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image captionAndy Cairns, seen here playing with Therapy? at Belfast s Limelight in 2015, has been playing guitar since he was 13 I can t book you, your hair s too short.
Therapy? guitarist Andy Cairns has come a long way since being turned down for gigs in Belfast for lacking long heavy-metal hair.
Now he is sharing that journey, along with some of Northern Ireland s other great guitarists, in Guitar Heroes, a series of events run by the Linen Hall Library and the Making the Future programme.
Stiff Little Fingers Jake Burns, Eric Bell of Thin Lizzy and Ricky Warwick of the Black Star Riders are among those taking part throughout May.
North-East drumming legend pays homage to region amid latest success A NORTH-EAST music legend is celebrating after his online music academy has secured a super exciting new partnership. The online music education provider RockAcad has struck up a partnership with one of the UK’s oldest examination boards, Trinity College London, meaning you can now earn a music diploma through the site. RockAcad was founded by North-East drummer David Green, known for his work with Andy Taylor of Duran Duran and regional favourite Sam Fender. Speaking to The Northern Echo, Mr Green paid homage to the North-East when announcing RockAcad s latest success.
Fabulous Flip Sides of Thunder with Luke Morley
Thunderâs guitarist Luke Morley discusses the British quintetâs new BMG album âAll the Right Noisesâ and celebrates the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Top 100 singles chart success of âDirty Loveâ
Author:
. It certainly has all the right power and variety, but before we get to that, let’s start with the song we first heard from you on the radio in America, “Dirty Love,” which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. That A side was catchy and powerful and the flip side, “Girl’s Going Out of Her Head,” has such a fluid guitar solo from you, with a song style reminding me of Sammy Hagar.
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Fabulous Flip Sides of Thunder with Luke Morley
Thunderâs guitarist Luke Morley discusses the British quintetâs new BMG album âAll the Right Noisesâ and celebrates the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Top 100 singles chart success of âDirty Loveâ
Author:
. It certainly has all the right power and variety, but before we get to that, let’s start with the song we first heard from you on the radio in America, “Dirty Love,” which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. That A side was catchy and powerful and the flip side, “Girl’s Going Out of Her Head,” has such a fluid guitar solo from you, with a song style reminding me of Sammy Hagar.