Ken Whelan
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Ken Whelan
@kenwhelan.bsky.social
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Musician, teacher, conductor, arranger, composer. Not necessarily in that or indeed any order. I play lots of things. I like to inspire others to find their creative voice.
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Delighted to say that it’s been featured on several shows on RTÉ lyric fm and I’d love to play it with an orchestra some day.
(Manifesting possibilities here but sure you never know…)
I’ve posted several versions of this tune before, but this is the first time for the album version.
Valse Bohbel was written (by me) as a piece of incidental music that wouldn’t sound out of place in early 20th century Paris.

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Valse Bohbel
YouTube video by The Tolka Hot Club - Topic
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Any chance we can pop you on our debut album (Tolka Hot Club) for a wee listen?
So happy that our debut album Tolka Hot Club is album of the week on Lyric FM Marty in the Morning

Thanks to Marty and all of the team who will be playing music from the album throughout the week.

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All good, album finally released and something happening next week!

Hope all is good with you.
Still rocking!
Ain’t it the truth!
We received some amazing news today.
Will share on Monday but it’s a big deal for us.
After so long shouting into the void, I feel the universe is actually listening.
It was a nice surprise, wasn’t
expecting to hear myself this morning!
I’ve become even more certain lately that Dublin is just an amorphous teleporting stop/go system trying to gain sentience.
They could have just finished the sentence at occasion and left it a bit more pleasant.
Our debut album, Tolka Hot Club, will be featured tonight and throughout the week on Blue Of The Night on RTÉ lyric fm
We would like to thank Bernard Clarke for his support in showcasing music by independent artists. Having the ability to reach a national radio audience is amazing.
Tune in!
So, we’re a week on from the release of our debut album (Tolka Hot Club) and response has been great so far.

Why not have a listen and maybe buy a copy to support
independent artists.

thetolkahotclub.bandcamp.com/album/tolka-...
Tolka Hot Club, by The Tolka Hot Club
11 track album
thetolkahotclub.bandcamp.com
I detest having to walk in the wake of vape/smoke trails.
Turns my stomach.
It’s very welcome news indeed!
Hey, that’s us!
Did I mention that the Tolka Hot Club have released their debut album and that it's available on Bandcamp?

Did I mention that it is brilliant?

Oh, and did I mention that it's my photo, on the cover?

Go on, buy it, support the local arts!

thetolkahotclub.bandcamp.com/album/tolka-...
Tolka Hot Club, by The Tolka Hot Club
11 track album
thetolkahotclub.bandcamp.com
One of my favourites.
We are unashamedly posting about it a lot, because sadly in the age of “chasing the algorithm” that’s how people get to see it.

We’ve done the thing!

thetolkahotclub.bandcamp.com/album/tolka-...
Tolka Hot Club, by The Tolka Hot Club
11 track album
thetolkahotclub.bandcamp.com
So, response to our debut album has been very encouraging.
Thanks to all who have bought one.
Every sale means so much to us.
We funded this all ourselves, no record company and honestly every time another album is sold it makes us feel like legitimate artists.
The whole building is a gem, it’s an oasis of art in a city that is seemingly becoming increasingly hostile to arts spaces. However parts of it are in need of refurbishment.
Friday the 13th was quite a day.
We finally launched our long awaited debut album, simply titled Tolka Hot Club on Bandcamp.

Sure have a listen and maybe you might like to buy a CD.

thetolkahotclub.bandcamp.com/album/tolka-...
Tolka Hot Club, by The Tolka Hot Club
11 track album
thetolkahotclub.bandcamp.com
I dip in and out (when I remember!)
Hello from Innsbruck. Playing at the accordion world championships this week. It’s been 12 years since I’ve been here, still as amazing as I remember it.
Holy moly, well hello again.

Mostly posting about music these days and the revolutionary concept of being nice to others where possible.