Welcome to the Ger Wolfe website. Messages can be left on Ger's myspace page by simply clicking on this link:
www.myspace.com/gerwolfewhere you can also hear some of Ger's song's.
www.gerwolfe.blogspot.comwhere you can contact Ger and look at his blog,featuring some of his favourite things/inspirations.
A Podcast is now available of a specially commissioned documentary 'Gentle Genius, Forgotten Poet' made lately about Ger and his life in music. This production by Linda Geraghty of Little Oak Productions recieved great praise and features Ger speaking about the music and many people including musicians Christy Moore and John Spillane and radio presenter and enthusiast John Creedon.Also featured near the end of the show is 'One star left in the window' as played live at what was the Lobby Bar with Edel Sullivan and Paul Frost earlier this year.Simply click here to listen.(It takes about 3.5 minutes to download with broadband.)
http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2010/pc/pod-v-03071041m47sgeniusdoconone.mp3
Updated September 2010
Latest ALBUM
Entering another Autumn and looking forward to playing some venues around Ireland.Galway , Cork and Athlone for starters, please see the tours page for more details.
The new recording No Bird Sang was released on the 11th of September 2009. It has been recieved very warmly all around, see the reviews page.
The album was recorded and produced by well known composer, musician and broadcaster Peadar 'O Riada
www.peadaroriada.ie
at his studio in Cúil Aodha.
With this collection of beautiful songs, Ger returns to the bare roots of his songwriting craft.
Using just his unique guitar style and very own voice Ger presents us with 12 gorgeous songs recorded live in the studio. Though reminiscent of his first album Word and Rhyme (1998), this album illustrates his development as a fine singer, songwriter and guitarist.
On October 22nd last Ger along with drummer Martin Leahy appeared on RTE RADIO 1's arts programme, 'ARENA', presented by Seán Rocks.You can lsiten to the interview and the songs by clicking on this link.
http://www.rte.ie/podcasts/2009/pc/pod-v-221009-13m48s-arena.mp3
The show runs Monday to Friday from 7.30-8.30 in the evening.
Updated on the 31st October 2009
Ó BÉAL GUTH BHÉAL- San Pictúirlann anois!-now at cinemas!
A SHORT FILM ABOUT THE PROJECT MADE BY ROBB BRADSTOCK OF SIXDEGREE PRODUCTIONS WILL SHORTLY BE SCREENED AT SAMHLAíOCHT, THE ANNUAL KERRY FILM FESTIVAL, TAKING PLACE BETWEEN 31ST OCT. AND 8TH NOV. AND ALSO THIS COMING MONDAY 2ND NOV. IN THE KINO CINEMA, CORK AS PART OF THE CORK FILM FESTIVAL.
This Autumn also sees the wrapping up of a project Ger has been involved with in Gaeltacht Mhúscraí entitled "Ó Béal Guth Bhéal" since last February.
Ger says "I've been working alongside the older members of the community here in Múscraí, gathering stories which have become the hearts and bones of new songs. I have a good few written, mostly 'as gaeilge'.
I've had a great time with the work and we hope to bring out a recording of some of the songs I've written early next spring
The entire project was made possible through the help of 'EALAÍONA NA GAELTACHTA' and of course the brilliant people -Bríd Crannitch and Síle ní Chróinín- at An t-Ionad Cultúrtha i mBaile Mhúirne.
With their help and assistance I have visited and had many conversations and 'craic' with the older people of the area and hopefully illustrated some of their thoughts, ideas and stories in new songs."
Ó Bhéal Guth Béal
Scéim Ealaíontóir sa Phobal 2009
Ta an cumadóir agus amhránaí Ger Wolfe i lár oibre ar thogra cumadóireachta amhrántaí nua le seanóirí ó cheantar Mhúscraí ó Ionaid lae Cois Cille, Cuan Barra, an grúpa tacaíos ón Ionad Cultúrtha agus an grúpa a thagann go dtí scoraíocht an Déardaoin san Ionad áise i Réidh na ndoirí uair sa mhí.
Má dúirt Ger Wolfe féin le déanaí -"Is cumadóir/amhránaí mise agus tuigiman neart atá sna hamhráintí thraidisiúinta agus sna hamhráintí nuachumtha chomh maith. Im' thuairim, níl aon teorainn leis an méid slite gur féidir linn ár smaointe a chur in iúl.
Cathaimid an ealaína choimeád beo ach ag an am céanna, cathaimid na seanrudaí a chothú agus a chéilliúradh. Mar sin, ba mhaith liom iarracht a dhéanamh, le hhuirlisí mo cheirde féin agus lem 'ealaín féin, scéalta na ndaoine a chur i mbéal an phobail arís i bhfoirm amhrán nuachumtha."
Bhí ar Ger tréimhse ama le seanóirí-iad siúd a fhreastalaíonn ar na hIonad lae, ach go háirithe-ag éisteacht lena gcuid cainte agus ag bailiú a gcuid scéalta. As an idirmhalartú seo, bhí neart abhair cumadóireachta aige chun cruth nuálach a chur ar na scéalta seo i bhfoirm ceoil agus amhránaíocht chomhaimseartha.Ag deireadh na tréimhse seo, bhí cur i láthair poiblí san Ionad Cultúrtha ar an 22 ú lá Bealtaine ag céiliúradh na tréimhse cónaithí seo agus an idirmhalartaithe idir Ger Wolfe agus an grúpa pobail áirithe seo.Ar an oíche bhí ceolteórí áitiúl don céad scuth in éineacht le Ger - Richard Lucey ar an bosca ceoil agus Conal O'Grada lena bhfeadóg mór.
Cé go bhfuil an scéim seo críochnaithe go hoifigiúl leanfaidh Ger ar aghaidh leis an sar obair seo.
Updated on the 24th August 2009
Vital Signs | Arts & Health in Context
An Arts Council Initiative
National Exhibition 14 -21 October
Vital Signs is a programme of arts and health events taking place in Dublin in October 2009. It includes a one-day conference in the Royal College of Physicians on October 15th , a national exhibition in five venues in Dublin 8 from October 14 - 21, and a series of opinion pieces about arts and health practice. Vital Signs is an Arts Council initiative, developed and delivered in association with Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts.
The Vital Signs exhibition is curated by Michelle Browne and is the first national exhibition of its kind. Vital Signs features fourteen artists from around the country and includes: Dominic Thorpe, Helene Hugel, Marie Brett, Charlotte Donovan, Jennie Moran, Seamus McGuiness, Denis Roche, Danny McCarthy, Paul Maye, Cathy Henderson, Mark Roper, Ger Wolfe, Paul Gregg and John Tunney. The exhibition takes place from October 14th- 21st at the National College of Art and Design Gallery, Foley’s Pharmacy on Thomas Street, St. James’s Hospital, St Patrick’s University Hospital and Dr. Steevens’ Hospital. The exhibition trail takes approximately one hour to complete.
Ger's contribution includes some of his newly composed songs from the project ó Bhéal guth Béal"
Much more information is available from
www.vitalsigns.artscouncil.ie by clicking on these links;
Ger Wolfe's 4th Album 'The Velvet Earth' is still available, alongside the other releases.
They can be bought in all good record shops, especially CLADDAGH RECORDS who will also distribute to other retail outlets. (+ digitally on iTunes).Celtic Note, on Dublin's Nassau street also have stock as do PLUG'd records, Washington st., Cork city.
You can also buy it online here as a very quick mail-order in the Super Online Storeor download MP3's by visiting the MP3 download page through the above link.
The weekly poem
Below is a poem of Ger's which might interest you. We hope to bring you more of Ger's poetry throughout the year.You can search the shoebox for poems past.
He opens the eyes of the blind.
For William Harrington,artist
He opens the eyes of the blind,
(We dead who walk the civilised street),
With a kiss of the sun
On the dark-doored prison of flagstone pre-occupation.
“Look up” he whispers.
If we lose our lost sight and enter in
The open door of Truth with courage
We will see,
Plint and jamb
Sill and shade
Depth and bone
Curve of eye
Light and half-light
Nimbus-shone shadow of all being
The pulse in stone
The silent line that sings, “Here I am”
The dance un-done
The child who skips unbridled in “I can”.
So, He said to the sculptor
You have shown them the guts and bones of my work
And without ye I have no body.
So, as one, are we the flesh and his the ever-pounding taken-for-granted pulse?
(c) Ger Wolfe 2010
TEXT REQUEST NUMBERS
Text campaigners might like to text in requests for Ger Wolfe songs to their favourite deejay. Here are some useful numbers for same. Many thanks for all the support.
The new recording No Bird Sang was released on the 11th of September 2009. It has been recieved very warmly all around, see the reviews page.
