A Brief Jaunt Around The Country
Well, we have a chance for a bit of a breather after the last two weeks of shows and radio and instores and all such things. We would very much like to thank everyone who has been buying the album and coming to the gigs. The album went in at no. 11 which we were all delighted with – it’s a bit of a scary time out there for sales of anything.
We’ve been legging it all over the place doing promo bits and pieces. Michael had some underwear thrown at him on TG4 doing some sort of quiz. There was a bit of a panic when they realised they didn’t have a talker as Gaeilge as I usually do the Irish bits and pieces but I got to give it a go when we went out to the lovely Spidil to play Sing It Without A Tune on the Síle show. The sheer panic that comes over me as I’m trying to remember how to commuicate basic phrases while a camera is running will never leave me. It’s like trying to do the Leaving again. Must resist urge to use the phrase ar nós na gaoithe.
We rolled up to Tower Records to do an instore on the day of release. We didn’t feel we quite nailed the performance trying to balance the full band with the small set up so we switched to a more relaxed set up for the following days in Galway and Limerick. Michael abandoned his guitar and we dialled back the volume to make it a little more informal and we felt everyone enjoyed it a lot more.
Just in time for the performance of our lives
Backstage at The Olympia – Fm 104 Show
Backstage in Nass – note we don’t actually get to stay in rooms like this. Travelodge all the way baby.
Tuning up for Ian Dempsey
The man himself
Cyprus Avenue know how to do a cuppa – kettle, cup, tea-bag, spoon – they go all the way.
