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And I am not exactly impressed with this. Let me explain.

The title of the competition kind of gives it away. “The All-Ireland Talent show”. Here we have a competition entirely based on the premise that the person or group or act or whatever with the most talent should win. Now I’m not saying that the act (3 young brothers from the Arran Islands) that won are not talented. Clearly they are. They are very good, particularly when you factor in their age, but the problem is that, and I don’t mean to be sour graping or disparaging towards the boys, but what they did wasn’t overly original or unique. None of the other acts were.

Young Daithí was the only performer that not only wrote his own music, but was developing his own style in which to write it. He displayed genuine musical talent, a love of his instrument and a musical style that most people would take a lifetime to develop. He was the only person in the competition who did have this. All of the others were very talented in their areas, but they didn’t have that special edge. And because of this disparity, he not only did not win, he in fact came last. First out.

This just reinforces my firm belief that these competitions are, sadly, entirely based on popularity and not on talent, musical skill, or even on the odd bits of musical genius that do occasionally shine through, like this performer. It was another sad day for Irish talent, but I still have faith that he will go on to better things. I think that his sheer talent will see him win through where so many others.

Anyway, whatever happens, I’ll be going to his concerts.

If ayone read this blog a couple of weeks ago they would have heard me extolling the virtues of this young man, an electric fiddle/violin, trad player, etc.. (there are many of categories) and asking for a vote for him in the All-Ireland Talent Show.

Well today is the final of that competition, and lo and behold this blondie looking eejit has made it in! So I am therefore going to bug ye all again (if there is in fact anyone reading this damn thing) to give him a vote this evening, Sun 15th March 18:30 on RTE, and to be as generous with the texting quantities as ye like. Lash them in. Send loads. Brazillion loads… He’s really talented and definitely desevers to win. And I taught him everything he knows. Well, everything about looking gormless anyway…

Samples of his work can be found here on MySpace, and here on YouTube, and there is even a Bebo group thing for him.

VOTE FOR DAITHI!!! GO ON YE GOOD THING!!!

This is a plug for an old friend of mine, one Mr. Daithí Droney…

Daithí is currently one of the 5 finalists for Galway in the All-Ireland Talent Show, playing his own compositions on the electric violin. He’s an enormously talented lad, and definitely deserves as many votes as humanly possible, particularly from the Dublin region… He’s been playing for as far back as I can remember, and has a long, long family history of musical greatness.

Please send him a vote, and remember the old saying – vote early, vote often!

Links (to be updated as I get more):

• Daithí and his music on MySpace