Breaking The Mould 7
Friday, 08 January 2021 by Mark
The last podcast for this year . . Alistair and Mark look back over 2020 at Emerald. The guitars that were made, the music at Emerald and plans for 2021. Also, a few questions from Alistair for everyone –
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Breaking The Mould 6
Friday, 08 January 2021 by Mark
Alistair and Mark speak to Davy K about his journey through 2020. . . . . . With his live-streaming weekly during the pandemic and Davy plays a few songs from his last album with the Davy K Project, ironically titled ‘Lockdown’. They also look back over the latest Emerald Cottage Session which featured Kate
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Breaking The Mould 5 (Fitz Part 2)
Friday, 08 January 2021 by Mark
In the second part of our Fitz Howard podcast, we continue our conversation with the luthier about guitar building, and he shows us some of his latest work up close on a new bouzouki he’s currently building. Alistair talks about select woods and a Donegal wood that has gone into many of Fitz’s guitars over
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Breaking The Mould 4 Part 1
Thursday, 07 January 2021 by Mark
In this week’s podcast, we take a trip to visit local guitar guru Fitz Howard at his workshop. Alistair and Fitz compare guitar building techniques, and Fitz reveals a little secret…
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Breaking The Mould Part 3
Thursday, 07 January 2021 by Mark
This week Alistair chats to Mark and his thoughts about playing at the latest Emerald Cottage Sessions. Mark also had a chance to speak to Alistair’s wife, Kim and discuss her journey with Alistair since the beginning of Emerald.
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Breaking The Mould Part 2
Thursday, 07 January 2021 by Mark
In this podcast, Alistair speaks to Formula One World motorboat race champion Bill Seebold and his introduction to working with carbon fibre. Also in the podcast, Mark and Alistair look back at the Emerald Cottage Sessions featuring indie band PORTS.
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Breaking The Mould Part 1
Friday, 18 December 2020 by tommy
Today is the first Emerald Podcast so join Alistair and his co-host Mark Black. They will touch on some interesting subjects including, the new name for the Podcast. As well as a special guitar for Major Thul and why it was delivered by Blackhawk along with so much more.
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Emerald Receives Business All-Star Accreditation
Friday, 29 May 2020 by tommy
Our team has been very busy over the last few months working with the All-Ireland Business Foundation to achieve our Business All-Star Accreditation Certificate. This accreditation is an outstanding achievement and recognises the hard work and dedication of our Emerald team in providing a best in class service to all our customers. We were delighted
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Veneer Collection February 2020
Wednesday, 12 February 2020 by Bronagh Brolly
Complete Unboxing Video The latest veneer collection Take a closer look with Alistair Over the last 12 years, Alistair has developed the art of the wood veneers on Emerald Guitars. Whether you are a lover of guitars or a lover of the incredible beauty that nature can create you will enjoy spending some
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Kord Semrow’s X20-7 and Amicus Pair — A Powerful Combination
Thursday, 11 July 2019 by Stephanie Case
“The quality of the sound is evident in my recordings when compared to other instruments I’ve played.” –Kord Semrow Kord Semrow, guitarist and composer from Port Huron, Michigan, owns a black carbon fan fret X20 7-string as well as an Amicus featuring a smokey, suede-like dyed grey Birdseye Maple wood veneer. Kord has become
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