Chords for Emmet Cahill On Tour 2015

My name is Emmett Cahill.
I am from Mullingar, County Westmeath in Ireland.
And I'm currently doing my debut solo tour of the United States.
So it's very exciting.
I've been touring the States for the last four years with an Irish music show called [Abm] Celtic Thunder.
And yeah, it's great to finally be out doing my [N] own shows.
I've been having an absolutely great time and getting around to as many places as I can.
Yeah, it's been really, really good fun. _ _ _ _ _
I also play the violin.
So when [Gb] I was in school, I was on a scholarship, a music scholarship in [B] high school.
And I took up the violin when I was about 14.
And as you mentioned, my dad taught me how to play piano.
And then I took up, kind of self-taught myself the guitar.
And those things come in really handy.
Like I've played all three in the different stages with Celtic Thunder.
And in the solo shows, you know, I play a lot of guitar, which is great.
It adds another element to your show.
You know, it's not maybe typical of an Irish tenor to_
People have maybe this image of an Irish [N] tenor standing in a tuxedo and singing songs, you know, to hit the back wall.
But my show is a lot more relaxed than that.
And I do, you know, a lot of those well-known songs.
But also I might pick up the guitar and sing, you know, a Don McLean number or a folk song.
You know, I mean, a lot of Irish music is based around guitar as well.
So it adds a whole other element to the show, I think.
And, you know, it's good not to just be one-dimensional.
To be able to_
And people are always really interested to come up to me afterwards and say,
What guitar do you play?
Or where did you get it?
Or how long have you been playing?
And, you know, stuff like that.
And _ as I said, it's just nice to do things a little bit differently.
And I do that.
And also I do them my way.
I don't think I try and copy anyone else's.
So, yeah, it always makes for an interesting show, I would say.
_ _ _ _ I wouldn't maybe attribute my influences to one particular singer.
I mean, more close to home, probably my dad would be a huge influence.
Because he got me playing piano when I was very young.
And then my mom started, you know, bringing me to vocal lessons when I was six or seven years of age.
So, you know, they were, we'll say, part-time, more amateur musicians themselves.
But they always encouraged it and always let me find my own path as well.
Just kind of gently pushed me along the way.
So probably my parents, despite the fact that they're not world-famous musicians,
but they're the ones who probably influenced me the most. _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, 2015 has already been an extremely busy year.
I think by the end of this year I'll have played over 25 cities.
And, you know, that's my first year touring as a solo act.
So the rest of the year is pretty busy in that when I go home I'm working on a new musical project
that I can't say a whole lot about right now.
But if people keep an eye on their TV screens in October of this year,
there's going to be really exciting stuff coming down the track.
_ I'm also already in the plans of doing a new album.
A really exciting new project.
And it's hopefully going to be released, I think we're talking spring next year.
_ And it's going to be released on a much wider scale, which I'm very excited about.
I'm all about growing my fan base and all that.
It's going to be with orchestra, it's going to be a large-scale album.
So I'm really excited about that.
And other than that, it's funny, you've kind of got to network and reach out to different people
and always look for opportunities.
There's a few things that are quietly bubbling,
you never like to talk about anything that's concrete.
I feel that 2016 is going to be a really huge year for me.
_ I'm in a great position.
This year was all about just getting out to see people again.
Because I kind of took a break from that in 2014.
And it was very important for me to touch base with everyone again in the different cities.
That's what these small intimate shows were all about.
_ _ We'll get through the rest of this year and then 2016.
We'll just have to see what happens. _ _
_ _ A big thank you, I guess, for supporting me so far.
Because this year has been, as I said, my first year going out and doing my [G] own shows.
Really getting on the road and experiencing life as a solo artist.
So for the support, it's just been fantastic.
For anyone who's helped to promote shows or come along just to say hi.
And even recommended my shows [Bb] to a friend or shared something online.
I'm Steve from 67 Music.
Who here is the biggest Emmett Cahill fan?
Who?
She is!
Me!
_ _ This lady right here?
_ Yes!
Yes!
Yes! Who else?
Yes!
Yes!
_ [Db] _ What's your name?
Cheyenne Thompson.
[D]
Cheyenne.
Cheyenne.
[Db] _ Would you like a meet and greet ticket to meet Emmett personally?
[N] Yeah!
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ You're going to meet Emmett.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] And 67 Music congratulates you. Thank you!
[Gb] _ Have fun everybody.
[G] Thank you!
All that sort of stuff goes such [Eb] a long way when [F] you're trying to get your music out there.
[Bb] So, yeah, thank you for [Eb] all the support.
And hopefully [C] I'll repay all that support in the next year or so.
As I said, there's some exciting stuff happening.
And, you know, I'm pretty humbled by the interest people take in what I'm doing.
And [Bb] just the support that they give me.
So, exciting times ahead. _ _ _ _ _ _
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