Ian O'Donnell: Who is this bloke?<br>
Ian O'Donnell is a singer and musician in the tradition of the<br>
Bards of old, traveling and performing in Irish Pubs and Renaissance Fairs<br>
around the U.S.<br>
and in Europe. Ian performs traditional Irish/Celtic folk music as well as<br>
original music<br>
in a similar vein. He is known for fun, upbeat shows that are loaded with<br>
excitement,<br>
laughter and great music! (Don't forget the 3 magic words: "Audience...<br>
Participation... Tune!")<br>
If you have met Ian, you may have seen him performing at one of these<br>
Renaissance Fairs<br>
in the US: East Point, King's Bridge, leading the Pub Sing or<br>
Opening/Closing Gate Shows at the been the Music Coordinator for the past<br>
four years. Ian has also recently been invited to<br>
be the Music Coordinator for the new Muskogee, Oklahoma! Be sure to drop by<br>
and visit him there, where he'll be the Tavern<br>
Meister and will lead the Pub Sing at the end of the day.<br>
Ian is also part of a musical group called The Mariners. The Mariners<br>
specialize in<br>
songs of the sea and rollicking good times - for the audience as well as<br>
themselves! If<br>
you've been to the Pirates in Paradise festival in the Florida Keys, you may<br>
have seen<br>
them there. They have also been featured performers for Pirates Weekend at<br>
the Kansas City<br>
Renaissance Fair. If you get a chance to catch them, do so! Be ready for a<br>
great time,<br>
and... keep an eye on your wives and daughters!<br>
If the Renaissance<br>
Fair thing is not your thing (or at least not yet!) then you may have met<br>
Ian in a pub<br>
somewhere - either singing or drinking -or both! Ian has performed at a<br>
number of pubs in<br>
the U.S. and in Europe, including: Limerick Junction (Atlanta, Georgia),<br>
McGuire's Irish<br>
Pub (Pensacola, Florida), O'Shaughnessy's (Atlanta), O'Flaherty's Irish<br>
Channel Pub (New<br>
Orleans, Louisiana), The Buccaneer (Marathon Key, Florida), County Cork<br>
(Atlanta), Irish<br>
Bred (Atlanta), and the Irish Rover Pub (Hamburg, Germany). If you have a<br>
pub in your area<br>
that you would like to have Ian visit, let him know (bard@chivalry.com)<br>
or contact Raven Records directly.<br>
Several recordings of Ian's music are available through Raven Records. If<br>
you would<br>
like to take him home with you (on tape, that is!) visit the music<br>
section of this web site! A fourth project is currently under way and should<br>
be completed<br>
sometime in 1997. This latest recording is tentatively titled, "Then and<br>
Now"<br>
and will feel a bit more modern, while staying true to the Celtic roots.<br>
Check back here<br>
for future details as they develop or sign the Guest Book<br>
and you can be notified when it's released!<br>
Thanks for visiting the Ian O'Donnell web site - Drop in again soon! Be sure<br>
to sign<br>
the Guest Book before you surf on. Slainte!<br>
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