Gigs, Things and Happenings
We have been out of radio contact for a while, apologies to everyone. I haven’t really had the motivation to write anything since our beloved Helen passed away. She was a monumental figure in our lives, and will be missed always. Thank you everyone for your wonderful wishes of strength and support –I can’t begin to describe how they held us together at the end. We have all had good and bad moments since then, as I’m sure you can understand.
Since then, we in Súnas decided after an enormous 18 months of festivals and touring to have a quiet six months to renew energies and begin rehearsals for the next album. Judging from our busy gig guide our carefully made plans quite obviously went to pot, didn’t they? The plans are still there, they’ve just been postponed until after an utterly mental March.
This coming Thursday (4th March) we visit our wonderful friends in Tasmania for the Fleadh Ceol at the New Sydney Hotel in Hobart. We’re performing alongside Martin Spurway-Smith and Zac Johnston as well as our good friends the To’rags, Daideo and the Blue Mosquitoes and Mick Flanagan. The last time we gigged at the Fleadh it was 2008 and we had a cracking time, so I mean it when I say it will brilliant to see everyone again!
The following Thursday takes us to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in Russia for a private St Pat’s gig with the Irish Riverdance crew as support. As you do. We are utterly blown away at an opportunity such as this (and are trying to act cool, but failing spectacularly). I hear Russia is lovely this time of year – in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, the temperature ranges from -5 to -30 degrees. Can you hear Mannie sobbing from here?
Then, 1 day after we return, comes the madness that is St Patrick’s Day. On Wed 17th we’re performing at Harrigan’s Drift Inn at Jacob’s Well from 12-3:30 and then at the Down Under Bar on Edward St in the city from 7-9. Come and say hello!
And THEN we cap March off with a flying visit to Colo in north-west NSW to perform at Dougie MacLean’s Colo Celtic Festival from 19th – 21st. You can check the details out here. It’ll be great fun to get up with Dougie again and play some songs. Hopefully he’ll bring some of his divine 12-year single malt Caledonia whisky with him!
Currently Listening to: 'Eclipse' by Imogen Heap.
Since then, we in Súnas decided after an enormous 18 months of festivals and touring to have a quiet six months to renew energies and begin rehearsals for the next album. Judging from our busy gig guide our carefully made plans quite obviously went to pot, didn’t they? The plans are still there, they’ve just been postponed until after an utterly mental March.
This coming Thursday (4th March) we visit our wonderful friends in Tasmania for the Fleadh Ceol at the New Sydney Hotel in Hobart. We’re performing alongside Martin Spurway-Smith and Zac Johnston as well as our good friends the To’rags, Daideo and the Blue Mosquitoes and Mick Flanagan. The last time we gigged at the Fleadh it was 2008 and we had a cracking time, so I mean it when I say it will brilliant to see everyone again!
The following Thursday takes us to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in Russia for a private St Pat’s gig with the Irish Riverdance crew as support. As you do. We are utterly blown away at an opportunity such as this (and are trying to act cool, but failing spectacularly). I hear Russia is lovely this time of year – in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, the temperature ranges from -5 to -30 degrees. Can you hear Mannie sobbing from here?
Then, 1 day after we return, comes the madness that is St Patrick’s Day. On Wed 17th we’re performing at Harrigan’s Drift Inn at Jacob’s Well from 12-3:30 and then at the Down Under Bar on Edward St in the city from 7-9. Come and say hello!
And THEN we cap March off with a flying visit to Colo in north-west NSW to perform at Dougie MacLean’s Colo Celtic Festival from 19th – 21st. You can check the details out here. It’ll be great fun to get up with Dougie again and play some songs. Hopefully he’ll bring some of his divine 12-year single malt Caledonia whisky with him!
Currently Listening to: 'Eclipse' by Imogen Heap.
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