A Little Bit of Ireland Interviews ep22 - Ally Harron & Marian Curry

This playlist contains all the interviews filmed in 2010 / 2011 by Mike Walker Camera for The O'Brien Media Group for a program called "A Little Bit of Ireland". This TV show was broadcast on the Sky Showcase channel and also on Freesat.
This episode features country duo Ally Harron and Marian Curry
Ally Harron grew up in Derrylin, Co.Fermanagh and found a passion for country music in his very early teens, which has been his way of life since then. To this present day, he still has a devoted and precious feel to this brand of music.
In those early days, Ally was influenced by country legends such as Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Buck Owens, George Jones, and Merle Haggard.
Discovering his great vocal ability, he learned to play lead guitar, so it comes easy now to Ally to give you a good country song with a taste of his unique yodeling which goes down a treat with a dedicated follower of country music. An opportunity arose when Ally was asked to join forces with Tommy Fee and the Cajun Sound as lead guitarist and vocalist. Touring with the Cajun Sound which gave him a wealth of experience playing with band members and the feel of live performances.
After this period, he went on to play with the Driftwood Showband fronted by ex-Mighty Avons keyboard player Ronnie Griffiths.
With those bands, Ally got a taste of the recording studios, and one of his most requested songs has stood the test of time (The Geisha Girl) can be found on early albums, along with many more of the country songs of that time.
Of recent years Ally has four albums to date, two of those are solo albums and two sharing vocals with his stage partner Marian Curry.
Marian Curry was lucky to be born into a family of traditional music with her dad being one of the founder members of the local Starlight Ceili band.
The earliest memories are of sessions in the family home with some of the members of the band, and the great radio program of the time “Ceili House” was never missed on a Saturday night.
Local variety concerts gave Marian her first taste of stage with singing and acting in various plays and staging these events in various local parochial halls.
However, she was introduced to rock and roll in her early teens and went on to share lead vocals with a band known as Paddy Boy, April South and The Silver Pennies.
Extensive touring both in Ireland and the UK gave Marian a wealth of experience in the world of showbusiness and this is evident in her delivery and performance on stage and in recording.
Success with the release of the Dobie Gray song “Drift Away” back in the 1980s brought her away from the hard rocks days and introduced her to a more mature choice of material, which eventually lead to singing and performing Country and Irish while living in the UK and sometime in Tenerifie. Marian now enjoys well-deserved recognition with fellow artist Ally Harron.
Hosted by Dublin born Richard O'Brien, the interviews are as follows:
Ep 1 Pat Jordan
Ep 2 Sabrina Piggott
Ep 3 Michael O'Brien & Philomena
Ep 4 Mary Malone
Ep 5 Sean Wilson & Tony Mac
Ep 6 Peter Mylett
Ep 7 Joe Casserly & Martin Logan
Ep 8 Tommy Collins
Ep 9 Margaret Duggan
Ep 10 Sean Page
Ep 11 Isla Grant
Ep 12 Lisa McHugh
Ep 13 Matthew Riding & Matthew Kerridge
Ep 14 Gerry Flanagan
Ep 15 Alastair Coyles
Ep 16 Declan Henry
Ep 17 Cy Kearney
Ep 18 Celtic Beat
Ep 19 The Bachelors
Ep 20 Frank McCaffrey
Ep 21 Mervyn Conn
Ep 22 Ally Harron & Marian Curry
Ep 23 Danny Murphy
Ep 24 Georgette Jones
Ep 25 Irish Management Consortium
Ep 26 Gerry Carney
Ep 27 Colin Stout
Ep 28 John McNicholl
Ep 29 Ellen Tinnelley
Ep 30 The Biblecode Sundays
Ep 31 Daniel O'Donnell
Ep 32 Seamus Moore
Ep 33 Charlie Landsborough
Ep 34 Shawn Cuddy
Ep 35 Jimmy Cricket
Ep 36 Michael Sloyan
Ep 37 Daniel Shutt
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Gear used:
Cameras, Lenses & Aquisition:
Sony PMW-350 broadcast camera with
Fujinon HA18x7.6BERM-M6B ENG Lens with Digi Power Servo
Sony EX3 camera for guest shot
Sony EX1 camera for wide shot
Audio:
Sennheiser 416 Shotgun mic
Sennheiser G2 series Laveliers x2 for interviews
Sony Freedom mic
Lighting:
Dedolights x3 set with DP20 projection adaptor
Flo Light 4 tube soft light fluorescent
Grip:
Vinton Tripods with Vision 8 and 3 heads
Hague Universal Tracking Dolly
Manfrotto tripod with 500 fluid hed
Editing:
Adobe Premiere CS6, Photoshop, After Effects