Patrick Dexter
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Playing cello on Ireland’s Atlantic west coast. New EP 'The Two Sisters' out now ⬇️ album Solace on CD and Vinyl 🔗⬇️
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My dog Naoise leading me up to my cottage where I recorded my recent EP. The Two Sisters EP is out now:
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Nothing Compares 2 U. Heart broken hearing the news of the passing of Sinéad O’Connor, such an inspiration
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Only Time by Enya. Thank you for all the messages of encouragement. I have decided to keep posting music here from my cottage regularly despite things seem more and more uncertain for the future of Twitter. In the words of Enya "Who can say where the road goes? Only Time"
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Auld Lang Syne. Happy New Year from the west of Ireland
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The Wexford Carol, Ireland's oldest carol dating back to the 15th century. Christmas carols here all this week 🎄
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Amazing Grace 🇺🇸 from across the Atlantic on the west coast of Ireland
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Canon in D as the first winter snow comes to Ireland’s shores ❄️
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Auld Lang Syne as the sun sets on 2022. Happy New Year!
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What's Love Got to Do with It. A west of Ireland cello tribute to the legendary performer Tina Turner. A true icon who will be sorely missed. Rest in peace, Tina. 🎶
#TinaTurner
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Amazing Grace. Sending thoughts and prayers across the Atlantic today from the west coast of Ireland on this important day for America🇺🇸
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Auld Lang Syne, the Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1788, was set to a much older Scottish/Irish melody and is now sung all over the world to welcome the new year. Happy New Year from the west of Ireland!
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A full house last night for my first ever live show in Dublin. When the audience rose to give a standing ovation, I had to fight back the tears. An incredible night I will never forget. Such a different experience from playing outside my cottage!
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O Holy Night 🌟 Merry Christmas from the west of Ireland
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Carol of the Bells, melody by the great Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych
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Molly Malone, playing an old Irish folk song on the cello by my cottage for Paddy's Day. Happy St. Patrick's Day from the west of Ireland! ☘️
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Ireland’s Call. Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the west of Ireland ☘️
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Sit Bach and enjoy some cello in the west of Ireland summer breeze. From JS Bach's Cello Suite No. 1
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The Parting Glass in the west of Ireland sunshine ⛅
This song was first recorded 400 years ago in the Skene Manuscript, a collection of Scottish airs written around 1620, though it is thought to be much older.
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For the Winter Solstice today, an ancient Celtic melody now known as The Breton Carol. I learned this tune from the late great Paddy Maloney of The Chieftains and I've always thought it captured the magic of the darkest day of the year. Happy Solstice from the west of Ireland
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Air by JS Bach as the winter sun sets over Ireland’s Atlantic west coast
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Thank you for the kind response to my tribute to Sinéad O'Connor. She spent much of the last few years living close to me here in the west of Ireland, finding some solace in the area's quiet beauty. I feel now the whole country is in mourning. Rest in peace
Nothing Compares 2 U. Heart broken hearing the news of the passing of Sinéad O’Connor, such an inspiration
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O Holy Night.
Based on a French poem by Placide Cappeau, the song tells the story of the first Christmas Eve. It was first performed in a village in rural France in 1847 and is now sung on Christmas Eve all over the world.
Happy Christmas from the west of Ireland🎄
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Happy Canada Day from the west of Ireland. Northwest Passage by the late great Stan Rogers 🇨🇦
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Dirty Old Town, made famous by the Pogues. So sad to hear of the passing of the great Shane MacGowan, he will be sorely missed
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Overwhelmed by the huge response to my recent post! It seems safe to say that the people of Twitter have spoken. With this encouragement, I will commit to keep sharing my cello playing here whatever happens to Twitter, to the bitter end!
Only Time by Enya. Thank you for all the messages of encouragement. I have decided to keep posting music here from my cottage regularly despite things seem more and more uncertain for the future of Twitter. In the words of Enya "Who can say where the road goes? Only Time"
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Amazing Grace from the west coast of Ireland. Happy Easter! 🌈
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Happy Saturday. Part of the Bach cello suite no. 1 outside my cottage on the west of Ireland
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Happy Bach Friday from the west of Ireland! From Cello Suite No. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach
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Ukrainian folk song ‘Oh, In the Cherry Garden’ from the west coast of Ireland. Thoughts with the people of Ukraine one year on from the invasion 🇺🇦
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On Eagle's Wings from Joe Biden's ancestral home in Ireland. Looking west across the Atlantic towards America for a brighter future 🇺🇸
#BidenHarris2020
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Amazing Grace. Happy Easter weekend from the west of Ireland 🌈
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As Ireland ends 681 days of restrictions this week, I want to say that it has been a pleasure and an honour to play cello for you from my cottage on the west coast of Ireland. With spring around the corner, I leave you with a very special song 'Brigid' coming out on February 1st
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Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. Remembering the great Canadian songwriter born this day in 1934
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Féile, a tune about hope even in the darkest of times. From the west of Ireland, wishing you a warm and lovely weekend ☃️
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Sunshine today in the West of Ireland 🌤 Continuing this series of early Irish Christmas songs, 'On Christmas Night' by Irish Franciscan Friar Luke Wadding, first published in 1684 in his book 'Small Garland of Pious and Godly Songs'
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7th century Irish melody 'Don Oíche Úd I mBeithil' as snow returns to hills of Ireland's west coast 🌨️
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Happy Easter and happy Bach's birthday! Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach, born March 31st 1685
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Opening to Bill Whelan’s Riverdance. Keeping the music flowing here on Ireland's Atlantic west coast
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Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981). Remembering the great American composer today on the anniversary of his death
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Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland). My thoughts are with Ashling Murphy's family, friends, colleagues, students, and all who knew her
#VigilforAshling
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Dreams by Irish band The Cranberries from their debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? first released this day 30 years ago in March 1993
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Seeing scenes from the area where I live being nominated for 9 oscars this week makes my heart full. I always had a deep gut feeling this little part of Ireland had a special beauty that could speak right to the heart.
#bansheesofinisherin
you have proved me right!
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Amazing Grace from the west coast of Ireland. Sending warm wishes across the Atlantic on this important week for America 🇺🇸
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Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy in the Irish Atlantic breeze. Happy Birthday to Debussy who turns 160 today, born August 22nd 1862
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All You Need is love by the Beatles. Happy 80th birthday
@PaulMcCartney
from the west of Ireland!
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The music of Ireland's national composer, Turlough O'Carolan. Born 350 years ago, he wrote this melody for his first love Brigid. Happy Saint Patrick's Day from the West of Ireland 🇮🇪
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Feeling quite conflicted. It feels Twitter may be headed in a dark direction. Does that mean that this is not a place for my cello playing, which feels like part of my soul? Or is this the time these moments of relief are needed the most? If you have thoughts on this please share
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A brief break in the snow for Pachelbel's Canon in D from the west of Ireland🌨️
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Stan Rogers' Northwest Passage. From the west coast of Ireland, sending warm wishes across the Atlantic to everyone in Canada this Thanksgiving 🇨🇦
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Ständchen (Serenade) by the great Austrian composer Franz Schubert, born this day in 1797. Happy Birthday Schubert!
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With Or Without You by U2. Happy St. Patrick's Day from the west coast of Ireland!
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Playing Sinéad O'Connor's version of Nothing Compares 2 U on the Atlantic west coast of Ireland
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Raglan Road, an old Irish tune best known for the words put to it by Patrick Kavanagh, President Biden’s favourite poet. From his ancestral home on Ireland’s west coast, happy 80th birthday to
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Where The Streets Have No Name in the Autumn winds of Ireland's west coast. Originally recorded 35 years ago in 1987 by U2
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Once in Royal David's City written in 1848 by Irish poet Cecil Frances Alexander
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Some cello to brighten your Monday. Prelude from Bach Cello Suite No. 1
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On Raglan Road. Thank you
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for requesting this beautiful Irish song, it was such a pleasure to chat to you today
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What A Moonlit Night (Ніч яка місячна) by the great Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko (1893). Thoughts and prayers with Ukrainian people all around the world celebrating Orthadox Christmas this weekend 🇺🇦
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The day is finally here! My new song 'Auld Lang Syne' is now out in the world. Stream it, download it, ask Alexa to play it and request it from all your favourite radio stations. My new years gift to you for all the incredible support and encouragement you gave me this year
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When I first picked up my cello and headed outside my home to play for you all last year, I never could have imagined it would lead to this, my very first ever official music release coming next Friday November 5th, thank you all for joining me on this incredible journey!
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Jasmine Flower (Mo Li Hua) a traditional Chinese tune from the Qianlong era (1735–1796). Happy Lunar New Year from the west of Ireland! 🐇
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The Parting Glass in the west of Ireland's summer sun 🌤️
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Canadian folk song: Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers. Looking west accross the Atlantic ocean today to Canada. I can't belive the destruction that these wildfires can cause. Thoughts and prayers with all those effected 🇨🇦 💚
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She Moved Through the Fair, an old Irish love song about a ghost who visits her lover on his deathbed, beaconing him to be with her in the life after death. Happy Halloween from the west coast of Ireland!
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Ave Verum Corpus by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on an Irish hillside. The great composer was born this day in 1756. Happy Birthday Mozart!
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Carol of the Bells. The melody for this Christmas carol is based on a prehistoric Ukranian folk chant 'Shchedryk' which celebrates the winter Solstice. Happy Solstice from the west coast of Ireland!
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Schubert's Ave Maria. A brief respite from the storms today as some sun returns to the West of Ireland 🌤
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Brigid Cruise. The great Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670 – 1738) wrote this tune for the love of his life, Brigid. Happy St Brigid's Day! ☘️
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Into the West. Playing cello in the spring breeze by my cottage in the west of Ireland, it feels unbelievable that the President of the United States
@POTUS
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A brief break in the Irish Autumn rain for The Auld Triangle
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2 years ago I joined Twitter. I was warned it was a dark place where hope and beauty were not welcome. Sharing my music here, I hoped some light could be let through the cracks. I have met so many truly wonderful people here and the experience has been life changing for me but…
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Snow today in the West of Ireland ☃️ Canon in D by Johnann Pachelbel (1680)
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This day last year, after losing my job as a teacher due to lockdown, I began playing music outside my home and shared my first ever video here on Twitter. I could never have imagined they would be seen and loved by so many people around the world. Thank you all so much
Viola da Gamba, this is my favourite instrument. It's a bit of a guitar cello cross. It was popular in the Renaissance period and is much older than the cello. This song, "Loves Farewell" is from 1605 Scotland by Tobias Hume
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My performance of this Ukrainian song was played on Canadian national TV last night and every hour throughout the night!
@CBC
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As Ireland returns to lockdown today, I hope to once again share with you some cello music from my cottage in the West of Ireland. Today, Let it Be by Paul McCartney on the 50th anniversary of its release in 1970
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On Christmas Night, written in 1684 by Irish Franciscan friar Luke Wadding who was responsible for creating the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. I’ve always thought this carol perfectly captures the joy of Christmas. From the west of Ireland, wishing you a very merry Christmas!
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The Fields of Athenry by Pete St John, a west of Ireland tribute to the great songwriter. Rest in peace Pete
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On
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last night, my cello playing was put to images of people across Europe showing their support for the Ukrainian people on their Independence Day 🇺🇦 feeling so emotional watching this back now with my family, our thoughts and prayers with the people of Ukraine
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The Auld Triangle, my favourite Dublin folk song. I first learned it from Shane Mac Gowan's incredibly powerful and raw version on The Pogues 1984 album Red Roses. Shane had learned this song from his hero, Irish poet Brendan Behan. Rest in Peace Shane you will be dearly missed
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She Moved Through the Fair. This ancient Irish/ Scottish was first recorded on this day 80 Years ago in 1941 by tenor John McCormack
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Welcoming the US President Joe Biden back to his ancestral homeland today with one of his favourites, Raglan Road
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John Williams' Theme from Schindler's List (1993). The great American film music composer turned 91 this week. So many brilliant Williams pieces, but on this cold dark February evening, it felt right to choose this timeless melody to fill the cottage with
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I'll be leaving the hills of Mayo soon to embark on a tour of Brazil 🇧🇷 thanks to the Irish Embassy Brazil
@IrlEmbBrazil
I'll be playing in cities across Brazil starting with the Theatro São Pedro, São Paulo on March 12th. Can't wait!
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Recorded on a stormy winter night in my cottage, with all the sounds of the wild Atlantic's wind and rain. I can't wait to share this special song with the world on Friday!
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The Dawning of the Day. 350 years ago, in the 1670s, Irish harper Thomas Connellan looked west across the Atlantic and wrote this beautiful tune. Much later words by the great Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh were added giving the song the title we know it by today, Raglan Road
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The Parting Glass ☘️ The sun's come out today here in Co. Mayo as US President Joe Biden flew over my cottage on his helicopter Marine One. A truly sureal experience I will never forget!
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