Beautiful Day

Two part documentary on Sinead O'Connor

Nothing Compares to Her is a two part documentary on Sinead O'Connor. You can listen to the show on BBC Radio 6 Music. Each documentary lasts 30 minutes.

Here is a great Forum for the Cranberries

The Zombie Guide is a great site that covers the The Cranberries  and the Mono Band. Beautiful Day covers The Cranberries' Dream for 1992.

Sinead O'Connor returns with her new album

Sinead O'Connor, on May 23rd 2005, will be releasing Collaborations, which boasts 17 tracks of her singing with some of the industry's finest. Beautiful Day will cover I Am Stretched On Your Grave  for 1990. Sinead, who retired two years ago, said in an interview with Hot Press that she is signing a management and record deal with Sanctuary Records

I want to at least aim my records at a more spiritualised market, not religious records strictly speaking, but in the spirit of roots/gospel/chant.

My Bloody Valentine Boxed Set?

According to the mybloodyvalentine website a box set from My Bloody Valentime may still be on the cards if Kevin can resolve his problems with Sony. There is an excellent FAQ on this site. Beautiful Day covers the track Soon from 1991.

The Cranberries Noel Hogan has formed a solo outfit called Mono Band

The Cranberries are on a two year sabbatical. In the meantime Noel Hogan has formed the Mono Band. The music sounds fresh and different, too, from the subtle electronic touches and inventive programming to the wide and varied range of singers. Among those heard on the Mono Band album are the Swedish singer Alexandra Hamnede, Kate Havnevik and Angie Heart. There are male voices, too, including Richard Walters, Nicholas Leroux and Fin Chambers from Irish band Woodstar.

Saw Doctors touring the USA

The Saw Doctors are on tour in the USA. Details available from their official website. Their famous track N17 is covered in Beautiful Day for 1993. Davy Carton and Leo Moran are the two founder members and main songwriters in the Saw Doctors. Joining the Saw Doctors for the USA tour in the USA are two new band members, Anthony Thistlethwaite on Bass and Fran Breen on Drums. Anthony Thistlethwaite is a founder member of The Waterboys and previously guested on various Saw Doctors albums throughout the nineties. Fran Breen has previously worked with Lucinda Williams, Nanci Griffiths and The Waterboys. Completing the lineup is Derek Murray who plays all sorts of keyboards, accordion and guitar.

Aslan to play in Cork, July 2005

Goodbye Charlie Moonhead is the Aslan track featured in Beautiful Day. Aslan will be playing in the Marquee in Cork on July 1st 2005.

Heartworm voted No.7 in the Irish Top 100 Albums

Heartworm was voted 7th in the People's Choice Hot Press Top 100 Irish Albums.

We Don't Need Nobody Else (4:17) is the track covered in Beautiful Day.

Fearghal McKee has a new webiste where you can download his latest song What you wanna Start?

The Corrs new album released end of May 2005

The Corrs will release their new album Borrowed Heaven on May 28th 2005. It's their first studio album since 2000. You can hear 30 seconds worth from each of 12 tracks from the album. There is a great Corrs website called The Corrs Online

Whose in the book?

1964 Gloria, Them

1965 You Turn Me On, Bluesville

1966 Come Back to Stay, Dickie Rock

1967 Seven Drunken Nights, The Dubliners

1968 Three Jolly Little Dwarfs, Orange Machine

1969 Yes, I Need Someone, Eire Apparent