Mike Ireland Discography of CDs

Mike Ireland songs Mike Ireland draws inspiration from the '60s and '70s orchestral settings that have come to typify both the strengths and weaknesses of Nashville's assembly line approach to music. LEARNING HOW TO LIVE celebrates the emotional resonance of Billy Sherrill's infamous production techniques rather than his parallel tendencies towards cloying schlock. The richly orchestrated strings soar, enveloping Ireland and his combo. Ireland's singing brings to mind the voice of Poco's Richie Furay. In fact, subtract the cartoon-ish quality from Poco (a rock outfit that loves country but is still rock & roll), and you have a fair comparison for Mike Ireland and Holler. These songs are full of learning, lying, loving, and losing-the staples of every beating heart and furrowed brow. Loss is examined, not as a cul-de-sac of despair but as a map to greater understanding and a richer life. There's a resonant maturity to Ireland's songs, the arrangements and the performances making for a quietly stunning whole. Recorded at Studio Seven and Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles, California. Producers: Marvin Etzioni, Mike Ireland, Holler, Michael Deming. Personnel: Mike Ireland (vocals, bass, glockenspiel); Michael Lemon (guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin); Dan Mesh (guitar, background vocals); Paul Lemon (drums). Additional personnel: Peter Kent, Nancy Roth (violin); Korrie Prescott (viola); Steve Richards (cello); David Vaught (accordion); Benmont Tench (piano).

Mike Ireland CD discography In 1996, Mike Ireland's life turned into something out of a country weeper when his wife and the guitar player from his band ran off together, leaving Ireland without a band, a marriage, or a home. In 1998, Ireland and his new group, Holler, turned two years of heartache into one of the finest (and certainly most underappreciated) country albums of ...

Mike Ireland CD discography Track Listing of songs: If I'm Gonna Sink; Someone To Give My Love To; I'm Barely Hangin' On To Me; Shakin' the Blues; I Did the Right Thing; She's All I Got; Touch My Heart; I'm the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised; I Want You To Know; 11 Months 29 Days; Apartment #9; Lovin' Machine; Motel Time Again; Man That's Satisfied; Take This Job and Shove It; Old Violin;

Mike Ireland albums Howard Iceberg & The Titanics: Howard Iceberg (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Gary Paredes (guitar, background vocals); Mike Ireland (bass, background vocals); Steve DiFranco (drums). Additional personnel: Ike Sheldon, The Distractions (vocals); Slim Lilyhorn (guitar); Phil Wade (lap steel guitar); Billy Dye (pedal steel guitar); Doug Goodhart (banjo); Michael Lemon (dobro); Jamey Logan (mandolin); Betse Ellis (violin); Jim Blanton (fiddle); Dana Woolard (cello); Ernie Locke (harmonica); Joe Root (accordion); Doug Osburn, Hamp Herring (bass); Pat Tomek (percussion).