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NEW video - Freespirit - Graham - New Song @ Peace Festival - "Your The One I Love" - Enjoy!!!



"SEE THE FREEDOM"



NEW Freespirit Cd is here !!



Video of Freespirit playing "Freedom" @ The KuG-Center with everyone joining in!!!



"The Irish Song" at the Bimu Peace Festival September 2007



"On The Road To Nowhere" Bimu Peace Festival - Headling!!!



"Freespirit an ever changing band with different musicians"



Acoustic Folk with Vocals,Guitar,Bouzouki, Mandolin and Flute mainly!! On recordings there is Flute,Violin,Banjo,Drums and Percussion



We Freespirit have played to 500 people in Switzerland (2005) and 20 people down the local pub.We have played as a duo or as a full band,we do it all.We will play anywhere at anytime



Graham has been playing music for almost 20 years,playing on the streets all over 38 European Countries,and playing in the Singer/Songwriter clubs in West London.Then he moved to Graz in Austria.He met other musicians,and has made several bands/projects.Has gigged in Many Countries in Europe including Germany,Holland,Czech Republic,Austria,Turkey, Croatia,Bosnia,Ireland U.K. and even N. Ireland.



Graham has made 4 solo albums,about love,war,travelling,destruction of the North American Indians,Ireland,The Great Hunger in 1845 - 1849.Graham has had much inspiration from many things,like Ireland (Spiddal Town , Staring At The Sea , Rain In Ireland and Sligo Town),and reading books like "The Great Hunger",by Cecil Woodman-Smith,(No Potatoes)and "The Mist Of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradly (I"m Feeling Free).From Mike Scott of The Waterboys,who is Graham"s favourite band.Travelling all over Europe is a big inspiration.(Spring Is Coming,Road To Nowhere,and Freeworld).

Since 2003 when Freespirit started,with Graham (Vocal,12 String Guitar Mandolin,Bouzouki,Mouth Harmonica). Freespirit has had many musicians,we have been on the road in Austria,Switzerland (2005),Ireland(2006,2007),Germany(2006,2007),Holland (2006),Croatia (2007) and next year (2008) to U.K. (February) Germany (April) Ireland (July),and (August) U.K. again!! and Germany again in (October). U.K. tour in (April/May 2009),U.K. Tour (August 2009) and U.K. Tour (January 2010)



After a few violin players David joined Freespirit in October 2003,and now 4 years later in the same month he has left to do his own music projects,although he said "He be back sometime,maybe having a years brake". Together in 2004 Freespirit made the first Freespirit Cd,"Communicate Please",with 19 songs mainly about Ireland and travelling.

Josephine,started being the driver,and selling the merchandise,in 2005,and our first tour out of Austria to Switzerland.Josephine started to learn the Bass Guitar,and picked up on the Mandolin,and by the January Germany Tour 2007,had mastered the bass to play her first Tour,and she also played Mandolin on our 2nd Ireland Tour of that year. Now at the moment plays mostly Bouzouki,because Graham thinks it fits more with Freespirit than the Bass Guitar,especially if there are no drums.



In 2006 Freespirit met Rüdiger,who started out playing Mandolin,Mandola,but soon felt he wanted to play drums. Rüdiger joined the September Germany and Holland Tour 2006 playing some drums.Freespirit now had a full band,but because of family commitment Rüdiger left,and David,Joey and Graham had to do the January Germany 2007 alone.



In the past on Tour in Ireland and Germany,Freespirit have met other musicians,like Dave,who we met in Ireland in Dublin,who plays Banjo,Mandolin,and Guitar,and he will be joining us on our U.K Tour in February,and also joined us on the 3 weeks tour in Ireland - July 2008,and U.K 4 week Tour in - August 2008.



Also there has been Seanin who joined us on the Germany Tour in April 2008 for some gigs,playing Mandolin.We had much fun.



The Future of Freespirit



Graham speaking -



Harry on Flute & Whistle has been with Freespirit for over a year now, We are also in the planning to record another Cd, which will be more fitting to the music of Freespirit at the moment, being a Duo most of the time. Chester once again joined Freespirit on their U.K. Tour in July and then 2 weeks in August Chester went around Europe on a solo Tour, then he joined us at the beginning of September to play the rest of the U.K. Tour. Its been great playing with Chester and working with him. David Gallien joined Freespirit for some gigs and even came to Mutalschag T.V. and got filmed playing some songs. Hopefully David will again join in Freespirit again at some point, but has other music projects to do.Liz joined us in the U.K. for a few gigs in Yorkshire great to welcome Liz back to play some gigs.Martyn also joined Freespirit on the U.K. Tour which was very enjoyable Thanks to all ho have supported Freespirit in the past.



Liz,Graham,and Dave playing @ Orpington Folk Friday,great gig!!!



Liz came to the rescue,when I was on tour in the U.K.,and she also did the next U.K. tour last year (2009),but because of ill health,she had to cancel this U.K. tour coming up,and now I"m going to go on Tour with a musician called Chester,who plays guitar,and some B/Vocals.Will be very exciting to play with Chester,I have a good feeling.



Look at www.myspace.com/josephineart - for more info on Josephines Art.



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Well i have met most people in the music business ,as a musician i find myself very nosy at gigs,and want to meet the so called famous people!!!! But a better question would be "who would you want to play a gig with and support" well of coarse "The Waterboys",but since 2002 i have been trying to support "New Model Army" and this year we Freespirit almost were going to support "The Levellers"but The Levellers gig was canceled. These are ma dreams,maybe one day they will become true!! nothing is impossible in this world.I was on stage with Wayne Hussey of "The Mission 2 times once in Graz in Austria,and the other time was in Holland.hey MR Pleasant!!! When i was living in Graz "The Frames" came to do a gig,and after we all with the band went to the fountain,and we were singing "Pagan Place" with Glen. song from "The Waterboys" great time



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