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Launched last year, and based in Galway city, ALIVE is a new live music promotions company with the basic ethos of showcasing the best independent bands and musicians from all over Ireland through live shows and their YouTube series - https://www.youtube.com/user/AliveGalway. ALIVE is recorded in front of a live audience in The Roisin Dubh, Galway and has played host to some of the countries best underground acts including - Overhead the Albatross, New Secret Weapon, Ka tet, Race the Flux, …

Prior to the mid 1990’s musicians had little choice but to visit a recording studio if they wanted to get their music down on tape. The studio business was fairly healthy back then with a wide choice of studios to choose from. Home recording on a budget was usually limited to the 4 track cassette portastudio and dubious quality. But then came the digital technology revolution and it was finally possible for Joe Bloggs to get into the recording business at home.Nowadays we take unlimited track co …

We've just launched our new 'Ask A Question' feature at www.superstrings.com.Here's how it works......Let's say you're on a product page of ours for Banjo Strings and you're not sure if these strings are Loop or Ball end.Lower down the page you'll see our product reviews and now an 'Ask A Question' button. Click that to ask your question. Either us or another customer can now answer your question and the answer will be displayed on the product page to help other customers who may have a similar …

We're delighted to tell our non EU based customers that we are now able to process your orders ex-vat. Although our prices on the website site still show VAT inclusive, when you reach the checkout, no tax will be added to your order if you're not based in European Union. That's a 23% discount off our listed prices. Enjoy!

As a musician - a mandolinist and violinist (fiddler) - I find it strange how one can live on a street for over seven years without meeting a neighbour who lives about 100 yards away, a talented professional violinist who, to my great delight, is keen to learn the mandolin and who has acquired a couple of rather splendid looking old Italian instruments, albeit not in playing condition. Being English, we were both waiting seven years to be introduced, but now the ceremonial formalities have been …