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Update #8 · Apr 15, 2013 · 1 comment
Hi Folks, so I just wanted to check in with ye all. I have recorded a lot of the album and it's all going great. I am in the studio this Wednesday with Mick Flannery and Eoghan Regan so I can't wait for that. I am hoping to release the album in September or early October. But I should have copies of the album for you guys by the summer. I know this is a bit later than expected but I think the album will be all the better for it. I am terribly excited about it all. I am also doing a bit of a tour in Ireland this May and June with John Doyle so please check out my website for dates. Thanks again. Karan
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Thank you all.

Update #7 · Nov 27, 2012 · 2 comments
Hi Folks, so thanks so much to all of you who supported my Kickstarter project in whatever capacity, donating money, caring and sharing or just plain old encouragement if I met you personally or online. It all meant a lot to me in terms of being uplifted and spurred on to record another album. I received the money a few days ago and I am desperately trying not to spend it! I am heading for Madagascar at the minute on a cruise ship!!! NO, no no, I am starting rehearsals next week so I am excited about that. I do want to thank some people personally here as a mark of my respect for them. Firstly my children Muireann and Áine who helped enormously with the process. They filmed my first takes of the pitch for the Kickstarter video a lot. They gave me much needed honest advice! No Mammy that sounds boring! Too long! Not happy! God almighty Mum! They also fielded a lot of technical questions about Facebook and the Internet and liked my new top. Áine got really into it after realising "the monies on the IPad" could possibly be of benefit to herself! Thank you also to Niall, my husband for fielding even more bizarre questions than usual and for all the support in actually doing the project. I wouldn't have been able to do it without you Niall. Tracy Crawford was a tremendous help with different marketing ideas about the Facebook and how to get the most out of the timeline issues. If anyone needs an agent in Ireland or advice on outreaching the traditional community Tracy is the woman to hire. Thank you Tracy. Also crucially involved were the people who minded my kids. I want to thank Helen who collected Áine, Carmel and Fionnuala for minding them so well, Úna who had Muireann over for a couple of hours, Fiona who does a great job in keeping them happy, Caoimhin and Deirdre for keeping them on overnights and Eithne and Brian for coming to Cork to mind the girls. I can deal with all the stress of the road, the cancelled flights,the long boring drives, the horrible food, the endless organisation just to put on a gig but having my children looked after properly is the most important thing to me which also makes it often the most stressful and worrying part. To be honest I don't worry as much about the rest. So thank you to all of these people. It means a lot to me. Also thank you to Mike Moroney for great emotional support and for being such a good friend. To Owen Rodgers who I haven't talked to in years but he really helped in galvanising support in New York. To Stephen Power, Con Kelleher, and Paul McGeechan and Sue Phelan. Finally I want to thank my Dad who rang me everyday asking how "that machine was going?" which is code for the internet in general and the Kickstarter site. Also my brother Dick is a real wizard with the figures and really forced me to think about I needed to do and how to get it done. So thank you for that lads. I have done a lot of thank yous already and if I have forgotten you, Please forgive me. I am sure I will be adding more. Anyhow thank you all sincerely for helping me to do this. Keep well. Karan
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Update #6 · Oct 21, 2012 · comment

Hi Folks, great news! We have reached the minimum goal on my kickstarter project. This means that I can make the album happen BUT for it to be a success I still really need to raise some more money. For a start, Kickstarter and Amazon take almost ten percent. I'd also really like for this album to reach the widest possible audience so it would be great to be able to employ a good publicist.

I'm also delighted to announce that we've signed up two new special guests for the album. I'll be joined by two amazing singers from America - the wonderful Aoife O'Donovan and Abigail Washburn.

I'm really delighted with the response so far and terribly appreciative of all the people who've become involved in this project. There are only six days left so it would be fantastic if you could pledge some money and help me make the most of this wonderful opportunity.

All the best

Karan

I also have a new song that you can download for free:

http://soundcloud.com/karan-casey/karan-casey-home

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We did it!

Update #5 · Oct 15, 2012 · 9 comments
Yahaaaaa! We did it! I am really thrilled. Thank you all so much. Karan Have more news to post soon. Thanks again.
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New song. Working title "Home"

Update #4 · Oct 8, 2012 · 4 comments
Hi folks, here is one of the songs I am going to record on the new album. It is a poem called "Home" by the wonderful Irish poet Paula Meehan that I set to music. I love Paula's work and in many ways her poems just sing themselves off the page to me. Please check out her work. On this recording of the track I am joined by Niall Vallely, Caoimhin Valley, Ken Edge and Sean óg Graham. Recorded by Niall Vallely and mixed by Dan Fitzgerald I hope ye like it. Let me know! Karan Http://soundcloud.com/Karan-Casey/Karan-Casey-home
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