Buffalo Live! Music Podcast

Here it is, just in time for St. Paddy’s Day!

Greenwich Meantime is a new group of musicians on the Celtic music scene. Four of them were former members of the Glengarry Bhoys and the others have been associated with groups like Haggis, Hadrians Wall and the Barstool Prophets. While their music is hard to pin down to any single genre, they rely heavily on traditional Celtic instruments like pipes, flutes, whistles and fiddle. I think the best description of them is Modern Celtic.

I caught up to the band at the Shannon Pub on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Tonawanda NY March 5th, 2006 for their second trip there. The Shannon is a wonderful asset to those who enjoy Irish and Celtic music and hosts live music every weekend with everything from local to national and international acts. The food isn’t bad either!

There was a large and enthusiastic crowd there to see GMT play. Shelly, James and “Gibby” were always popular with Buffalo fans in the Glengarry Bhoys and their fans have stood by them in their new venture. Nick is a natural leader with his guitar and vocals and Steph is not content to just play drums, he contributes to the vocals and songwriting. They all have had a hand in the composition of the songs on the new CD, Greenwich Meantime, and with this quality, quantity and sheer energy of material so soon for a new band, I expect great things ahead.

Song list:
Sausage Fingers (Live)
A Girl
Falling For Silence
interview
The Last of the Great Whales
Sikulela
Leaving Toronto
The Leaving of Liverpool
title unknown (Live)
A Medley of Minors – Haggis

Greenwich Meantime is:
Nicholas Matthew
Stephane McAlear
James S. Libbey
Shelley Downing
Nigel Gibson Bazinet

Booking & management: Glenn Forrester

Links:
Greenwich Meantime http://www.greenwichmeantime.ca/ (Click on SWAG to buy the CD)
Greenwich Meantime Fans Yahoo Group http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Greenwich_Meantime/
Shannon Pub http://www.shannonpub.com/
Nicholas Matthew http://www.nicholasmatthew.com/
Haggis http://www.nicholasmatthew.com/musician/haggispage.html http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=305276

Celtic Podcast Network http://www.celticpodcastnetwork.com/
Lockport Robotics Warlocks http://warlocks1507.com

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