Welcome to the website of Irish Country Music Legend Noel Cassidy. From this website you can find out about Noels background in music and how it's his love for Irish and Country Music that keeps him going.
On the website you will find numerous pictures of Noel with some very well known friends.
Noel, who has six albums and various singles to his credit, covers a wide range of music from Country and Irish as well as some Rock and Pop music. Noel has won many music awards down through the years in Ireland and in the UK from various Radio Stations, Music Magazines, and News Papers.
On the about page you can read about Noels journey through his country music career, and in the gallery you can see and read about some of the milestones along that journey.
In the news section you can read about upcoming gigs and events that might interest you.
You can purchase all of his albums on this website or through leading records stores. You can also preview all of Noel's songs that are available, on CD on this website. Thank you very much for your time and support. God bless from Noel. "Hop Along Cassidy"
The Great music revival and the increasing success of a whole array of newcomers convinced Noel Cassidy that he should follow the popular trend and try his hand at recording Country and Irish material. Previously, Noel had confined his musical activities to frequent appearances on the local pub and cabaret scene in his native County Longford.
In the very early seventies Noel Cassidy took the emigrant boat. He was no more than fifteen at the time. Indeed, because of his early introduction to life away from home, Noel now feels a great affinity for the many Irish who were forced to emigrate. While in Britain Noel developed a keen interest in music and before returning to Ireland he purchased a guitar. Subsequently he formed a group called the Wagonmasters and built up a steady following in the Longford and surrounding areas. When the time came to turn professional, Noel was well and truly ready, not simply eager.
Noel's debut ten-track cassette, containing such standards as 'You Seldom come to see me anymore, Rose of the Mountain, Lusmagh Fields and The Moods Of Mary, proved especially popular, particularly around the Midlands. his first four-track cassette / EP release, 'We'll sweep out the ashes in the morning' recieved a good degree of airplay on national and regional radio. In 1990 his recording of Southern Dixie Flyer, a four-track cassette / EP, marked Noel Cassidy's coming of age in the Country music world. Apart from the title track, Noel featured a selection of American and Irish material, including 'Railroad Bum, Old Love Letters and My Grass is Greener. The compilation fully deserved the success it earned and proved a worthwhile investment. Furthermore, his marvellous follow-up release, 'Oldtime waltz', written specifically for Noel by Peter lawlor, a former member of The Pacific, did much to enhance the Ballinamuck singer's reputation as a recording artist.
These days Noel is in constant demand, thanks to his relaxed stage presence and lively music repertoire.
It is never easy to secure that all-important breakthrough but Noel Cassidy has shown that he possesses the requisite talent and commitment.
Homeplace: Ballinamuck, County Longford
Birthday: December 31
Height: 5-9
Colour of hair: Black
Colour of eyes: Brown
Abiding Childhood memory: Hearing the newsflash of the assassination of President John F.Kennedy on RTE. Even though I was only eight at the time it's something I'll never forget.
Early Ambitions: To be a musician
First real job: Machine driver
Earliest Recording and when: Souvenirs Album of Country and Irish, 1987
Early Musical Influences: Buck Owens, Big Tom
Highpoint in Life to date: Appearing in front 80,000 people at the London Irish Festival in Roudwood Park
Unfulfilled Ambition: To have a number one hit
Favourite Irish Artists: Big Tom, Philomena Begley
Favourite International Celebrities: Buck Owens, Dolly Parton
Favourite Sport: Gaelic Football
Favourite song or musical item: My way by Elvis
Favourite Films: Hard Country, The Quiet Man
Favourite non-showbusiness pastime: Working on the farm
Who would you most like to meet: The Pope
The quality you most admire in others: Trustworthiness
Life Motto: "Dont let life get you down"
