Busted Knuckles and beardy Bass Off

Just a quick update folks on last nites gig at the Spring & Airbrake, Belfast...

We arrived around 6pm for load in then Brian sound checked us before 7.. what a guy..!
We hung out backstage talkin shit most of the night and drinkin the free beer. Odhran from We Are Resistance was showin us his beaut new fretless bass while john curled his tache in the mirror...

wasn't a bad gig, shoulda been more people there i guess but the promotion for it was last minute....

I busted my knuckles on the stage floor on the outro to BubbleHead, the last song of our set... thought it would look cool to to kneel on the ground and punch the shit outa the floor while screaming the closing lines... yeah.. i dont think i'll be doin that in 2nites show in dublin...

here's some pics..
Peace
Marty

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALLY....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WALLY
this one's just for you baby...!!!



I had to call in a few favours to get this vid done especially for you..!
hahahaha..

BigMort
xox

Jaysus but what a night!
The only way I could describe the venue is a basement bar with no windows; an assortment of random retro paintings with extravigant frames on a wall which has seen better days: lit by candlelight and filled with knickknacks; from a spiderman mask with bullets hanging off it to quotes from what I think is edgar allen poe (i could be wrong) And it's one of the best places I think I've ever been in, let alone played in! You have to see it to believe it, truely an amazing place.

Load in and setup was quick, as it always is in Belfast, and the headline band, John Edgar Voe soundchecked first. They were a country rock fusion, which sounded great (check them out at www.myspace.com/johnedgarvoe) So I was eager to get going!

David Holmes was doing a DJ set in between bands, playing rockabilly, blues country exclusively. Very apt to the evening that was ahead of us

On the stage there was a screen with 'Once Upon A Time In The West' being projected onto it. With all the gear in front, it looked fucking brilliant.

We went onstage and faced the crowd of people, eager to hear some rock, country, rockabilly etc turned all the way up, and by fuck did we deliver!

Starting out with 'Master Blaster', everyone was dancing about, including us! We moved through the set swiftly, delivering every song without a falter. The two new songs, (Lonely Ranger & Reprisal) went down well; it was the first live performance of them, so naturally we wanted to see if they were 'Cigarette Songs'... They weren't!

John Edgar Voe took to the stage quickly and also played a blinder! They've only been together a short period of time, but all seasoned musicians, they sounded like they've been together for years! So they've won another fan as far as I'm concerned.

Cathy Ann Keaveney (My sister, obviously) was there, camera in hand to capture some of the night; so this would be a good time to show some of them.

So once again, thanks for reading; and enjoy!











Photos courtesy of Cathy Ann Keaveney. catkeavo@googlemail.com

'Paddy Glasgow's on the payroll...'

Well, thats what we say anyway!
Saturday was brilliant! We landed down shortly before 8 and got ourselves all set up. Mod (who works extremely hard, both at G'Bury and any Cellar bar gig) was setting up the stage and we ran through a couple of songs.
We were pretty excited about the video of glasgowbury; and a showing of Niall Kerr's first video about the extensive work that the rural key project does for bands and talented musicians.
Some of the interviews were hilarious!
Another video then from (who i only know as) Bob documenting the 09 antics at eagles rock. Some amount of work goes into that festival its shocking!! And a suprise video of our very own Marty & 'Swanee River's' Stevie Blues singing with the legendary Henry McCullagh! I was pretty proud of him...
I sat with The Bean on the ground (my hair can get in the way somewhat of the viewing!)
Then, out the back stage for a warm up (a smoke) and the infamous 'Jug of Life'; a mixture of I don't know what, but its green, and gets you fucked!!! That, with 8 or so beers has its effects.
We played some of our song acoustically, and got some of the folks dancing, which is always good to see. We ended as another Jug of Life was brought to the stage, and it was quickly polished off: and for me, more beers. Needless to say, I was pretty well gone by this point, and even managed to have a bit of a tumble. I'm not the most eliquent drunk to say the least! I gave the bean my phone to save any 'mishaps'.
All the lads had a great night, and rumour has it that everyone else did. Our last song, we did an extra special Whiskey Town, as it was Mr Glasgow's birthday!
So a successful night all round; and I suppose its an opportune moment to say, one... Happy Birthday Paddy! Its great to see a man take music from northern Ireland and make it something special. And once again, thank you to all involved with the rural key project, G Sessions, Glasgowbury. Without them, we wouldn't have one of the biggest festivals in Northern Ireland!

*EDIT* - Also, a huge thank you to Paddy, Stella and everyone involved in the night; and for the kindness of helping out with our trip to London.

So ladies and gents, support the scene; attend the gigs, make the music and no doubt you can consider yourselves a part of the history.
Cheers for reading,
J