Frank Emerson: Products
Compact Discs - CD
Dear Sarah featuring The Flag of Our Fathers,
Safe in the Harbour,
There's a Story Told (New in 2005)
These three can be heard and are available at www.cdbaby.com/all/frankemerson
They are also available signed for $15 + $1 P&H at: 790 E. Spiller Street, Wytheville, VA 24382
A New Dawn Forever is available at www.dday.org
A Christmas Postcard is temporarily out of stock.
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- You can listen before you buy - just like the old time music stores
Also available through me: 790 E. Spiller Street Wytheville, VA 24382
T-Shirts, Golf Shirts, Sweat Shirts, Caps, Ornaments, Mugs, Novelty Items.
Gift or Souvenir Items with the Bob Johnson sketch of Frank "It's Time for a Toast" logo; Slow, Shaky, Deaf, Semi-Old Farts Bn Logo; Devil Dog Records Logo.
Wythe County Virginia During the War Between the States, Walking Tour of Historic Wytheville, Virginia
Book about the U.S. Civil War in Wythe County Virginia
Audio walking tour of historic Wytheville, written and narrated by Frank Emerson
- Museum Gift Shop in Wytheville, Virginia
- All sorts of gifts and educational material pertaining to Wythe County, Virginia
Kevin Barry's: The First 25 years - Double CD
35 cuts of nearly everyone who has appeared at Kevin Barry's since 1980 - Danny Doyle, Brendan Nolan, Joanie Madden, Morris Minor, Morning Star, Peter Yeates, Danny Quinn, The Dady Brothers, J.J. Smith, Eddie Ivie, Dennis O'Rourke, Vic Power, Terra Nova, Pat Garvey, Tom O'Carroll, Seamus Kennedy, Kristina Beaty, Cahir O'Doherty, Tom & Maura Healy, Frank Emerson, Harry O'Donoghue, Gabriel Donohue, Carroll Brown, Fran Doyle, Oonagh Heaney, Brendan's Voyage
- Buy this CD by mail or phone or e-mail
- Call 912-233-9626 to order or for information. Write Kevin Barry's Pub 117 W. River Street, Savannah, GA 31401 E-Mail: contact@kevinbarrys.com
CLEAN CABBAGE IN THE BUCKET And Other Tales From the Irish MusicTrenches - A Non-fiction Anthology
New Anthology of True Stories from the Irish Music Circuit
Five musicians share their memories of over 30 years on the road.
(September – Wytheville, VA) CLEAN CABBAGE IN THE BUCKET And Other Tales From the Irish Music Trenches is a collaborative effort between five professional traveling Irish singer/songwriters. Digging into their bags of memories, the fellows have come up with over 70 stories that make for some thoroughly enjoyable reading.
The anthology is the brain child of Dennis O'Rourke, one of the authors, who also acted as in-house editor of the project. He, together with Robbie O'Connell, Frank Emerson, Harry O'Donoghue and Seamus Kennedy, has put together a group of stories that are just as unique as the five-way partnership.
There have been memoirs of musicians before. However, there has never been anything quite like this. Engaging, revealing and intimate, you'll feel as if the fellows are talking right to you. Stories you want? Stories you get. And the best part is that they're true!
Written in the unique style of each musician, this is a book of personal experience -short, often humorous stories about that life; the bars and the club owners; the audiences and the occasional brawl; the hotels, the oddball characters met along the way; the guitars, the women and the music. In effect, the reader would be eavesdropping on a group of entertainers sharing road stories backstage.
These are the types of stories that musicians tell to each other when their paths infrequently cross. It is a rare thing to get a group of players together to put out a piece of work such as this. The painstaking process of writing and assembling took five years, as they made time to jot their stories down, flesh them out, edit and re-edit and finally come up with a finished product. Providing a further look into what makes these performers tick, scattered throughout the book are insightful interviews with each author.
You'll find out exactly what's boiling with Clean Cabbage in the Bucket, who exactly is Charles Beauregard Finnegan. You'll see how to come clean in The Soap Creek Saloon, nearly get blown away by The Tornado, and get a little Bawdy in New Hampshire.
It has been said that the Irish/American pub scene is the last vestige of Vaudeville. It stands to reason that these Irish-American performers are the last of the Vaudevillians. They know that the show must go on. They love what they do for a living and are thankful to be able to do it. This shows in their writing.
There is a pride and a gratitude that shines through - even in the hard times. That these fellows have survived over thirty years, and succeeded, in what is a rough and tumble business is to their credit. That they are willing to share a good number of their best reminiscences - touching, funny sad and everything in between – is a rare find.
Scheduled to be released by around Thanksgiving, in time for the Christmas shopping season, CLEAN CABBAGE IN THE BUCKET And Other Tales From the Irish Music Trenches is now in the final stages of production. It will be available where the fellows play, over the Internet, as well as in selected bookstores.
$21.95 plus $3.05 p & h Frank Emerson 790 E. Spiller Street Wytheville, VA 24382
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The anthology is the brain child of Dennis O'Rourke, one of the authors, who also acted as in-house editor of the project. He, together with Robbie O'Connell, Frank Emerson, Harry O'Donoghue and Seamus Kennedy, has put together a group of stories that are just as unique as the five-way partnership.
There have been memoirs of musicians before. However, there has never been anything quite like this. Engaging, revealing and intimate, you'll feel as if the fellows are talking right to you. Stories you want? Stories you get. And the best part is that they're true!
Written in the unique style of each musician, this is a book of personal experience -short, often humorous stories about that life; the bars and the club owners; the audiences and the occasional brawl; the hotels, the oddball characters met along the way; the guitars, the women and the music. In effect, the reader would be eavesdropping on a group of entertainers sharing road stories backstage.
These are the types of stories that musicians tell to each other when their paths infrequently cross. It is a rare thing to get a group of players together to put out a piece of work such as this. The painstaking process of writing and assembling took five years, as they made time to jot their stories down, flesh them out, edit and re-edit and finally come up with a finished product. Providing a further look into what makes these performers tick, scattered throughout the book are insightful interviews with each author.
You'll find out exactly what's boiling with Clean Cabbage in the Bucket, who exactly is Charles Beauregard Finnegan. You'll see how to come clean in The Soap Creek Saloon, nearly get blown away by The Tornado, and get a little Bawdy in New Hampshire.
It has been said that the Irish/American pub scene is the last vestige of Vaudeville. It stands to reason that these Irish-American performers are the last of the Vaudevillians. They know that the show must go on. They love what they do for a living and are thankful to be able to do it. This shows in their writing.
There is a pride and a gratitude that shines through - even in the hard times. That these fellows have survived over thirty years, and succeeded, in what is a rough and tumble business is to their credit. That they are willing to share a good number of their best reminiscences - touching, funny sad and everything in between – is a rare find.
Scheduled to be released by around Thanksgiving, in time for the Christmas shopping season, CLEAN CABBAGE IN THE BUCKET And Other Tales From the Irish Music Trenches is now in the final stages of production. It will be available where the fellows play, over the Internet, as well as in selected bookstores.
$21.95 plus $3.05 p & h Frank Emerson 790 E. Spiller Street Wytheville, VA 24382
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CLEAN CABBAGE IN THE BUCKET - EXCERPT - Tony's Guitar
TONY’S GUITAR
Tony O'Riordan is a great pal from Dublin. He's tall, maybe six feet two or so. Big culchie hands. A nose, as he used to say, like Murray the Cop from The Odd Couple television program. A great smile. An infectious laugh. He’s a very talented performer and a multi-instrumentalist. On stage, he doesn't so much hold his instrument as he appears to surround it. We performed together for five or six years as Ourselves Alone.
One night - I think it was in '77 (Nineteen 77 that is) – we’re working in a nice place in White Oak, Maryland outside DC called The Irish Inn. The joint is crowded. We're having a good night. We manage to play through the dinner hours without putting anyone off their feed and now it's about 10 or 11 o'clock and it's going well.
A citizen comes up to the stage and asks if we'd let his cousin sing a number. Never ones to buy a pig in a poke, we ask who the cousin is. Point him out. The guy says, "Not him. Her. That's her over there, with the black hair." He points. "She was first runner-up for Miss Hawaii last year," he says. We look and then double take. I say, "I think that would be alright." Tony nods real slow like. We get the girl's name, make the introduction and both of us extend a hand to help her on to the stage. She gives her hand to me. It's nice. Wow. That's what everybody says, just like that, "Wow." Eat your heart out, O'Riordan, I'm thinking. She says that she won't be needing our help, that she'd like to play guitar herself, if we didn't mind, and could she borrow one of ours, please. Tony's guitar is off him like he'd greased the strap. He hands it to her. She smiles, drops my hand and takes the instrument.
We offer her a bar stool to make her more comfortable. She cuddles on to it real nice. She waits as we adjust the microphone height. (I think maybe we took longer to do this than was really necessary). It's all set now. We exit the stage. She smiles and kind of hunches the guitar underneath her McGuffies. She starts to play and sing. What she sang, who remembers? Bum notes? Who cares? She was superb. She finishes her tune. Lots of applause. Before I can say thanks and let's put your hands together for...Tony starts shouting, "More! More!" and the audience takes up the chant. It's a friggin’ pep rally. She complies and follows that one up with a third. Finally, she's had her fill. She says thanks and begs off to even greater applause, especially from us.
We remount the stage. Tony is very quiet. She returns his guitar and goes back to her table. I re-sling my guitar and glance at Tony to get the OK to start into the next number. Tony is standing stock still, holding his guitar and staring at it, pretty much at the spot where the girl had parked her pontoons. I ask if he's OK. He looks at me. Then at his guitar. He does this again. The crowd is mum. They are watching us. Tony is oblivious to them. He looks at me one more time. He's real serious. His microphone is live. His eyes well up a bit and he asks me, “You know what?”
"What?” says I.
“I’m never going to wash this guitar again. Ever!"
And I know for a fact, he never did.
FRANK EMERSON
Tony O'Riordan is a great pal from Dublin. He's tall, maybe six feet two or so. Big culchie hands. A nose, as he used to say, like Murray the Cop from The Odd Couple television program. A great smile. An infectious laugh. He’s a very talented performer and a multi-instrumentalist. On stage, he doesn't so much hold his instrument as he appears to surround it. We performed together for five or six years as Ourselves Alone.
One night - I think it was in '77 (Nineteen 77 that is) – we’re working in a nice place in White Oak, Maryland outside DC called The Irish Inn. The joint is crowded. We're having a good night. We manage to play through the dinner hours without putting anyone off their feed and now it's about 10 or 11 o'clock and it's going well.
A citizen comes up to the stage and asks if we'd let his cousin sing a number. Never ones to buy a pig in a poke, we ask who the cousin is. Point him out. The guy says, "Not him. Her. That's her over there, with the black hair." He points. "She was first runner-up for Miss Hawaii last year," he says. We look and then double take. I say, "I think that would be alright." Tony nods real slow like. We get the girl's name, make the introduction and both of us extend a hand to help her on to the stage. She gives her hand to me. It's nice. Wow. That's what everybody says, just like that, "Wow." Eat your heart out, O'Riordan, I'm thinking. She says that she won't be needing our help, that she'd like to play guitar herself, if we didn't mind, and could she borrow one of ours, please. Tony's guitar is off him like he'd greased the strap. He hands it to her. She smiles, drops my hand and takes the instrument.
We offer her a bar stool to make her more comfortable. She cuddles on to it real nice. She waits as we adjust the microphone height. (I think maybe we took longer to do this than was really necessary). It's all set now. We exit the stage. She smiles and kind of hunches the guitar underneath her McGuffies. She starts to play and sing. What she sang, who remembers? Bum notes? Who cares? She was superb. She finishes her tune. Lots of applause. Before I can say thanks and let's put your hands together for...Tony starts shouting, "More! More!" and the audience takes up the chant. It's a friggin’ pep rally. She complies and follows that one up with a third. Finally, she's had her fill. She says thanks and begs off to even greater applause, especially from us.
We remount the stage. Tony is very quiet. She returns his guitar and goes back to her table. I re-sling my guitar and glance at Tony to get the OK to start into the next number. Tony is standing stock still, holding his guitar and staring at it, pretty much at the spot where the girl had parked her pontoons. I ask if he's OK. He looks at me. Then at his guitar. He does this again. The crowd is mum. They are watching us. Tony is oblivious to them. He looks at me one more time. He's real serious. His microphone is live. His eyes well up a bit and he asks me, “You know what?”
"What?” says I.
“I’m never going to wash this guitar again. Ever!"
And I know for a fact, he never did.
FRANK EMERSON
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Apples of Gold - Jewelry
Gold, Silver, Titanium, Gemstones - You name it, Apples of Gold has it...at reasonable prices too! Have a look through the website - peruse the wares and read the stories behind them.
This is top-quality merchandise. Mention my name in the comment section and my friend, Afshin, the owner of the business, will see to it that you get special attention.
This is top-quality merchandise. Mention my name in the comment section and my friend, Afshin, the owner of the business, will see to it that you get special attention.
Omaha Beach and Beyond: The Long March of Sergeant Bob Slaughter - Hardcover Book
Bob Slaughter's personal account of his involvment in World War II: Preparations for D-Day, the 29th Rangers, landing at Omaha Beach with the 29th Division, the fights through the hedgerows, St. Lo and more.
A New Dawn Forever - 6 June 1944 - EP
This recording features Ike's address to the AEF on the evening of D-Day as well as the song co-written by Frank and SSgt Bob Slaughter, D Co, 116th Infantry, 29th Division , who landed at Omaha Beach on D-Day. Also included are For the Fallen and The Minstrel Boy.
- Buy this CD at the National D-Day Memorial Foundation
- Located in Bedford, VA, the foundation is a thank-you to those brave men who landed at Normandy and beyond on June 6, 1944, D- Day.
REVIEWS for "Clean Cabbage in the Bucket and Other Tales from the Irish Music Trenches" - BOOK
Here's what some Reviewers Had to say About
Clean Cabbage in the Bucket and Other Tales From the Irish Music Trenches
"Expert Storytellers! The great yarns come one after another! Just try reading one story and putting the book down. It's impossible!" - Mike Farragher /The Celtic Lounge & - The Irish Voice
"Funny, Poignant, Shocking, Memorable, Illuminating, Insightful…a Very Compelling Read and a Top Shelf Selection!" -John O'Brien, Jr./ The Ohio Irish American News
"Great untold stories of the men behind the mike, perfect for dipping into and eclectic in its styles. Damon Runyon meets Frank O'Connor, with a dash of Brendan Behan thrown in for very good measure. I loved it!" - Irish Writer/Performer/Teacher Declan Forde
"It's a great read and had me in stitches…belly laughs…well worth it!" - Columnist Shay Clarke/"Raised on Songs & Stories"
"I enjoyed the bewk very much! Great stories and all around well-told, but then why wouldn't it be? Ye're all great story tellers! -Danny Doyle/ Ireland's Leading Balladeer
"Got a copy of the book a while back…Still enjoying it…Glad to know the road hasn't changed…HA! HA!" - Pete St.John /Multi-Time Ireland's Songwriter of the Year The Rare Ould Times, Fields of Athenry, etc.
"Clean Cabbage was really an enjoyment. I know anyone who reads it will feel the same way." - Slim Andrews/ Maine Country Music Hall of Fame
"I'm half way through and I'm laughing out loud! These things must be true – you couldn't make them up!" - Frank Collopy, New Hampshire Snow Bird
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"Expert Storytellers! The great yarns come one after another! Just try reading one story and putting the book down. It's impossible!" - Mike Farragher /The Celtic Lounge & - The Irish Voice
"Funny, Poignant, Shocking, Memorable, Illuminating, Insightful…a Very Compelling Read and a Top Shelf Selection!" -John O'Brien, Jr./ The Ohio Irish American News
"Great untold stories of the men behind the mike, perfect for dipping into and eclectic in its styles. Damon Runyon meets Frank O'Connor, with a dash of Brendan Behan thrown in for very good measure. I loved it!" - Irish Writer/Performer/Teacher Declan Forde
"It's a great read and had me in stitches…belly laughs…well worth it!" - Columnist Shay Clarke/"Raised on Songs & Stories"
"I enjoyed the bewk very much! Great stories and all around well-told, but then why wouldn't it be? Ye're all great story tellers! -Danny Doyle/ Ireland's Leading Balladeer
"Got a copy of the book a while back…Still enjoying it…Glad to know the road hasn't changed…HA! HA!" - Pete St.John /Multi-Time Ireland's Songwriter of the Year The Rare Ould Times, Fields of Athenry, etc.
"Clean Cabbage was really an enjoyment. I know anyone who reads it will feel the same way." - Slim Andrews/ Maine Country Music Hall of Fame
"I'm half way through and I'm laughing out loud! These things must be true – you couldn't make them up!" - Frank Collopy, New Hampshire Snow Bird
BUY IT NOW VIA CREDIT CARD/ PAY PAL - - Back Up the Page!!