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Tag Archives: Pat McManus
Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND- Half Moon, Putney, London, 16 March 2022
Pat McManus chatted to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio about his music. First broadcast 3 October 2021. On the eve of the day when anyone with any Irish ancestry celebrates their patron saint, it was another Patrick who produced a … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Celtic rock, Gary Moore, gig, interview, Pat McManus, Pat McManus Band, radio, Rory Gallagher
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Album review: PAT McMANUS & ERIC McFADDEN – Two Big MC’s Live at Patrimonio
Bad Reputation [Release date: 01.06.21] Guitarists Pat McManus and Eric McFadden are currently label mates at French company Bad Reputation. They initially met in Paris and went on to perform at the ‘Night of the Guitars’ event at Patrimonio in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Eric McFadden, live, Mama's Boys, Pat McManus, Patrimonio, rock, singer songwriter
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Feature: Bands that time forgot – CELTUS
The two brothers John and Pat McManus had previously been members of eighties Irish heavy rockers Mama’s Boys. Both were multi-instrumentalists and their desire to achieve a more atmospheric, reflective groove was partly influenced by the premature death from leukaemia … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Bands that time forgot, FEATURES
Tagged album, Celtic, Celtus, feature, fusion, John McManus, Pat McManus, review, rock
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Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND – Half Moon, Putney, London, 18 April 2018
One of the most welcome developments of recent years has been the return of Pat McManus to the rock environment. The brothers in Mama’s Boys were one of the great bands that nearly made it big before drummer Tommy’s sad … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Celtic rock, gig, Mama's Boys, Marty McDermott, Pat McManus, Paul Faloon
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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Mote Park, Maidstone, 24 July 2016 (Day 2)
If the Day 2 line up was less immediately eye-catching and mouth-watering than Saturday, there was still so much to anticipate. I made straight for the Blues tent where a good crowd received Pat McManus enthusiastically. I’d been a fan … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 July 2016, AIRBOURNE, Black Stone Cherry, Devin Townsend, Dirty Thrills, festival, gig, Kentucky Headhunters, King King, live, Maidstone, Mote Park, Pat McManus, Procul Harum, Ramblin' Man Fair, review, Stone Broken, Tax The Heat, Thunder, Warren Haynes
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Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND – The Rock Den, Hatfield, 28 March 2015
It takes a brave man to promote live gigs in the current climate with so many other demands on people’s time, and particularly so within commuting distance of the bright lights of London and its established scene. So hats off … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Dave Colwell, Gary Moore, gig, Hatfield, Invisible Vegas, Mama's Boys, Marty McDermott, Pat McManus, Paul Faloon, Rock Den, Rory Gallagher, Shooter
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Album review: WISHBONE ASH – Blue Horizon
Solid Rockhouse Records [Release date 04.03.14] If you can set aside the bitter dispute over the trading name, there is no doubt that Andy Powell has worked tirelessly to produce albums that are completely befitting the Wishbone Ash heritage. He’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Powell, Blue Horizon, Bob Skeat, Joe Crabtree, Muddy Manninen, Pat McManus, review, rock, Wishbone Ash
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