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Competition Winner #3
Dec 8th
Congratulations to Kady McDougald!
Kady’s prize is as follows:
- The hat/cap that Neil wore during the filming of the “Sadie Jones and I” video, which has been signed on the inside with a silver tip marker by Neil
In addition,
- Signed “Sadie Jones and I” lyrics
- 3 different A4 Photographs of Neil
- Sensitive Souls CD
Thank you to all who entered!
The next competition is coming along really soon with another totally unique prize that everybody will like. Join the mailing list to receive the details and don’t forget to confirm being added to the list by following the instructions.
Hotpress Review – Sensitive Souls
Dec 6th
“Wicklow’s Neil Byrne’s debut solo EP Sensitive Souls shows him as a classy singer of soulful pop. ‘Sadie Jones and I’ has a Philly soul vibe, classy production and a smooth vocal performance on a tasty soul-pop number. ‘Raoul and Her Ladyship’ features impeccable layered vocals, lavish strings and Byrne’s voice doing all the right things. ‘Truador’ has a bossa-lite beat, delicate acoustic guitar and croonsome backing vocals. Byrne’s work is admirably done and clearly aimed at a quality pop market”
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About Hotpress:
Hotpress is a fortnightly music and political magazine based in Dublin, Ireland and founded in 1977.
Competition Winner #2
Nov 15th
Congratulations to Aimee Eaton!
Aimee’s prize is as follows:
- A totally unique colour A4 photograph of Neil, taken by his father, who co-wrote “Sadie Jones and I” with Neil. The photo was taken of Neil rehearsing piano in a recording studio and was signed by Neil in silver marker.
In addition,
- 3 different A4 Photographs of Neil
- Sensitive Souls CD
Thank you to all who entered!
The next competition is coming along really soon with another totally unique prize. Join the mailing list to receive the details and don’t forget to confirm being added to the list by following the instructions.
Competition Winner #1
Oct 30th
Congratulations to Erin O’Reilly!
Here is what Erin will receive:
An A3 Poster Signed by Neil
“Sadie Jones and I” lyrics, signed by Neil
Sensitive Souls CD
3 different A4 Photographs of Neil
Thank you to all who entered!
There will be a new competition in the next few days, join the mailing list to keep updated:
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Sadie Jones and I – Map
Oct 28th
We decided early on to base the video around the fishing village of Howth, County Dublin for a number of reasons.
We had a look around the National Transport Museum and spotted a CIE Leyland Titan PD2 Bolton Bus R389, constructed in 1948 and used extensively around the streets of Dublin in the 1950s. Having gained permission, we took some test photos.
Neil and Leyland Titan Bus - Test Image 1
Neil and Leyland Titan Bus - Test Image 2
Neil on bus - Test Image 3
Here is the National Transport Museum’s website:
www.nationaltransportmuseum.org/
We then needed costumes. We contact the National Theatre of Ireland – The Abbey Theatre. They were very kind and loaned us a large number of items, including most of the beautiful 1950s style clothing Melissa wore.
Here is a photo of one of their amazing hats:
Melissa - Hat Test
You can read all about the history of the Abbey Theatre here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Theatre
For every photo that was used in the video, there were many that were not, for example this one:
Wonder why not?!?!?
I hope you agree that the scenery is beautiful. Here is a map with the main locations marked. You have the option to simply view them as map locations, satellite view and for some of the locations, you can even see them from “Street View” level.
View Neil Byrne – Sadie Jones and I – Video Map in a larger map
We really enjoyed making it and really hope that you enjoy watching it too
Ewa Danowska Photography
Oct 25th
Ewa is a very talented photographer from Poland. She took the photos that became the “Sensitive Souls” EP cover, plus the images inside and behind the notes on the back sleeve. The photos were taken in a studio in South County Dublin during the Irish summer of 2010.
You can view more of the photos she took of Neil in the Gallery section of this website.
If you would like to see more of her beautiful work, her website and Facebook pages are listed below:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ewa-Danowska-Photography/147893891905498
Ewa Danowska Photography