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Don Mescall, A Secret Talent, RSVP, May 2012
5 Minutes With Don Mescall, June 26th 2012
Don Mescall plays London's Troubadour, July 2005
Don Mescall supports Richie Havens on his Irish Tour (Whelan's, Dublin July 2005)
"You Don't Love Me" EP by Don Mescall (Curb Records)
Sept 2001 RTE Guide - Passion and Peeves
Concert Review by Carey Mitchell (Kentucky Press)
Don takes centre stage
Don Mescall supports Richie Havens on his Irish Tour (Whelan's, Dublin July 2005)
The next act on stage was the Limerick born singer songwriter Don Mescall who should have no problem solving the commercial nature of his talent and deserves to be propelled into the public consciousness on the strength of his hauntingly beautiful well crafted tunes full of infectious hooks and memorable melodies, Don is a serious musician who has paid his dues on a long trail of destinations and collaborations and comes across as genuinely modest and likable, that kind of person you meet in life who you feel deserves to do well if there is any justice at all in the world.
Don Mescall's personal songs capture attention easily, supported by warm spontaneous storytelling skills and effective humour as evidenced when dealing with a loud interfering conversation chattering incessantly throughout the introduction of a song in the crowd by inviting us all to listen to their conversation instead.
Don has a voice that weaves the lyrics into a captivating experience with a natural phrasing the real craft for me of a songster, a voice so easy to listen to that it floats around the room in waves that was most definitely born to be on a stage. Two beautiful sounding Guild acoustic guitars were used and a harmonica rack to produce excellent guitar and harp playing, aided by a superb PA sound being engineered by Whelan's sound technician to produce an heartfelt performance by the artist and an eye opening introduction for the audience to a great Irish talent right here on our own doorstep. Don Mescall is without the slightest hesitation a national treasure.
by Mick Kenny aka MTW
