is The River Alive

Nyahh Records is proud and excited to announce this compilation of singers, which has been on the back boiler for some time!! Inspired by the song collecting of Alan Lomax, this compilation brings together two generations of singers from all across the island of Ireland. Some of the songs previously appear on albums, but the rest were recorded by the singer themselves on their phones to give the song a real and raw effect that brings an authentic feel and immediacy to the songs. A long standing tradition in Irish culture, singing has taken place in pubs and private homes all over the country since the 13th Century and has been away to share and keep the music alive, passing it down to younger generations. It is considered to be an aural tradition, as a lot of these songs would of not been written down. Nyahh is honoured to be able to present this collection of songs to you from some of Ireland’s best singers.

Satan & Adam continue to mine the same two-man streetcorner busker groove that has served them so well on this, their third album. The music is kept raw and alive in pursuing this, but on several tracks their sound is fleshed out with guest appearances from Ernie Colon on percussion, the Uptown Horns and background singers appearing on their version of……

This portfolio of films invites us to discover one of the longest rivers in the world, the Mekong. All along its course, from the Tibetan plateau to its mouth in the China Sea, on nearly 5.000 kilometres, this mighty river offers us uncountable enriching discoveries: the wonderful flora and rich fauna, the diversified landscapes of the Greater Mekong, the majestic mountains and wild gorges, the quiet lakes and breathtaking waterfalls.

BBC - The Mekong River with Sue Perkins (2014)
PDTV | 832x468 | .MP4/AVC @ 1509 Kbps | 4x~58min | Audio: English AAC 128 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 2.70 GiB
HDTV | 1280x720 | .MKV/AVC @ 4249 Kbps | 4x~58min | Audio: English AAC 128 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 6.50 GiB
Genre: Documentary

The Mekong is South East Asia's greatest river, the Mother of Water that brings life to millions of people from the paddy fields of Vietnam to the mountains of the Tibetan Plateau. In this series, Sue Perkins goes on an extraordinary journey, spanning nearly 3,000 miles, to explore lives and landscapes on the point of enormous change. Across four episodes, she travels upstream through Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and China, towards the Mekong's source high in the Himalayan glacier.

Comes alive with friends of the Vargas Blues Band is a DVD recorded live at the sala Breogain Vigo in December 2008, accompanied by guests as: Devon Allman, Raimundo Amador, Jorge Salan and Claudio Gabis. The first two old collaborators of previous work…..