Live Music Performance | Music Workshops
NIALL MC GUIGAN
New videos from my new project
Sci-Fi Scientists
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1. Simple Message
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2. Don't let the music die
3. Spiritual Anarchy
4. It hurts but it heals
5. Butterly
6. I See
7. Talisman
8. Saoirse
9. Whom are you?
10. Mother Father
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Niall Mc Guigan - Vocals, guitar, mandolin
Paul mc Cabe - Bass guitar
Paul Mc Elroy - Guitar, Mandolin
Clare Foley - Backing vocals
Karl Cosgrove - Drums, percussion
Rafal Szydlowski - Violin
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All songs were written by Niall Mc Guigan except track 10 (Cover of rainbow gathering song)
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Produced by Niall Mc Guigan & Ben Reel
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Recorded at Drumill Lane Recording Studio, Silverbridge, South Armagh
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Mixed and mastered by Ben Reel
Artwork by Kevin Mallon (www.ogmadagda.com)
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In memory of Kevin Quinn
Niall Mc Guigan & Friend's Live At St.Ann's Church, Dublin
This album is the live recording of the "Awareness" album launch performed at
St.Ann's Church, Dublin
with the SUSO Gospel Choir in 2017
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receive free MP4 of the live concert
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1. The Bigger Picture
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2. Stillness
3. Spirit
4. What’s for you won’t pass you
5. Staring at the moon
6. She moved through the fair
7. Altai Magtaal
8. Buyant Gol
9. Communicate
10. The stronger the tree the deeper the roots
11. Yarrow
12. Warrior Soul
13. Typical Jah
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14. I know me now
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15. Grandma's hands
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Niall Mc Guigan - Vocals, guitar, djembe drum, didgeridoo
Paul mc Cabe - Bass guitar
Martin Og McAllister - Double bass
Ronan Morgan - Drums & percussion
Gerry Black - Lead guitar
Backing vocals - Ben Reel, Clare Foley, Kelly Redmond, Julianne Reel
Accompanied by the SUSO Gospel Choir directed by Eimear Crehan on tracks 12 - 15
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Mixed & mastered by Gerald Black at Drumill Lane Studios, Silverbridge, South Armsgh, Ireland
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Live video recorded and edited by Robert Mc Guire
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Recorded live at St. Ann's Church Dublin
"AWARENESS" - DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE
“Awareness” is inherently soothing and medicinal. Its flowing rhythms and the gentle crescendo of Mc Guigan’s vocals create a calm that seems intrinsic to this singer’s creative vision.
Colleen Taylor - The Irish Echo
"An intense carnal whirl of sounds"
Bryony Hegarty - Rock N Reel Magazine ****
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1. The Bigger Picture
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2. Stillness
3. Spirit
4. What’s for you won’t pass you
5. Warrior soul
6. Staring at the moon
7. Altai Magtaal
8. Buyant Gol
9. Communicate
10. Typical Jah
11. The stronger the tree the deeper the roots
12. Yarrow
13. I know me now
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Niall Mc Guigan - Vocals, guitar, djembe drum, didgeridoo, tenor saxophone
Paul mc Cabe - Bass guitar
Martin Og McAllister - Double bass
Ronan Morgan - Drums & percussion
Gerry Black - Lead guitar
Backing vocals - Ben Reel (track 13), Clare Foley (track 7,10,12), Kelly Redmond (track 1,3,9,11), Julianne Reel (track 2,10
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All songs written by Niall Mc Guigan except tracks 7 & 8 which are traditional Mongolian songs
Produced by Niall Mc Guigan & Ben Reel
Recorded at Drumill Lane Recording Studio, Silverbridge, South Armagh
Mastered by Masterlabs Recording Studio, Dublin
Artwork & photography by Taine King
Free Downloads - Remixes by Sapien
Other Music Projects
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SPEEDKING
Cause & Effect
ONE EARTH COLLECTIVE
One earth
BIO
Hons. BA Applied Music, MA Ethnomusicology, MA Music Therapy
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Niall Mc Guigan is a musician and practicing music therapist from Castleblayney, Co.Monaghan, Ireland. Specializing in medical ethnomusicology, he has researched the topic of music & healing within shamanic & neo-shamanic traditions and also the development of therapeutic presence as a music therapist. Niall is currently working in the Netherlands as a music therapist in the area of forensic music therapy & Dementia & Alzheimers care.
He has recently published an research article on the development of therapuetic presence in the peer-reviewed online journal Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy https://voices.no/index.php/voices/article/view/2586
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As a musician he has performed in a variety of bands ranging from metal, grunge, rock, traditional Irish music, funk & reggae and also at festivals such as Electric Picnic, Arcadian fields (Ireland), Glastonbury (UK), Earth Garden & The Bubble Festival (Malta), Sacred Feminine Healing Festival (Czech Republic), & Psy-fi Festival (Netherlands).
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The debut album “Awareness” is a collection of songs written over a period of six years expressing experiences of travel, education and self-discovery. Similar to the idea of songlines, a term used in aboriginal culture to describe songs that create a map, each song has a distinct story, life lesson or meditation that guides attention within, towards self-discovery and connection.
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The album incorporates many musical styles including reggae, folk, rock, and Khoomii (Mongolian throat singing). This is fused with a variety of cross-cultural influences ranging from South American shamanism to eastern meditation practices.
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Niall has released his third album "Spiritual Anarchy". The album is a reflection of the "spiritual journey" or the unlearning of what we believe to be true. Its theme relates to the resulting breakdown of psychological belief systems, ideologies, and social and cultural conditioning through self-inquiry from a desire for authenticity and connection.
The musical style is a return to Niall's rock roots, in keeping with the eclectic world music feel of his last album fusing Mongolian throat singing, reggae, folk, and alternative rock.
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Music is an incredible tool which helps us to access a deeper connection with our heart, emotions & feelings. Through feeling we remember our human connection and can deepen our sense of "being".
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VIDEOS
Spiritual Anarchy
Spirit
Yarrow
The Bigger Picture
Althai Magtaal
Grandma's hands with SUSO Choir
GALLERY
Band photo from Album Launch in The Workmans Dublin
LIVE SHOWS
Niall is currently touring Europe
For bookings or events info please contact - mcguiganniall@gmail.com
Bookings
Live Performance & Workshops
Would you like to host a house concert with Niall Mc Guigan?
A house concert is exactly as it sounds and offers an intimate, cozy musical experience between the artist and audience in ones own living room, garden or workspace.
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It also offers the opportunity for a more interactive experience for the audience as the songs and feeling inspired by the album "awareness" describe a personal experience of self-discovery through storytelling, music & self-inquiry.
These experiential concerts can also vary in content depending on audience size and interests and can also be conducted as a workshop that includes qi gong(8 healing sounds), group voice work and self-inquiry dialogue.
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The songs themselves also inspire dialogue, questions, and conversation and direct the experience of the listener towards inner stillness and present moment awareness.
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There are no additional costs to the host of these events. Donations or set fee are accepted for the artist at the end of the concert from the guests and the opportunity to sell CD's
We are the medicine - Freedom - Expression - Discovery
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Music Workshops can vary from large to small groups. Niall is a qualified music therapist and uses his expertise from this field and also his experience in a variety of mediation and self-reflective practices to create safe and unique musical experiences for participants.
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Workshop frameworks include:
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Connection through voicework (1hr 30 mins)
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Sound & Therapeutic presence (1hr or 1hr 30 minutes)
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Discovering stillness through music & self-discovery (1hr 30 mins)