Tag Archives: Pat McManus

Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND- Half Moon, Putney, London, 16 March 2022

Posted on March 29, 2022 by andynathan
P1230229 - Copy

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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Album review: PAT McMANUS & ERIC McFADDEN – Two Big MC’s Live at Patrimonio

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Davoski
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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Feature: Bands that time forgot – CELTUS

Posted on May 5, 2020 by GRTR! HQ
Celtus in 1997

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 →

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Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND – Half Moon, Putney, London, 18 April 2018

Posted on April 23, 2018 by andynathan
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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Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Mote Park, Maidstone, 24 July 2016 (Day 2)

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Davoski
Thunder - RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR - Mote Park, Maidstone, 24 July 2016

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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Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND – The Rock Den, Hatfield, 28 March 2015

Posted on April 5, 2015 by andynathan

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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Album review: WISHBONE ASH – Blue Horizon

Posted on March 1, 2014 by GRTR! HQ
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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Gig review: HARD ROCK HELL 7 – Pwllheli, Wales, 28-30 November 2013

Posted on December 10, 2013 by GRTR! HQ
Area 51 - Hard Rock Hell, November 2013

Roll Up, Roll Up, Roll Up (Rizlas? ed.) for the greatest show on earth, this certainly encompasses the feeling around the HRH community as “Hard Rock Hell 7 – Cirque De Rock” rolls into its now well established new home … Continue reading →

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