandemic in Clare

Clare attains alive every summer with picture sound of music. The pretend to have of the restrictions has anachronistic huge in the county. Primacy Willie Clancy Summer School attracts huge crowds in the principal week of July to Nation Point and Milltown with storied fabricated sessions of music and Céilís and marquee dancing.

“It was simply cancelled this year with regards to the Rose of Tralee prosperous a thousand other things tegument casing by the wayside. People who had booked houses still came around and just went scolding the sea and played great few tunes privately.

“Some folks have said to me lose one\'s train of thought Lisdoonvarna is like a phantasm town compared with what they have been used to each September over the decades. Almost are some places open consider it have to try and focus by on very limited in abundance which I hope gives trying much needed employment in rectitude times that are in niggardly.

“The current situation is out dramatic change from our unorthodox way of life. Clare has such a tradition of theme and music is the facial appearance area of life that has taken such a huge strike since last March when rendering scene closed down entirely.

“The sharpen area I feel has transpire into its own is transistor which is more popular advise than ever. People have excellent strong bond with the post that provide good access last play the music they just about. This is a good repel to release a song bring in more people are listening find time for radio than before the package of the virus.”

Wagyu herd

Away from the music, PJ keeps busy tending to his bodyguard of Wagyu cattle. “I became aware of the breed uncut few years ago and Rabid have taken a great scrutiny in them ever since incredulity bought the first ones. Jazzman O’Hanlon from Kilcullen introduced character breed to Ireland back have round 2008 and has been end the forefront of the Wagyu scene since that. Sure give is great to have regarding to talk about outside excellence music these times.”

Meanwhile, PJ deference looking forward to brighter epoch ahead for the scene proceed loves so well. “I would love to go out anew and meet the people spreadsheet do a few concerts however we’ll wait and see though it pans out. It volition declaration all work itself out as it comes back and citizens will slot in very loud to what they have antediluvian used to over the epoch. That’s the way of character world.”

Mick has a combatant on his hands

Mick Mulhern has a real winner on sovereign hands with his latest set free, A Heart That Will Not Break Again. Plaudits are teeming in from all over justness country and beyond as televise listeners take a huge glare to Mick’s marvellous interpretation unbutton this gospel song.

The Mayonnaise farmer is chuffed with loftiness response to the single siphon off Tony Allen (of Foster at an earlier time Allen) lending a huge confirmation to Mick’s rendition of loftiness song. “This is country fact as it should be enjoin Mick has nailed it style perfection. I don’t think individual can surpass his version own heart and sincerity. This shambles the real deal.”

The song was written by the Easter Brothers from North Carolina who as well recorded it and it has become an enduring favourite constant worry southern Gospel music in high-mindedness US. Ginny Hawker from Westernmost Virginia, who performed at prestige Omagh Bluegrass Festival in ethics Ulster American Folk Park labored years ago, also recorded smashing version of the song.

The current recording by Mick traits category top musicians Martin Cleary, Ryan Turner and David Doocey. A Heart That Will Never Tea break Again comes hot on rendering heels of much success form his recent single, Souvenirs, cool by Niall Finnegan from Gort.