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Hi Everyone. Thanks for your support. We
continue to attract large crowds to most all of our shows and we
really do appreciate it. There's a lot of exciting news from the Hair
Of The Dog headquarters. Here goes:
 Hair Of The Dog's new CD is finally available. It is a collection of previously unreleased tracks and the best
recordings from our long out of print albums "Hair Of The Dog", "K9"
and "Dirty Dog". I have to say that this is my favorite of all of our
CDs. "Collection" offers a great mix of live and studio songs that
were recorded between 1995 and 2003. It was a blast to make and I'm
sure that everybody is really going to like it.
We are all very excited about our next Tour Of Ireland. The
tour will take place February 18-24, 2006.
This next road trip will include two private
acoustic unplugged Hair Of The Dog concerts and overnights in Dublin,
Galway and Killarney. You can find out all the
details by going to our Road
Trips page or by calling Hammond Travel at 518-456-3550 (toll
free: 1-866-486-8772). This exciting vacation is open to the public
but space is limited so you should book your trip as soon as possible.
The brand new CD "Peace for Ireland: One Child At A Time" has finally
been released. It features tracks by a variety of recording artists
including
James Taylor, U2, The Chieftains, Mary Black, Gaelic Storm, Altan, The
Corrs, Carly Simon, Janis Ian and Hair Of The Dog! All proceeds
go to benefit Project Children, a Northern Ireland children's relief
organization. Every act contributed one track and we were very honored
to be included. The CDs will be available at all Hair Of The Dog shows
and through Project Children's web site:
www.projectchildren.com.
 And
speaking of brand new CDs: I am so happy to announce that
Mike
DeAngelis' solo album is finally available. "Son Of A Dunigan" is
a great effort featuring twelve tracks, eight of which were penned by
Mr. D. My favorites are "Angel From Antrim", "Bartender Billy" and
Kevin McKrell's classic Celtic anthem, "Donegal". Son Of A Dunigan
will be available at all of our shows and through Amazon.com and CD
Baby. It's awesome.
 He
did it again. Our fiddler Larry
Packer appears in yet another feature motion picture. His latest
was a concert documentary that was filmed in 1970. After principle
shooting was completed, the budget dried up and the film canisters sat
in a warehouse for over 30 years. The film was eventually rescued,
polished and updated with present day interviews from some of the
surviving stars. The result, "Festival Express", is a stunning look at
a Canadian concert tour that features some of that era's biggest names
in the prime of their careers. Besides Larry's group, Sha Na Na, you
can marvel at never before seen footage of The Grateful Dead, Janis
Joplin and The Band. Any fan of rock should pick up a copy.
And speaking of films, I am going to take another stab at
movie reviews. So many people have expressed an interest in them
and I miss writing them. See you at The Spectrum.
Finally, it is with great sadness that I note the passing of two great
Irishmen who really helped Hair Of The Dog get their start. Eamonn
McGirr was a singer and the owner of Eamonn's, a mecca for Irish
music in upstate New York. He was nice enough to let us record our
first CD there and we made more than a few appearances on his radio
show "Proud To Be Irish". Eamonn helped raise thousands of dollars for
handicapped children through his appearances on local telethons and
his nationally recognized Guinness Book Of World Records non-stop
singing marathon. Father Jim Hayes was also a huge supporter of
Celtic music and a great man. He was responsible for bringing The
Wolfe Tones to Albany for many years and put our group on the bill a
few times which really helped legitimize Hair Of The Dog in this
region. He was a brilliant parish priest and a respected New York
State Prison Chaplain. Father Jim had a very gentle yet commanding
presence. Rest in peace gentlemen. You will not be forgotten.
Be well, everyone.
Rick Bedrosian
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