Conference marvin::uk_music

    
    Ach...Daniel, your only wee man from up there in Donegal..what a
    singer, tremendous presence on stage, what about his wee mother
    at home in the 'homes of Donegal'
     
    let's hear it for Daniel, let's give him the praise he deserves..
    
    bite that apple Mr Keating.
                        
    Richard O'

    
    
    I say, here, here to Richard O's comments.
    I've been dying for a notes conference to open on Daniel, I just
    hadn't got the time to do it earlier myself.
    
    His shows on RTE at 8.30pm on a Sunday are just brilliant.  The
    songs he sings together with the beautiful scenery of places like
    Donegal.. ah just sheer magic.
    
    I think he is a much better singer than his sister Margo, and shes
    really good.  He is such a gentleman as well, a real hit with the
    Irish women.  (Perhaps I'm just jealous that I haven't got as good
    a voice myself!).  More of this man's music please and keep the
    NOTES file rolling with notes, praising perhaps Donegal's best asset.

    
    I have to agree with MACNAS::GGLEESON 
    and here here also to Richard O's comments also ....
    
    I never miss a Sunday evening with Daniel...
    Sure isn't he just the best thing Ireland has to offer..

>>>                            -< Daniel ...the best >-

Agreed!


Daniel O'Donnell!  What a great man!  What a performer.  I've been listening 
to Daniel now for several years & I'd be hard pushed to point out a particular
song as being my favorite.

It certainly is refreshing to find someone out there with such a great voice.
I can't think of anyone else with such a good one or who manages to put such 
PASSION into all of his songs.  You can feel the love pouring out of him, when
he sings about his home or his mother.

I read that when RTE finally gave in to public demand & gave Daniel his own TV
show pubs all around the country noted that they didn't fill up until AFTER the
show was over - UNLESS they advertised that they'd be showing the programme. I
must admit that I'm not even a wee bit surprised.  A friend of mine videos the
shows every week & a gang of us will come round for a cup of tea & a few
biscuits while we watch the show.  It makes for a great night out. 

But the thing that is special about Daniel is his universal appeal.  I mean
just about everyone is a fan, though of course it's got to the stage where it's
not "cool" to admit it [hence .1, come on Dave admit it, he's great] - much as
has happened with U2.  But Daniel has much greater appeal than U2 did here, even
in their heyday.  I mean my *Mother* likes U2 because they're local boys made 
good, but she likes Daniel O'Donnell because he's simply TOO DAMM GOOD not to
like.

I consider myself pretty much a rock fan, but I've got to admit that I'm more
than happy to sit down & listen to good old Daniel anytime.

In a sense I see some similarities between Daniel & U2, though of course their
music is COMPLETELY different.  Both are prepared to sing from the heart about
really important issues.

-Brian.

    
    Daniel is one of the most down to earth guys in the business.  His
    honesty and integrity are above reproach.    
    
    His music is simply superb and he's undoubtedly the best performer to
    come out of Ireland in recent years.
    
    I fully concur with the sentiments expressed in the earlier notes.  i
    was thrilled when RTE finally gave into persistent pressure and gave
    him his own TV show.  I never miss it.
    
    This guy is going to be really big.  Forget U2 they're nobodies
    compared to our Daniel.
    
    Gary.

    
    Er,
    
    Excuse me, but are you lot serious or do I detect just a hint of
    sarcasm in a few of these notes?
    
    Will we Brits soon be sitting down with tea and biscuits to listen
    to Daniel?
    
    Mark

    
    I see Mr. Keating has deleted .1.  He is obviously having qualms of
    conscience about insulting Ireland's biggest star.
    
    Anybody interested in forming a DEC branch of the Daniel O'Donnell fan
    club?  I'm sure there are many more Deccies  who live for the music of
    the great man.
    
    Gary.

    
    Gary,
    	  I think you could count me in, in the DEC FAN club membership.
    
    	  Perhaps Mark in note .7 would like to join in also.
    
    Gary G.

    ME too 
    
    I don't care what the cost is !!!!
    
    It just makes you proud ....
           
    Danny..

    AT LAST !
    
    At last, a note on Daniel, or as his closest friends call him ..Danny!
    I've been waiting for what seems like an eternity to read a note
    on the Bard from the Hills of Donegal. Like other fans i find myself
    staying in on a sunday night to see his show.
    How could anyone not be taken by the personality. You feel like,
    when you are watching him perform, like .....oh words fail me!
    
    Needless to say i'll be getting a copy or more of his latest LP
    on that fine homegrown label HAARMAC. My god, when i think of the
    talent on that label, theres John Carroll ( 'The GOLDEN HORN' no
    less ) and many other fine artists.
    
    I've been trying for a week now to get the poster of the cover of
    the record. What a picture it would make on my bedroom wall!!
    No-one in the record business would be able to get away with a pose
    like that. What style!
    
    I do have one small problem with Danny's show tho'.
    You've all seen him live in concert, haven't you. Well, the highlight
    of his act is when, late in the evening, he SHED's his Jacket on
    stage ( amid screams from his fans ) and .... he DANCES !
    I've yet to see anything that provokes the kind of emotions that
    this does.
    But , alas, he hasn't done it yet on the TV show.
    
    Wait a minute. Isn't Christmas next week. Maybe he's saving it for
    the Christmas special.
    I can't wait. To think i thought this Christmas would be terrible.
    
    NOT NOW!!
    
    

I've liked DOD for quite a while, though I must admit I prefer his earlier 
stuff.
There isn't anything really new in his music, but that's not so unusual is it ?
As an Irish artist he's succeeded in getting out from under the typical "U3"
banner and forged his own identity, never compromising.
Country music is a much maligned music form but let's face it, how come so many 
people who've grown up in the fifties and sixties now listen almost exclusively 
to country music ? I think it says something.
True, sticking to the country format is quite limiting, and presents a very 
limited palette of colours,but it's what you do within those bounds that counts.
To continue the artistic metaphor DOD throws away his brushes and uses a 
big stick, but then did you ever hear Jackson Pollock try to sing country ?

Stephen

    
    Did you see the TV page of todays Irish Times !!!!!
    
    DOD is there....................
    
    I must rush and cut it out for my DOD scrap book.
    
    
    
    

    
    Well I've just had a call and someone played some of Daniel's stuff
    to me. Wow! Where can I get an album? Is his stuff available on
    CD (The quality of his voice would be lost on vinyl I feel).
    
    Why don't we hear more of DOD over here? To those of you who like
    me hadn't heard his stuff before, try it. SOON!
    
    Mark

    
    
    s'cuse my ignorance, but he wouldn't be in the Val Doonican mould
    would he?
    
    Or...
    

    Does he really exist?
    
    
    
    Michael
    

>>>    Does he really exist?

	Yes, he most certainly does.  If you tune into 2FM or RTE Radio 1
chances are you'll hear him before too long.  I'd guess that you'd be able
get most of his records over there.  I believe he's played in the Mean 
Fiddler in London - I'm not sure if he's played Scotland.

>>>    s'cuse my ignorance, but he wouldn't be in the Val Doonican mould
>>>    would he?

	OK, Daniel might not play rock, but there's no need to put him the same
category as Val!

-Brian.

.8�    I see Mr. Keating has deleted .1.  He is obviously having qualms of
.8�    conscience about insulting Ireland's biggest star.

    Well Yes and No Gary...the following ditty might explain all.
    
    
    
	HOW I LOST MY GIRLFRIEND OVER A DANNY O'DONNELL VIDEO.
	 (or don't try that POSITION if you are not a FAN!)

	Twas the night of the Galway Hurdle
		way back in last July.
	We got the Danny video out
		the one that always makes Momma cry.
	So I says to dear old Kathleen
		for that was me girlfriends name
	Care to get Romantic
		there is always Danny to blame!
	And before I could get me R.C. out
		She was lying starkers on the couch.
	I never thought it would be such a thrill
		to hear Danny sing Spancil Hill.
	But by the time he sang 'De Banks'
		I'd already had me fill.
	When I finally woke up
		there was hissing on the screen.
	Me wallet and me trousers gone
		and Kathleen was nowhere to be seen.
	I saw her some months later
		on the cover on Danny sleeve.
	With hips a broad as a Texan's smile
		saying "Danny I won't leave".
	So the moral of the story is
		quite simple and so true.
	Watch out for girls that smile a lot
		and sing 'Danny I Love You Too'
    

    
    	For those of you interested in discovering the man behind
    	the music, RTE are broadcasting a series of indepth interviews
    	with Daniel. He talks candidly about his early days in Donegal,
    	growing up, getting older and his mammy. The interviews are
        being broadcast each morning on Ian Dempseys program.
    
    	Surely not to be missed.	
    	

    
     I just like to thank you all for tuning into this note today, I'm
    so glad we are all here  together having such a good time. Perhaps
    we can sit a bit longer and sing some old  tunes which I know from
    your letters you love dearly.
    
     This here is from my last ablum "I love my wee home in Donegal",
    and it's called "We were too poor to have Christmas", I love you
    all out there. Ok boys, 1,2,3,4, dee,dee,dee,dum,dee,de.....
    
    The gospel according to Daniel O'Donnell
    
    Richard O'
    
      

    Not only does Daniel have the fastest selling albums in Ireland,
    he now has the fastest ever sequence of replies into a note.
    
    And all because our wee Daniel loves us so much.... 

        I was another late comer to the DOD scene, but am now a fan of the
        man with the passion that only converts know.

        O'Donnell's music to me symbolises what _real_ music should be:
        fresh, catchy, eminently danceable-to. Call me old-fashioned if you
        will, but I'm not into these dance bands where all the rhythm is
        synthesised. Daniel's rhythm is in his voice, in the lyric of his
        songs (most of which, by the way, he writes himself - except for
        the older Irish ballads - a truly versatile artist, you'll admit!),
        in the way he dances on stage. 

	RE: .15
        >>  Does he really exist?

        Surely, even if you haven't heard of DOD himself, you must have
        heard of the song by - I think it's Louise Morrisey of The
        Morrissey's - called "The Night Daniel O'Donnell Came To Town".
	(This really is true. I thought it was ridiculous too until I
	went to see him play at the Tralee festival in '88, and since
	then the song has great meaning for me, too.)

	   - Brian.

    I must admit I was quite sceptical about Daniel, putting it down as the
    media's flavour of the month (remember the way they went on about the
    Hothouse Flowers!!). I had heard some of his stuff on the radio and I
    didn't think it was anything special.
    
    However, a few months ago his cousin, Tom, who works beside me here,
    offered me a ticket for one of his shows. As the ticket was a
    complimentary, I went along. We made the trek out to Peacock's and we
    had a great time -- it was one of the best concerts I was at. Granted
    the occasion was a special one, the annual ball that they (Peacock's)
    put on, but still Daniel was in great form, telling stories about
    growing up. I know Springsteen is one of the best at that, but I felt I
    could really relate to what Daniel was talking about. You know, the
    wealth  talent that has come out of Donegal is amazing - I think the
    Donegal show he had on RTE a few weeks back illustrated that.
    
    Jimmy
    
    PS: I, too, enjoy the series of in-depth articles on Ian Dempsey's
    progamme - a fascinating insight into the man.

    
    Will Danny O being touring in Britain in the future? I'd love to
    see him live, because from what you all say he must be brilliant.
    
    I read an interview with Bono recently and he was saying that he's
    amazed that DOD isn't bigger in the States. Maybe he hasn't yet
    broken into that market.
    
    From what I've heard he'll take it by storm. Isn't he big in Japan
    too?
    
    Mark

    
    Re the last few.  Daniel's performance on Ian Dempsey's show is yet
    another example of the fine integrity of the man.
    
    The interviewer is obviously spaced out and his attempts to get our
    Daniel to degrade himself have thankfully failed.  The final interview
    will be conducted tomorrow morning and I will be listening as usual.
    
    I also prefer his earlier music.  I think that at that time he was the
    closest to perfection.
    
    Jimmy you must be privileged to work with the cousin of the great man. 
    Could you please possibly ask him could he get Daniel's autograph for
    me.  
    
    Daniel will also be on Radio Ulster tonight at 9.30.  A few friends are
    coming around and we'll open a few bottles of lemonade and listen to
    our hero tonight.
    
    Gary.

    re .23
    
    Surely you've heard of his famous concert in the National Ballroom
    in Kilburn in 1987 where he played support to the German Hardcore
    band Einstuerzende Neubaten (sp?).
    What a show by all accounts.
    Most fans in London wer there to see Eins... but by the end of the
    night it was Dan who had stolen their hearts.
    Appearances wise, the Eins... crowd are not pretty to look at, being
    totally in black with big mops of hair on top, but they wer like
    little children by the end of the set.
    
    Ah the innocence of it all...
    
    Anyway, unfortunately there were a few rowdies in the audience who
    got carried away with the exuberance of Dan's show. They jumped
    up on stage and proceeded to tear Dan's Jacket off. [ he was planning
    to do this himself as a prelude to his famous Dance number ]
    After losing his jacket, the fans wanted more. His beautiful no-crease
    white shirt with perfectly crafted bow tie was torn off him.
    After the show Dan, understandably shaken , vowed never to play
    in the U.K. again, hence no tour.
    
    mo'

    
    Seriously
    
     Daniel does a huge amount of touring in England, and he is either in
    the middle or just finished playing there. That series of concerts
    had pre sold over 72% of it's capacity on first day ticket sales. 
    
    FACT.
    
     To say he is popular across the glowing sea is a mild understatement.
                                            
    Richard O'

	I'm glad to see so much enthusiasm, from Ireland, about Daniel's 
	music ... all the replies are so positive and must be a good 
	indication of his enormous popularity. He is still relatively
	unknown over here in the U.S., however, I was lucky enough to be
	brought to one of his concerts during a visit last summer to my 
	cousins in Donegal, his home county !

	What a thrill, the excitement was reminiscent of a Bruce Springstein
	or Prince concert. The football stadium in Letterkenny was almost
	overrun by the crowd, all the tickets had been sold out 2 months 
	beforehand. While I wouldn't normally be a country music fanatic
	I was really impressed by this guy. His powerful stage performance
	and truly original music are a winning combination.

	I brought a number of his albums home with me and have started a DOD
	fanclub with some of my friends. We wrote to his record company 
	recently to find out if he planned any U.S. tours, but have not 
	received any reply yet. Pity his Sunday night show isn't carried by 
	our local TV networks ... DC.

    Anybody see Daniel on Nighthawks last night, he saved poor wee Boris
    from taking the plunge of the side off a multi storey car park.
    Our Daniel showed Boris (a cook from Transelvenia) all the positive
    aspects of his life including the memories of Boris' wee mammy 
    bouncing him on her knee when he was small, Tanya in the Nighthawks
    bar, and Hay would have no one to clean the toilets resulting in
    them becoming possible health hazards etc.
                                          
    Unfortunately he didn't sing...
    
    What a great note, and btw, Ian on his morning programme (ably assisted
    by his extremely charming co-presenters) gave another deep and
    searching insight into DOD's personality.
                               
    Richard O'
    
       

    re .24
    
    Gary,
    
    I've spoken to Tom about getting Daniel's autograph for you and he'll
    see what he can do. He's managed to get me two tickets for Daniel's New
    Year's Eve concert in Glenties. What a great way to say goodbye to the
    eighties.
    
    Jimmy

    
    	Jimmy,
    		i wonder if you realise the value of those tickets you
    have. The evening press small adds had several on offer at ridiculous
    prices last night. This concert is a real boon for the touts.
    
    Marty

    Daniel O'Donnell voice didn't sound too hot on Ian Dempsey's
    radio show this morning. He didn't sing either...which worries
    me that he might be overdoing it a bit. Like it has happened to
    the best of them...Bono, Elton John, Sting, and Dickie Rock!.
             
    So can any of his *hardcore* fans out there shed some light on
    this one...like does Danny do drugs or booze?. Perhaps he spent
    the weekend with his sister(Margo) here in Galway?. Does 2FM's
    microphones need replacing?. Is 8.00am just too early for him?
    Is he really overdoing it?(we all know how demanding Kathleen
    can be or do we?)...I've even heard rumours that he contacted
    AIDS and the annual Glenties Sheep Farmers Buffet last spring!
    
    - Dave K.

    
    Dave,
    	 How can you rate Daniel with the likes of Bono, Sting, Elton
    John and Dickie Rock (of the spit on me Dickie Fame - or at least
    that's what all the girls used to screem at his concerts).  Daniel's
    voice is far superior to any of these guys, even if he sounded a
    bit groggy this morning on the Radio (I think it was the 2FM's
    microphones myself).
    
    Did you not here Danny saying that he only kisses two women at
    Christmas time, his mommy and his sister Margo. I definetly don't
    think there is any truth in the rumours that he has got AIDS!
    
    By the way Jimmy, Tom never offered me any freebie tickets to his
    cousin's New Years Eve concert, and my office is closer to Tom
    O'Donnells than yours.  Ah well, I'll suppose I pay for them like
    a true supporter would.
    
    Gary G.

    
    This AIDS thing is probably just some snide journalists attempt
    to knock Danny O down. Basically, it seems if you get to the top
    (where Danny is and deserves to be) there's always some evil creep
    who wants to knock you off and they can't find any real dirt on
    Danny so they stoop to this kind of cheap jibe.
    
    As you say, Danny with Aids is like a Conservative government with
    a nationalisation policy!
    
    Mark

Nice to see DOD getting the praise he so richly deserves. Not only do his
concerts in the UK sell out way in advance, but last year, apparently our wee 
Daniel sold more records there than any other "country music" artiste (believe 
it or not, as Ripley says).

--Patrick--

Re: Note 569.27	    -< DOD fame has reached U.S. >-

    Indeed it has. I've just come home from a trip there, and to avoid
    the unpleasant symptoms associated with DO'D withdrawal, had brought
    with me my entire DO'D CD collection. However, it turns out, several
    of the more obscure radio stations there - mostly AM stations, where
    the fidelity is poorer - regularly feature O'Donnell, especially in
    advertisements for holidaying in Ireland. Bord F�ilte should be
    congratulated for doing a wonderful job of promoting, not just
    our country, but our tremendous singing talent, too. 


>>>	                        Pity his Sunday night show isn't carried by 
>>>	our local TV networks ...

    Have you tried tuning in to W.I.R.E., the Irish station? Also, RTE
    are apparently negotiating a deal with MTV to have the show aired
    there, but the networks (ABC, NBC, CBS) are attempting to block the
    bid, and have brought the matter up with the monopolies commission.
    I'll keep you posted on progress.

       - Brian.

    Just looking at the TV page on today's Irish Times and I see that
    Daniel has a show on UTV tonight. What a pity I can only receive RTE 1
    and 2. Is there anybody out there willing to tape the show for me??
    
    jimmy

    Not only that but as Robbie Noone pointed out, his photo was in
    yesterdays Times aswell.
    
    I don't know how the women of Ireland can take that much DOD exposure.
    
    mo'

For those of you who'll be in GAO on Stephen's day, Margo & her band are
playing Twiggs that night.  Unfortunately I can't make it.  Would someone
do a concert review?

-Brian.

    
    What a pity Brian, I'll be there front row. Perhaps the DOD might
    turn up and help his sister along.
    
    Jimmy, about taping the concert, No problem. Do you want to see
    any old shows ? I think I taped most of them. 
                   
    Richard O'

    rumour no. 2
    
    Is Daniel O'Donnell really Margo's luv-child ?
      
.40�                                                Perhaps the DOD might
.40�    turn up and help his sister along.

    The way Margo knocks 'em back...he might have to help her onto the
    stage ;-)
    
    - Dave K.

    
    All you DOD fans, make sure to see the Dec 15th issue of Phoenix,
    page 13, I think.  DOD is everywhere.
    
    Watch out Brian "no problem", DOD for the Park I say !!
                                  
    
    

    Did ye all hear Margo's new release...called...
    
    
    
    	Is you is or is you ain't my baby...

    
    Daniel was on Ulster Television last night in an hour long programme.
    
    It was pure quality.  I don't know how anyone can compare Daniel with
    any other Irish musician.  He is also recording a Christmas special
    with BBC Northern Ireland.
    
    I'm off to spend my Christmas listening to Daniel, sipping some
    lemonade and hoping that Jimmy will be able to get his autograph for me
    from Daniel's cousin Tom.  Jimmy, could you get me Topm's autograph
    while you're at it.  I mean even to be related to the great man is
    indeed an honour.
    
    Gary.

    Eating lunch today I heard the great one sing a tune entitled...wait
    for it...
    
     'Send me the Pillow you Dream on'
    
    A bit risque for DOD, and definitely on the dogey side.
                                    
    Richard O'

    
    
    What about all his entertainment awards  ??
    
    Didn't he do well ?
    
    It has to be The Park next !
    

    Every time I go home to the Emerald Isle I am bombarded with the
    only music ever to be played in our house and struggling to keep
    awake - yes you've guessed it - Daniel O - my man! 
    
    Can you imagine the look of horror on my face when hearing that
    he was actually appearing at the " Galtymore" where I work at the
    weekends ( and I admitted to it ?).
    
    I actually stayed awake and what is more I thought he was Brilliant
    -- well bearable anyway.  Literally their were hordes of screaming 
    women, wanting his autograph and their picture taken with him.  I 
    couldn't believe it!!!  People were actually wearing gold lame(sp)
    jackets with Daniel O Donnell Fan Club on the back- pass me a bucket
    quickly.
    
    Who is this guy - GOD, or Ireland's answer to Jason Donovan??
    
    DOD's Biggest Fan
                                                            
    
    
    

    
    Just heard from a reliable source...that our Daniel got a 14
    year old girl into 'TROUBLE' last the weekend.!!! 
    
    
    YES, IT'S TRUE...
     
    
    
    He told her mother that he saw her smoking a cigarette :-) :-) :-)
                                                      
    - Dave K.

    ANY TRUTH THAT DANIEL IS APPEARING IN PLAYGIRL NEXT MONTH.
    

    I guess by that enlightened note, you are refering to the persons
    sexuality ? Not really apt for U.K Music, is it ?
    
    Comments like <FAGGOT> really don't do yourself any favours either.
    
    Juju
    xxxx
    

    Well I'll say one thing for Danny O'Donnell...he was one of the
    few Irish artists that didn't record any of those *silly* World
    cup songs...
    
    - Dave K.

 Listen up, kickers,

	Top combo Daniel O'Donnell is playing in LeisureLand, Galway on 
	Sunday September 16. Yep, Ireland's Entertainer of the Year will
	be a movin' and a groovin' through all your old favourites like
	"The Croppy Boy", "Nancy Spain", "Galway Bay", all the hits.
	Who says Politics and pop don't mix ?
Pk.

    .52�	Who says Politics and pop don't mix ?
    
    I don't know...but try telling Sinead O'Connor about it! :-)

    or U2 even.