^{*LATEST NEWS* 50MANMACHINE MUSIC IS AT: ITUNES! ; CDBABY ; PAYPLAY ; TRADEBIT --- SEE AS AT REVERBNATION}

^{50MANMACHINE FULL BAND SHOW AT WHITLOW'S ON WILSON, THURSDAY CLARENDON, ARLINGTON, VA MARCH 18TH}

^{HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY! MANANNAN SAINT PAT'S BASH 16 MARCH AT WOW AND PIPES AND DRUMS GIG 17 MARCH.}

^{COLLIER / 50MANMACHINE ACOUSTIC SHOW AT WHITLOW'S ON WILSON, CLARENDON SEPTEMBER 2ND AND SEE US ON THE 6TH AT THE VIRGINIA SCOTTISH GAMES IN 'THE PLANE', VA AT 3:30PM. FULL BAND SHOW AT WHITLOW'S ON WILSON, THURSDAY CLARENDON, ARLINGTON, VA AUGUST 6TH}

^{50MANMACHINE AT THE DEL RAY MUSIC FEST IN ALEXANDRIA, VA.}

^{SOLO AND SUPPORTING APPEARANCES AT THE POTOMAC CELTIC FESTIVAL.}

^{50MANMACHINE AT WHITLOW'S ON WILSON IN ARLINGTON VA MARCH 15. SEE APPEAR PAGE.}

^{NEWS FLASH!!! FEB 24-25TH COLLIER AND SUSAN INVITED TO PLAY WITH MIKE McNINTCH AT TWO CHIEFTAINS SHOWS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA AND BALTIMORE, MD. ANOTHER CHIEFTAINS DATE ADDED FOR 11 MARCH IN PHILADELPHIA, PA.}

^{COLLIER AND ANDREW AT THE LYCEUM IN OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA, VA NOV 25TH WITH THE THISTLE DANCERS.}

^{THE FROGHAMMER RECORD IS IN FULL RECORDING SWING! SOME WACKY HEAVY STUFF FOR SURE. WE'RE RUNNING NEIL'S BAGPIPES AND FIDDLE WORK BY ANDREW DODDS OF IONA THROUGH RIVERA, MARSHALL AND VOX AMPS BEFORE HITTING TAPE! LOTS OF 7 STRING GUITAR AND DOUBLE BASS DRUM ON THE TRACKS. TATOO AND FINE ARTIST CINDY RUDZIS HAS DONE A REALLY AMAZING ALBUM COVER! ANOTHER BIG THANKS TO HUGH AND MITCH AT VOX AMPS FOR THEIR SUPPORT.}

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^{CHECK OUT THE 'ORIGINAL PIPER'S PEN' WEBPAGE. THEY ARE HANDCRAFTED PENS IN THE STYLE OF CLASSIC 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH BAGPIPES. THEY'RE HOT AND MADE IN COLLIER'S SCULPTURE STUDIO!. ADDITIONALLY, CHECKOUT THE SCULPTURAL GUITARS.}

^{RATHKELTAIR RAN ITS COURSE. THANKS FOR ALL YOU WHO SUPPORTED THE BAND'S TOURING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE'LL MISS ALL OF YOU. COLLIER PRODUCED, DESIGNED AND PERFORMED ON THE RATHKELTAIR LIVE CD WHICH WAS RELEASED JULY '04 AT GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN(OF COURSE! SEEMS TO BECOMING A HABIT WITH 3 NEW DISCS IN AS MANY YEARS!). HI! HAPPY NEW YEAR IN 9 LANGUAGES! THE RATHKELTAIR PAGE WENT UP ON 22DEC03. IT WAS GREAT SEEING ALL OF YOU DURING DEC/JAN... NEW YEARS AT ST.PETERSBURG BEACH, FL WAS A BLAST! AND AT 80 DEGREES-WOW. THE WATER WAS A BIT NIPPLISH THOUGH. COLLIER PLAYING SOLO SHOWS AROUND D.C. NEIL, COLLIER IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND COLLIER JOINING RATHKELTAIR AT A FEST IN TENNESSEE - SEE APPEARANCES PAGE.}

^{COLLIER AND NEIL ARE AT THE 'GREATER PHILADELPHIA CELTIC FEST' AT THE KING OF PRUSSIA CONVENTION CENTER AUGUST 3RD ACCOMPANIED BY MASTER PERCUSSIONIST AND SELF PROCLAIMED UDU-BOY, BRIAN MELICK..}

^{COLLIER, NEIL AND CREW HAVE JUST COMPLETED A NEW RECORDING TO BE RELEASED AS "NEIL ANDERSON AND FRIENDS: UNDER THE TABLE" AT THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA FESTIVAL JULY 10TH THROUGH 13TH, 03. THE RECORDING WAS MADE AT MATT'S STUDIO IN THE COUNTRY, CHAPEL HILL, NC.UNDER THE TABLE INCLUDES A NEW VERSION OF 50MAN'S "IN EACH I KNOW" AND A NEW SONG CALLED "CONCRETE JESUS: MACHINE GUN GUARDS" WITH MATT BRANDAU, STEPHEN LEVITIN AND JASON DULIN. - UPDATE!!! THANKS SO MUCH PEOPLE! 9 GREAT SHOWS AND GREAT WEATHER!}

^{INTRODUCING "MANANNAN" WITH COLLIER, EJ JONES AND ROSIE SHIPLEY APPEARING AT THE POTOMAC CELTIC FESTIVAL IN LEESBURG, VA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JUNE 14-15!}

^{- FOREIGN WAR (FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD) FROM THE LATEST CD IS A TUNE WORTH EXPLORING. IT DATES BACK TO THE FIRST GULFWAR WHEN COLLIER WAS IN THAILAND STUDYING ART AND VISITING FAMILY. IT WAS RECENTLY DUSTED OFF AND COMPLETED ON THE EVE OF THE CURRENT WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST. ONE OF THE MORE QUIRKY THINGS ABOUT THE SONG IS THAT THE MELODY AND LEAD VOCAL TO ITS CHORUS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REMOVED LEAVING NEIL'S UILLEAN 'PIPES AND PENNY WHISTLES ALONG WITH SOME MYSTERIOUSLY MAGICAL LOCATION RECORDINGS OF SCOTS GAELIC CONVERSATIONS AND SONGS. THESE CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OF LOCATION WORK IN THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS OF SCOTLAND. SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE SECTIONS ARE REMINESCENT OF IVES' ORCHESTRAL WORKS. AND THE JUXTAPOSITION OF HIS MARCHING BAND ON TOP OF THE ORCHESTRA. SIMILARLY, THE BEATLES AND SIR MARTIN DID QUITE A BIT WITH CIRCUS MUSIC OVERLAYED OR FLOWN IN ON TOP OF THE RHYTHM TRACKS. THE UNSPOKEN, UNSUNG CHORUS IS: "I WILL BE WITH YOU IN A FOREIGN WAR / I WILL BE WITH YOU, JUST DON'T LOSE YOUR HEAD". THIS SENTIMENT IS ESPECIALLY POIGNANT AT THIS VERY MOMENT. BEST OF WISHES TO ALL OF US AND ESPECIALLY OUR PEEPS IN THE TRENCHES...}

^{COLLIER HAS RELOCATED TO WASHINGTON D.C. YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE HIM DOING SOLO SHOWS IN THE AREA VERY SOON. NEIL HAS BEEN MOBILIZED BY THE ARMY - SEND HIM SOME LOVE FROM THE DIALOG PAGE. MUCH THANKS GO TO EJ JONES OF CLANDESTINE FAME AND JERRY O'SULLIVAN WHO HAVE BOTH OFFERED TO FILL IN ON PIPES WHILE HE'S AWAY.}

^{RADIO PLAY ! OFFICIALLY CMJ MUSIC CHARTS HAS THE 50MAN RECORD AT 80+ STATIONS PLAYING THE CD WITH ABOUT 30 STATIONS PUTTING THE RECORD IN THE TOP 30 AND PEAKING AT #9 SO FAR.}

^{METROLAND MAGAZINE HAS PUT THE 50 MAN PRELEASE CD IN THE BEST OF 2002. WE'VE BEEN GETTING INTERESTING REVIEWS AND HERE'S ONE FROM A 2YEAR OLD...}

^{THE ALBUM IS HERE IT 'S AVAILABLE AT CDBABY. WE ARE X-STATIC WITH IT!!! LOOK FOR A BATCH OF DATES IN NYC,WASHINGTON DC AND BOSTON.}

^{HEY! GUESS WHAT? WE'VE MOVED TO CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA. WELL, OUR WEBSOULS AT LEAST. THANKS CHERYL! BY THE WAY, EXPECT A NEW AND COLORFUL WEBSITE IN THE NEAR FUTURE..}

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