How long have you been playing?
After pounding on many a coffee can, I ended up in a garage band with Ludwig drums and Zeldian cymbals.. Today it's Irish trad and 'Sean Nos' singing, as a result of researching for the Irish Song podcast at the Irish Roots Cafe. Most of my songs are here: http://www.reverbnation.com/SeanNos
What are you looking for from Fandalism?
Artists and fans of old style Irish 'Sean Nos' song and the like. Partial to the Blues too!
Are you in a band? Have you been in bands?
The Irish Roots Cafe floating house band, plays ancient and traditional Celtic song. Solo or accompanied, often in Irish, learned by ear, respecting the lost heritage of Ireland. As possible with Maria Morton; Promise; and Stevie Wilson.... band info: http://www.reverbnation.com/irishrootscafe
What's the biggest audience you ever performed to? What's the smallest?
Our Irish Song and Recitation Podcast audience of 10,000. (see below)
http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/99/145/
http://www.irishroots.com/content/view/99/145/
In concert upstairs at the Celtic Ranch in Weston, Missouri. March 16, 2013
Mike O'Laughlin
- Drums
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Kansas City, Missouri
Part of our gig at the Celtic Ranch in Weston, MO Seachtaine na gaeilge event. Week of Irish Language. in this case Irish language in song..
Mike O'Laughlin
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Kansas City, Missouri
on stage at Lawrence, Kansas
Mike O'Laughlin
- Drums/vocals
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Kansas City, Missouri
In the backroom at the Irish Roots Cafe, for an early song podcast, around 2007
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
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Kansas City, Missouri
From my old Irish Language song book, with alphabetical do-re-me... notation. 'The Apple', one of our favorites.
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
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Kansas City, Missouri
Our first DVD with song and podcasts, along with History co-host Peter Reilly Adams. in 2010 or so...
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
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Kansas City, Missouri
Home base for 14 yrs. at the Dublin, Ohio Irish Fest, Genealogy and Song for me !
Mike O'Laughlin
- Song and genealogy
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Kansas City, Missouri
At the Louisville, Kentucky, Irish Fest 2012
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
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Kansas City, Missouri
On the Cover of the Midwest Irish Focus, after hosting the Irish Song & Recitation Festival in 2008 at IrishRoots.com
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
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Kansas City, Missouri
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One Morning in June - a macaronic tune - Slán agus Beanneacht' as gaeilge / English
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Video
Kansas City, Missouri
My Irish Song & Recitation Broadcast Promo From Tin Pan Alley to old style 'Sean Nós' !
Mike O'Laughlin
- Drums/narration & production
Video
Kansas City, Missouri
One of our first Irish Language songs, 'The Old Hag with the Money' or 'She's your Granny'. Fan video from our irish Roots Cafe concert at Lawrence, KS.. ( from the modern band version)
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Video
Kansas City, Missouri
'The Boys of Mullaughbawn', Lamentation of the 17th century Irish deportations
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Audio
Kansas City, Missouri
The Farmer Michael Hayes, traditional Irish song, Irish style.
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Audio
Kansas City, Missouri
an Droimean Donn Dilis, The LandLord Has Come, Like a Foul blast of Death....
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Audio
Kansas City, Missouri
Skibbereen. The grandaddy of all Irish Famine Songs. v.2.0
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Audio
Kansas City, Missouri
Danny Boy. Song of my ancestors. Respect. My first try at this one....
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Audio
Kansas City, Missouri
Óró, sé do bheatha 'bhaile! A Jacobite; Hauling Home; Irish Patriots song. The Tune is several hundred years old.
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Audio
Kansas City, Missouri
The Apple or An t-Úll. Revealation on the long walk home... (in Irish)
Mike O'Laughlin
- Drums
Audio
Kansas City, Missouri
The Rocks of Bawn (old style)
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Audio
Kansas City, Missouri
Róisín Dubh - My Little Black Rose - My Dark Rosaleen. Dating from 16th century Ireland. Speaking of both a lost love, and symbolically of a lost way of life.
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Video
Kansas City, Missouri
Bean Phaidin, or 'I wanna be Paddys Girl' an old Irish song.
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals/drums
Audio
Kansas City, Missouri
A 19th century stage song, featuring Paddy Leary who has lost land and love, exiled from his home Ireland.
This represents a style of song that came after the famine era, but before Tin Pan Alley in America.
Mike O'Laughlin
- Vocals
Video
Kansas City, Missouri
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