December 29th, 2010
Well lads let me tell you about my lovely RESIDENCY in DE BARRAS, CLONAKILTY, WEST CORK!
I’ve been playing gigs there on the first thursday of every month for about 8 years now. I can’t really remember how it started, but I remember standing on stage there in March 2003 and Diarmuid O’Sullivan surprising me with a bottle of champagne! I had just won the Meteor Ireland Music Award for BEST ACT FOLK AND TRADITIONAL, and was waving my gong around as I popped the Cork! I always …
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March 25th, 2010
HAITI BENEFIT GIG – Christy Moore and John Spillane live at Vicar
Street, Dublin.
Well lads I have to report that last night was the new HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER! It was Christy Moore and John Spillane in Vicar Street, Dublin, playing to a sold out crowd of 1,200 people, a benefit gig to raise money for the people of Haiti. This is how it went; Firstly John O’ Shea of GOAL took the stage and spoke about the work they are doing there in Haiti. He …
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March 25th, 2010
Well what a day out we had in London lads for the big St. Patrick’s day celebrations; 3 days before the day itself, like. There were up to 20,000 people gathered there for the Irish celebrations. I suppose they haven’t the day off in England like so they have to do it on the weekend. I was booked by Gary Dunne of the Camden Irish Centre to do a half an hour slot, and to lead the sing-song at the end with the LONDON IRISH PENSIONERS …
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