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A new album entitled Speech Project will be released on Friday, February 3 in Ireland and Monday, February 6 in UK.
Featuring new compositions by Irish musician, composer and producer Gerry Diver, the project has vocal contributions from Shane MacGowan, Damien Dempsey, Christy Moore, Martin Hayes, Danny Meehan and Margaret Barry. Gerry combines rhythm and melody of the spoken word and traditional music.

Tracklisting:
Old Time Musicians (featuring Joe Cooley)
Fulham Broadway (featuring Christy Moore)
Feel No Pain (featuring Damien Dempsey)
Music For A Tape Loop (featuring Shane MacGowan)
Sincerely Felt (featuring Martin Hayes)
Famine (featuring Danny Meehan)
My Margaret (featuring Margaret Barry)
When In New York (featuring Joe Cooley)
Who Built The Roads
Million Times (featuring Christy Moore)
House Ceilidh (featuring Margaret Barry)

A nice article by Gerry Diver in which he talks about the origins and making of [i]Music for the Tape Loop[/i] featuring Shane MacGowan: http://speechproject.net/2012/01/speech-project-stories-music-for-tape-loop-featuring-shane-macgowan/

[quote="RICHB"]Depening on the video ha ha[/quote]

doesn't matter what the vid's like, it'll be consistant :roll:

2nd March, The Purcell Room @ Queen Elizabeth Hall, London http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk
3rd March North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford http://www.thenorthwall.org
7th March The Junction, Cambridge http://www.junction.co.uk
8th March The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal http://www.breweryarts.co.uk
9th March, Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury http://www.theatresevern.co.uk
14th March, Lincoln Drill Hall, Lincoln http://www.lincolndrillhall.com
15th March Waterside Arts Centre, Sale http://www.watersideartscentre.co.uk
16th March The Met, Bury http://www.themet.biz
17th March MAC, Birmingham http://www.macarts.co.uk
18th March The Sage,Gatesheadwww.thesagegateshead.org
24th March Howard Assembly Room@ Opera North, Leeds

http://www.operanorth.co.uk
http://www.lisaknapp.co.uk/music-video/
Old Time Musicians by Gerry Diver
find out more at http://www.speechproject.net

Depening on the video ha ha

[quote="Zuzana"]More on the Speech Project and the inspiration behind it is [url=http://www.worldirish.com/listening-post/view/speech-project-exposes-musical-quality-of-irish-voices-390]HERE[/url].

The album is to be realeased in February. Also, the musicians will be touring the UK in March, playing to videos some of which feature Shane. Details on the [url=http://speechproject.net]project's site[/url].
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Finally answering the question "how to get a consistent performance out of Shane?" :lol:

R2 RocknReel Jan/Feb 2012 free Un - Herd #31 cd track 6 is Gerry Diver - Old Time Musicans .

There is also a small ad for Gerry Divers Speech Project March tour [ live performance with Lisa Knapp].

More on the Speech Project and the inspiration behind it is [url=http://www.worldirish.com/listening-post/view/speech-project-exposes-musical-quality-of-irish-voices-390]HERE[/url].

The album is to be realeased in February. Also, the musicians will be touring the UK in March, playing to videos some of which feature Shane. Details on the [url=http://speechproject.net]project's site[/url].

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Thanks for that Lavabe.

Video of "Music for Tape loop":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwkkqwJQ_T8

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/in-the-mix/2011/10/14/the-speech-project-at-the-liverpool-irish-festival-celebrates-irish-music-heroes-100252-29592901
The [Gerry Diver] Speech project at the Liverpool Irish Festival celebrates Irish music heroes ;
Read More http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/in-the-mix/2011/10/14/the-speech-project-at-the-liverpool-irish-festival-celebrates-irish-music-heroes-100252-29592901/#ixzz1bi95zFwE

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http://soundcloud.com/speech-project/music-for-tape-loop-feat-shane

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"Just back from Dublin where I spent some time with Shane MacGowan recording for my forthcoming Speech Project album! Shane was in great form ...we had a great time .... lovely guy! The track featuring Shane is already underway and I'm very excited with how it is all sounding…..." Gerry Diver Quote http://www.gerrydiver.co.uk