Tadhg Cooke

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Me, Myself, and I
FAQ : How is Tadhg pronounced?
Answer : It's pronounced like "tiger" without the "er" sound"

Released "The Sparks EP" myself. A-Listed on Phantom FM. Nationwide tour with Bell X1.

Recorded debut album. Released Wax & Seal in March 2005 in Ireland. Garnered many TV and Radio appearances north and south of the border later, including features on KCRW's legendary Morning Becomes Eclectic in LA.
The Irish Times said, "Tadhg Cooke's solo debut crisscrosses so many terrains that your musical compass may quiver with the sheer magnetic challenge of Wax & Seal" and, giving it 4 stars, described the record as "eminently likeable, utterly enviable".
HotPress said "Success and acclaim is very much his for the taking", and called it "a confident impressive debut".

Released Live At Saint Kevin's (Nov 2006), a recording of a secret living room gig, in Ireland.

Released Wax & Seal in Japan (19th November 2006).

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  • Marks, Sparks & Orbitals

    Dear (sugar-sprinkled, cinnamon, Christmassy) Cookies,

    It's been a while since my last mail, so I'll gather together the past few month's happenings in brief for you in a moment, but before that I must tell you about something happening tomorrow in Dublin's fair city...

    Tomorrow, Friday 21st December, from 2-5pm, in Marks & Spencer's, Grafton Street, Dublin 2
    2FM will be broadcasting Rick O'Shea's radio show featuring performances from ...
    Duke Special, Cathy Davey, PJ Gallagher, Neil Delamere, and of course David Geraghty (featuring Clare Finglass & myself). Dave, Clare & myself will be playing at around 4pm (approximately - as always!). Do join us on Grafton Street if you're around, or tune in online - www.rte.ie/2fm.

    I'll leave everything else for the round-up. Thanks a million for all the support, emails, purchases, etc, over the past year. We're itching to get this new album on the road.

    Nollaig shona agus Athbhliain Nua daoibh!
    (Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you all!)

    Tadhg


    ...and so without further ado, here's the round up :


    FREE TUNES

    To make your festive season complete, there are two FREE tunes that you must get your mittens on :

    1. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - featuring three incredibly talented musicians : Cora Venus Lunny on violin, Dave Redmond on double-bass & Colm Quearney on electric guitar. This was recorded before a live audience. Listen carefully for the penny dropping. Literally. http://www.tadhgcooke.com/ccount/cli...

    2. Thank God It's Christmas - This is a cover of a Queen tune that was performed on Monday by David Geraghty, Clare Finglass and myself in Spin FM. The Breakfast Xpress show has been podcasted on iTunes, so just do a wee search for it, and you'll hear the interview and the tune. Enjoy!

    LIVE ON THE ORBITAL - NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

    You can now listen to some new songs (taken from the Live on the Orbital recordings) on our myspace page. You can buy the whole album (in high quality mp3 format) from our online store now. We're still waiting for the Live on the Orbital film to be completed. Leaves on the line, sheep on the tracks, whatever. You decide. Anyway, in the meantime, the recordings from the show are now for sale in our online shop. Hurrah! The online shop can be found at www.tadhgcooke.com/shop

    So as you can see, we've launched the new Ivy Court Records shop, which now sells CDs AND mp3s. Which reminds me that CDBaby, based in Portland, Oregon, also sells mp3s now in addition to the CD sales that have made its name. You can them here : www.cdbaby.com/all/tadhgcooke


    DEMAND A SHOW!

    For those of you who'd like us to play in your area, there's a nice program called Eventful that we've placed on our myspace page. You click on the "demand it!" button, and enter the city/town or hamlet where you'd like us to play. It's an interesting way to keep track of these things. Hopefully it will help us plan our US tour when the new album comes out.
    www.eventful.com/tadhgcooke


    STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK - TEMPLE STREET HOSPITAL

    Dublin's FM104 have released a CD to help raise funds for Temple Street Children's Hospital (Dublin). The album is called : STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK - BEST OF UNCOVERED UNPLUGGED. It's an album of covers performed by artists including Duke Special, The Thrills, Director, Republic of Loose, Alabama 3, Natasha Bedingfield and a whole load of others. Dave Geraghty & myself performed a version of Steve Winwood's "Valerie" for the record. The album is available from : CDWorld.ie.


    LINKS TO TIMEWASTING SITES THAT EVERYONE KNOWS AND LOVES

    Add TC music to your Facebook page using iLike. http://www.ilike.com/artist/Tadhg+Cooke/
    Join our Facebook Group : Cookie Monsters.
    Bebo : www.bebo.com/cooketadhg.
    Myspace : www.myspace.com/tadhgcooke.
    Tadhg Cooke : www.tadhgcooke.com
    Tiger Cooke : www.tigercooke.com


    DAVID GERAGHTY STUFF

    I've been tour

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  • Live on the Orbital

    Cookies!

    If you haven't already spotted it... there are some new tracks on Bebo for you to listen to/add... They're the live tracks we recorded in London earlier this year with a fabulous bunch of musicians (Colm Quearney, Cora Venus Lunny & David Redmond). Do listen in. We're still waiting for the film to arrive!

    Also, David Geraghty's debut album Kill Your Darlings is out and to support this his band is embarking on a tour around Ireland. Visit Dave's sites to get the full details, but we're in Cork, Clonakilty, Galway, Dublin, Limerick and Portlaoise over the next week or two so stay on the look out. It's an amazing band (despite my involvement!) so catch them live if you can.

    That's all for now really.
    Take care!
    Tadhg

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  • Radio Tour Blog


    Dear Cookies,

    David Geraghty & I have just completed a Radio Tour of Ireland... To read all about our adventures and see our wonderful tour photos, please do check out my blog (blog.myspace.com/tadhgcooke) , or dave's blog (blog.myspace.com/davidgeraghty) where we've painstakingly documented the essential action.

    I do hope you enjoy the read!

    Slán!
    T

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  • SusanScully Fanclub
    SusanScully Fanclub

    Ain't seen youlive in a while. Have the album wax & seal though which I enjoy listening to.
    Have a listen to Susan Scully's tune on my page and join her band page. It the first one in my bands :D
    Keep up the good work

    77 weeks ago
  • Sisters
    luv Sisters

    Hello Tadhg, saw you playing last Friday in Munich supporting Bell X1.
    I really enjoyed the gig! Hope to hear more of your songs soon.
    Tanja

    81 weeks ago
  • Marie Fuller

    Hiya Tadhg! Im very well thanks, and yourself? I see you're off on your travels at the moment, all the very best with it! Hope it goes well. M

    81 weeks ago
  • Karl Brierley
    Karl Brierley

    caught me on line man. doing my final college projects of the year. seen the pale last week in the bar i work in. got them down for the second time in 6 months delighted. going to see them in the next forthnight in cork. ill be PALE from being indoors listening to them :L the new everything will be seriously investigated.

    try and get a gig here man best venue in ireland http://www.siriusartscentre.ie/ u may be interested in the artist in residence part too..

    keep on living

    K

    83 weeks ago
  • Karl Brierley
    Karl Brierley

    good to see new gigs man! any cork dates playing? how about supporting the pale in cork sometime ;)

    83 weeks ago
  • James O'Connor
    James O'Connor

    Hiya Tadhg,
    Great to see you back in Kavanaghs with Eleanor last week.
    Still had that song "i got a love who's breaking me in" in my head since the last time.
    Didnt have enough on me to get an album, are they on sale in the shops?

    96 weeks ago
  • Alison
    Alison

    oh dear. I hope you aren't really bleeding. I hear putting pressure on it makes it stop. *Squeezes Tadhg...in a health and safety manner*

    um...

    happy christmas!

    101 weeks ago
  • Donnacha Bolger
    Donnacha Bolger

    which shop window?!

    101 weeks ago
  • Donnacha Bolger
    luv Donnacha Bolger

    howiya good sir

    liking the new one "out of reach" on your myspace!

    102 weeks ago
  • Matthew Sullivan
    Matthew Sullivan

    Fantastic night dude! thank a million for making the long trip down. Locals still talking about it others raging they missed it. John and Mary want you and steve back at your convenience to play for a charity night fundraising for Cancer. Would be a massive session with loads more musicians. Let me know if your interested. Plenty of room at the Inn if you need to stay. Will see if Lorcan want to pop over with the Violin.

    107 weeks ago
  • Lola Dee
    Lola Dee

    Thanks again. I bet the young Coolaboola's will be only too pleased!
    Video sounds luffly - looking forward to seeing that :) All is good with me. Struggling with the ol' 6th year but sure, not long to go now. Coolaboola has been sort of on hold for a while but we have some nice plans, all going well. Will be good to get it back going again :)

    107 weeks ago
  • Lola
    Lola

    Great, thanks.

    Oh, Happy Halloween :)

    108 weeks ago
  • Ronan Kenny
    Ronan Kenny

    im tryin to introduce it when im on watch...tryin to crack crack the scene out here for ya..TGC has managed it with the lads on the ship so now its your turn!!!non stop playin of it!ah sure you know me...doin my hardest to get a few drinks into me when i can..but being banned from shore leave doesnt help the situation!

    108 weeks ago
  • Ronan Kenny
    Ronan Kenny

    hey buddy,hows things?hows all the giggin and stuff goin?what you been at lately?im here in singapore at the min...is a good laugh.but im wrecked...let me know how your gettin on!

    113 weeks ago
  • Brigid Fitzsimmons
    Brigid Fitzsimmons

    Great everything.

    122 weeks ago
  • Isabelle Leclercq
    Isabelle Leclercq

    So glad to be part of your fans! I discovered you last year in this small club in Harcourt street, and loved your music and your voice! Now I'm back to France (working in a venue) and I'd love to see you live again. Have you got a kind of tour planned somewhere? I could help you to book some dates in France if you are interested???
    Anyway, can't wait to buy your live album!
    c u
    Isa

    124 weeks ago
  • Bobby
    Bobby

    well fella, enjoyed the gig thurs night in the cruiscín, well played

    126 weeks ago
  • T Cooke
    T Cooke

    Hey Belle
    We met your sister (whose name I can't recall) and Dad just beside Father Matthew Street - you know the wee foot bridge. We were on the way to An Cruiscín Lán for our soundcheck. I had no idea who they were. Dave filled me in afterwards. Then it made more sense. We couldn't chat though 'cause we were already late (or thought we were - turns out we could have chatted, but sure that's hindsight for you). Best of luck with your reintegration! Howdy to Donogh!
    Slán
    T

    126 weeks ago
  • Kieran Ross
    Kieran Ross

    Some kind of A7th??? Or maybe Aadd9
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    127 weeks ago
  • Kieran Ross
    Kieran Ross

    It all floods in with a wash of sin
    And monochromatic light
    She may have the pictures, but I have the night

    I think this is your best. Can i ask a question!
    What is the second chord for that song? I can't make it out!

    127 weeks ago