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0 Shanakee this Saturday!
1 Recording complete…
Our vision of having Kieran’s album finished by Christmas looks like becoming a reality – we finished recording the last three songs Monday and Tuesday and I mixed it over the next couple of days – a few minor edits, mastering then we’ll be away! It’s going to be called The Road so Far and is Kieran’s first solo album.
As Charlie Watts said of being in The Stones for 25 years – ‘five years of playing and 20 years of waiting around’ – a sentiment no doubt shared by Mark as he takes a break during this week’s session…
0 Live CD and other recording news…
The live recording from Dan’s Memorial concert is just about finished – we should have a tidy little 12 track CD available for sale in the not too distant future, featuring some of the highlights from that memorable night. Stay tuned…
The other big news is that we’ve locked in the recording dates for completing Kieran’s debut album as well – next Monday and Tuesday it’ll all happen and the completed album won’t be far behind that. Definitely a pre-Christmas (2012) release!
This Sunday morning you can hear us on the wireless as we play live to air on radio 3RPP – click on the link in the gig guide to your right and you can stream it online if you’re not in the area. Should be a cracker and a great way to warm up before our fantastic Sunday afternoon monthly residency at the Bay Hotel in Mornington.
0 McNeilly turns 50…
Our illustrious bass player Mark McNeilly turned 50 on the 27th so we celebrated his birthday in style yesterday at our regular Bay Hotel gig in Mornington.
Frosty had turned his half century into a week long affair, raising the bat repeatedly to all corners of the ground. He started on Tuesday and continued on through to the time of writing, so needless to say he turned up at the gig looking as white as his hair. A couple of stabilisers, however, and he was in fine fettle.
Mark has played in the Irish scene for 30 years – Dan O’Connell’s gig was testament to that – on that night he played banjo in Tara, bass in Seldom Sober, bass, banjo, whistle and guitar in Shanakee and bass and banjo in Highland Paddy. He needed a bex and a lie down at the end of that little lot!
He is a stalwart, a doyen, an ornament and one of the best blokes you could ever hope to meet. Happy birthday McNeilly!
