SFT Commitments Band Photo (2)

The Stars From The Commitments - 'Get Ready' Multicam

18 hours ago

Kenneth McCluskey (a.k.a. Derek “The Meatman” Scully) recalls the time Dennis Edwards, from The Temptations, joined the band on stage to duet ‘Get Ready’ with Robert Arkins (a.k.a. Jimmy Rabbitte) at The Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, in 1997.

“What I can remember is, Dennis was an absolute gent with a huge stage presence and voice. During the day of the show we did a soundcheck to run over some numbers and work out some voicings and arrangements. Dennis was a great man for coming up with ideas and suggestions and it was a real pleasure to work with such a talented and positive man.”

Dennis replaced David Ruffin as lead singer of The Temptations in 1968 and was the voice of Grammy Award winning hits including ‘Papa Was a Rolling Stone’ and ‘Cloud Nine’.

Sadly he passed away on 01 February, 2018

The Stars From The Commitments:

Kenneth McCluskey (a.k.a. Derek “The Meatman” Scully) - Guitar / Vocals
Robert Arkins (a.k.a. Jimmy Rabbitte) - Vocals
Michael Aherne (a.k.a. Steven “The Soul Surgeon” Clifford) - Keyboards & Organ / Vocals
Ronan Dooney - Trumpet, Commitments Soundtrack
Serge Stavila - Saxophone
Sandii Jane Hyland - Vocals
Antoinette Dunleavy - Vocals
Andreas Nolan - Bass
Paul Maher - Drums

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The Stars From The Commitments - 'Get Ready' taken from our 'live' performance in Dublin. Thanks to David Merriman (DMI Videos) for shooting the full perform...

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The Stars From The Commitments - 'Live' Promo

3 weeks ago

Fully updated Promo Video:
The Stars From The Commitments 'Live', proudly shot in Dublin: youtu.be/ZeO8N7R67U4

The Stars From The Commitments features original Commitments cast members & musicians from the BAFTA Winner, Golden Globe & Oscars-Nominated smash hit Sir Alan Parker film and multimillion selling soundtrack albums.

Kenneth McCluskey (a.k.a. Derek "The Meatman" Scully)
Robert Arkins (a.k.a. Jimmy Rabbitte)
Michael Aherne (a.k.a. Steven "The Soul Surgeon" Clifford) and
Ronan Dooney - Trumpet, Commitments Soundtrack.

The Stars From The Commitments:
Kenneth McCluskey - Guitar / Vocals
Robert Arkins - Vocals
Michael Aherne - Keyboards & Organ / Vocals
Ronan Dooney - Trumpet
Serge Stavila - Saxophone
Paul Maher - Drums
Sandii Jane Hyland - Vocals
Antoinette Dunleavy - Vocals
Andreas Nolan - Bass

The Stars From The Commitments "You are the guys keeping soul music alive" - Wilson Pickett, Soul Legend

"The best soul review I have ever seen or heard" - Dan Aykroyd of The Blues Brothers

www.starsfromthecommitments.com/

Thanks to David Merriman (DMI Videos) for shooting the full performance and also for allowing us access to the multicam footage. Huge thanks also to Conor Friel for his incredible audio mix from the sound desk.

Post-Production and Editing by Paul Maher

Additional Photography:
Scott Clarke Photography
Lauren Pulver
Jeff Keni Pulver
Pordenone Blues Festival -
Elisa Moro, @Ferdi Terrazzani and @Marco Luchetta
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1 month ago

Check out this amazing version of Do Right Woman from one of our incredible vocalists, Sandii Jane Hyland.

Kenneth McCluskey (AKA Derek “The Meatman” Scully) recalls some Commitments movie memories regarding this song. "If I recall correctly we were in Windmill Lane Recording Studios in Dublin and I heard Niamh Kavanagh’s vocal of the Aretha Franklin song 'Do Right Woman, Do Right Man'. It was fantastic. I remember hearing it at the time and being blown away.

Niamh subsequently went on to represent Ireland and win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 with "In Your Eyes".

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Do Right Woman Multicam

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'Do Right Woman' taken from our 'live' performance in Dublin. Thanks to David Merriman (DMI Videos) for shooting the full performance, producing the promo vi...

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1 month ago

Due to the current situation we are in the process of rescheduling dates and apologise for the inconvenience this may cause. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to seeing you in the not too distant future. ...

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1 month ago

Hopefully we'll be back playing 'live' sooner than later. Here's a clip of "Midnight Hour". youtu.be/JfkdQDOPf5I ...

Midnight Hour Multicam

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'Midnight Hour' taken from our 'live' performance in Dublin. Thanks to David Merriman (DMI Videos) for shooting the full performance, producing the promo vid...