It's always good to have a hobby, something for the rainy days. Being a computer buff, I started using an Atari ST to link up an 8 track Tascam to a timecode machine, and slave it to a midi sequencer . Basically a small pre-production studio.

In those days the IBM PC was an unwieldy beast that ran on DOS. For the uninitiated that means no desktop, no mouse,no nothing but a flashing cursor and a blank screen. The Atari, marketed as a games machine was lightyears ahead. It had a desktop, with WIMP system (Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointer),and could handle MIDI. Okay, a hard drive of a few Megabytes would have cost a fortune, but it worked great as a sequencer, and could also do wordprocessing, graphic editing, desktop publishing, spreadsheets and more. An add-on ROM allowed it to become a sampler which could be hooked up to a Midi keyboard.

After the PC came of age due to Mr. Gates and Windows, I had to convert to that common faith to avail of new processors, memory, software. As Henry of France said when he had to change religions to become king: "Paris is worth a mass!"

I now use a simple set-up with an outboard 8 channel ADC, which gives loads of adaptability for my needs.Sure isn't music supposed to be fun?

Recording an eclectic mix of music, from Irish Country, through hardcore metal, and out past the Moon, back to Ballads, and my own wee tunes, download some samples below, and see what's on offer in the Bazaar. Remember, this is an amateur studio, so you get what you get, sometimes with raw edges!

Barry Brennan is an accomplished musician, playing both solo and together with his many friends. During his musical career he was the singer in Those Nervous Animals, famous for their hit single "My friend John".

Based in Sligo, he is creating tracks that make your feet tap and your body move. You can listen to some snippets from his work by clicking on the following links: Aclunchenfunk does what it says!, Jupiter evokes the massive planet rolling through space, sending it's vibes across the universe. A flight of Terns skim across the sky, unconcerned with the toils of modern life, creating peace and happiness. Finally Be Kind gets your feet tapping and your fingers snapping.

Barry welcomes you to the site and hopes you enjoy his music. Failte!

Terry has been playing guitar and singing for many years. I first met him over 20 years ago, when he was along with the traditional band Ferdia. Since then he has further developed his own style, and recorded his own CDs. He writes and produces all his music, delivering a thoughtful & happy soundscape. Transport yourself to Terry's World by listening to a clip called Lose the Plot , or Sweet Distractions, featuring Mary McKeever.

Living in North Donegal, his music paints reflections of hopes, dreams and love into a vivid landscape. With a wide mixture of acoustic instruments, keyboards and bass guitar, he is accompanied with harmonies by Mary McKeever who also sings lead vocals on some tracks.

Recorded at Valley Studios, Ballybofey, his latest Cd is called Hope 4 Joy. You can buy it in the Bazaar

Out in the dark wild wilderness, a new sound was heard. An unique mainboard coupled with a maverick processor that glowed like a Will o' the Wisp as it output a highly classified musical data stream. They came in out of the storm, and left their own wild weather on disc. Now unclassified, try a sampler of Attak Irak, written before the event, or Heroin Man in mp3 format, and click here to read about their exclusive CD

Renate sings and plays guitar, solo and accompanied. Try a sampler of her original track "Chasing Rainbows", and buy her CD "Mistakes Included" in the Bazaar

Tommie is a versatile musician and composer who plays the flute in a local acoustic band called "The Blackstuff". He also records music for film, and is working on his own album . Here is a sampler.

Local man Don wrote this catchy number and we recorded a demo version of it featuring the mellow voice of Gerry McTaggart. Irish Country at it's best! Oh Mary! You can almost hear the pints of the Black Stuff being poured in the background.

Well, it all started with a guitar in the 60's, and then I saw Jimi Hendrix live at Coventry. I realised that I would never be able to do anything like what he and many others can do with the guitar, but I still had ideas of my own, and occasionally I put some of them down on tape. Here are two samplers: The Rest of the Night and Got to Be. They are getting on for 3 Mb each so will take time to download over a dial up connection.