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Me too melissa. My wife still knows more than she admits too. Once, on Inisheer she carried on a conversation with a local man trying to sell her raffle tickets. I believe Rosetta Stone has an Irish language learning software program.


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Melissa5 wrote:

I wish I could learn Gaelic!aww



 Rosetta is an excellent program but expensive. Pimsleur Irish is a really good program. You can play it in your car as it is on CD. They also have downloads from this site, if you have a MP3 player. I picked up my Audio Cds at Barnes and Noble.



-- Edited by CowboyCraic on Thursday 10th of March 2011 06:51:04 PM

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Roy is 'Spot On'.  John Spillane is from Cork City.  The wife of one of my FIL's First Cousins was his Kindergarten teacher. biggrin biggrin

John Spillane hosts a program on Irish Language Radio!  In addition to his significant solo career, John partners with Loius de Paor (Loius The Poet) in The Gaelic Hit Factory, which has produced (amongst others) the CDs that Roy mentioned.

John has won AT LEAST two Meteor Awards (the Irish equivilent of a Grammy).  I've seen him live at De Barra's in Clonakilty and at a benefit for the Passionfruit Theatre, in Athlone. 

An OLD Trip Report of mine that details my first meeting with John:

John's web site:
http://www.johnspillane.com/

The lyrics I posted are from the CD, 'THE WELLS OF THE WORLD'.   If you SEE it -- BUY it!  I don't think you will be disappointed ... smile smile

An Interview video with the Man, Himself, like:  http://www.culch.ie/2009/05/09/so-far-so-good-like-interview-with-john-spillane/


Video for "Magic Nights At The Lobby Bar" :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRGMg0TsTB4

John Spillane is Famous in Ireland ...

But he is MONSTROUSLY HUGE in Cork! biggrin biggrin biggrin

Bob

Other music that I've recommended here:  http://ireland.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=65127&p=3&topicID=39480228

http://blog.niallconnolly.com/

And OF COURSE --  CIARAN WYNNE -- whom NO home should be without!!  biggrin biggrin biggrin

-- Edited by Itallian Chauffeur on Thursday 10th of March 2011 08:35:21 PM

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Bob- great bio on John Spillane! Thanks for sharing.

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