Heavens Shore – The Kick-Ass Celtic Music Band

This was simply “kick-ass Celtic music”. Raw power, energy, and band chemistry ignited and united our group of international friends wherever we performed as the band “Heavens Shore”.

However unlike a typical commercial music production, by fusing a combination of fast, rhythmical Celtic jigs & moving ballads with a fresh, memorable sound, we attempted to leave an impression on the hearts of the audience that endured long after the show was over.

And I think we succeeded at doing just that. As for our 7 years of existence as a band, audiences at Rock, Pop, World Music & Folk Festivals throughout Europe thankfully called us back to play the next year…and the next, and the next to entertain audiences of all ages.

We also visited many schools along the way to inspire & educate.

Supporting my lifelong friend James with vocals & acoustic/electric guitar, James lead the way as the lead fiddler/acoustic guitarist/singer, with Kexo following with his unique drum & bass sound, supported by various host musicians.

From 2000 to 2007, 4 albums had been produced along with a DVD “back to roots” documentary with rare acoustic recordings.

Summary

The core band was formed by:

• James B. Evans (GB) – Vocals, Violin, Acoustic Guitar
• Daniel G. Coulton-Shaw (GB) – Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
• Marian Uhrinak / Pavol Smolka / Honza Beran (SK) – Bass
• Marian Uhrinak / Johnny Uhrinak (SK) – Drums
• Milos Humenik (SK) – Electric Guitar
• Ivana Kútniková (SK) – Keyboard

Tours

• Czech & Slovakia – 2001
• Croatia, Slovakia, Czech 2002
• Germany, Slovakia, Czech 2003
• Germany, Slovakia, Czech 2004
• Germany, Slovakia, Czech 2005
• Germany, Slovakia, Czech, Poland, Luxemburg, England 2006
• Germany, Czech, Poland, Slovakia 2007

Discography

• Celtic Lands Demo (2000)
• Heaven’s Shore (2001)
• Antiquariat Duši (2002)
• O2 Pop Single (2002)
• Sure Of Heaven (2003)
• Heaven’s Shore On Tour (2004)
• Life without borders UNCHR single (2007)
• DVD Pure Acoustic (2007)

Media Coverage

During this time, Heaven’s Shore was covered on national radio & television in Slovakia, Czech, Germany and Croatia.

Host Musicians
(in order of appearance)

Bass

Lukas Kolivoška (SK)
Michal Šimko (SK)

Percussion

Robo (SK)
Jozef Litavec (SK)
Stano Bakalár (SK)
Peter Rimák (SK)

Drummers

Jakub Krátky (SK)
Brano Jelen (SK)
Marek Hrdinský (SK)

Keyboards

Tomas Florián (SK)
Tomas Kelemen (SK)
Peter Lipa Jr. (SK)
Slavo (SK)
Igor Baar (SK)

Guitarists

Palo Bereza (SK)

Vocalists

Katka & Veronika Koscova (SK)
Martina & Lenka Ostatnikova (SK)
Alena Suderova & Barbora Kršiaková (SK)

Managers

Pavol Kysucky (SK) & Pavol Segedy (SK)
Igor Plz (SK)

Stagehands

Danka Soltesova (SK)
Sabine Knaak (DE) Doro Knauz (DE)
Daniela Maijer (DE) Antonia (DE)
Talibanka (DE) Stephanie (DE)
Suzanne Lange (DE)
Suzanne Teilmann (DE)
Dusan Havrilla (SK)
Rassty Horvat (SK)

“Just wanted to let you know that your music and your stories really touched my heart. Its your way of “living with passion”, like James said, that gives me new inspiration.

Often my life is full of other things that seem to be so important and days go by without doing the real important things. Having you here in Germany again gave me the opportunity to be “On fire” again.

Thank you so much for this evening. God bless you, the band and your families”

Cordula

“Co upútalo predsednícku prípravného festivalového výboru? “Najviac ma zaujali záverecné piesne chvál sprevádzané videoprojekciou, ktoré predniesol Anglican Daniel Shaw zo skupiny Heaven’s Shore,” vyznáva sa zo svojich pocitov Lubica Cechová. “Naši mladí sa spontánne pripojili k spevu v anglictine, on zasa ústretovo uplatnil slovencinu, ktorú si osvojil pocas pobytu v našej krajine. Pódium a hladisko sa v tej chvíli zmenilo na jednoliaty celok.”

Orava – Regionalny Tyzdennik

“Heaven’s Shore, skupina, ktorá sa prezentuje netradicnou hudbou a má za sebou vystúpenia nielen na Slovensku i v zahranicí, zavítala do nášho mesta,
aby sa predstavila všetkým študentom a žiakom našich škôl. Koncert žiakom daroval primátor mesta k sviatku študentov.
Skupinu si vybrali samotní študenti, ktorí navštívili primátora a požiadali ho o pozvanie tejto hudobnej skupiny.
V zaplnenej športovej hale sa mladí ludia výborne zabavili pri tomto koncerte. Skupina Heaven’s Shore im zo svojho bohatého repertoáru zahrala pesnicky s podtextom írskeho folklóru i iných hudobných štýlov, co sa mladým velmi pácilo.”

Tvrdosin – Noviny

“chcem sa Ti podakovat za velmi krasny vecer. Na dnesnom koncerte bola skvela atmosfera a mnozstvo pozitivnej energie. Je uzasne Vas vidiet, ako skutocne zijete pre to, co robite. Robite to naozaj dobre, len tak dalej, drzim palce!”

Jarka