Following the outfit's recent excursion to the U.S. to appear at the Music of the Rivers festival in Jacksonville, Florida, the artist has become affiliated to Rivercelts, an association made up of performers who took part in the festival, dedicated to maintaining the special connection which was forged between the artists during their stay in Florida. A release is on the cards from this association during 2001, destined for the U.S. market and featuring the music of the artists involved. For more details, visit the new website at www.rivercelts.com.

More details on Rivercelts as they unfold.


Media Trail

Despite a low-key start to 2001 for artist and band, with Philip extensively involved in session work, the media trail continues to unwind with a feature on the artist in this month's IMRO News, the industry magazine for Ireland's musician's rights organisation members and clients. The article covers recent doings of the outfit as well as focussing on the background of the artist and taking some soundbytes of his regarding the industry. Check out further details by dropping into the IMRO website at www.imro.ie.


Back at the Ranch...

It would seem that our rather broad hints regarding the updating of our hardware (see the December Update) have been answered, to some extent, from various quarters! (We should do this more often.) Yes, that which supports Philip Fogarty Online has been upgraded, making PFO leaner, meaner and nastier than ever before, but fear not; this end's commitment to maintaining a fast, smooth site remains no less than it was. Meanwhile, onsite, there's some new images up in the Gallery from the band's doings abroad. Go see...