On Saturday December 3rd I will be sharing a bill in McHugh’s Venue in Drogheda with this man:
Jamie Lawson is a beautiful writer and performer and a lovely man. You’ve probably seen him do “Wasn’t Expecting That” on the Late Late Show. You’ve definitely heard it on the radio.
We’ll update this post with ticket details, etc as soon as we have them.
We’re very excited here at SJ HQ to announce that part of the upcoming autumn/winter tour in support of the new single (more on that in a later post) will be done collaboratively. That is to say that some of the shows will be in the format of a triple-bill round robin.
This is not a normal triple bill – all three performers will be on stage at the same time and will collaborate on each other’s songs.
It’s a bold undertaking, and who better to chance it with than my great friend and collaborator, piano maestro Josh Johnston and deeply talented Galway singer-songwriter Keith Mullins.
Three shows are lined up so far, in Dublin, Wexford and Wicklow, with at least one Galway show TBA.
These will be great, fun nights – check us out somewhere along the road! All of the live shows are posted here.
Well, the weather’s getting decidedly autumnal.
The summer tour in support of the album has gone really well, with special mentions to headliners in Wexford, Dublin, Drogheda and Dundalk.
We did a few summer festivals also – as you do. Sligo’s Temple House was a new experience, and very enjoyable. Le Cheile Festival in Oldcastle is always lovely, and the summer finished up with my first appearance at the legendary Electric Picnic.
After a stop-off in the Stage Inn in Ballymore Eustace with Stewart Agnew next week, the next major activity will be an Autumn Tour in support of the new single.
Bring it on!
ps – we also did some filming at Electric Picnic. All will be revealed!
With the album now out almost four weeks, we’ve been enjoying some great radio and TV coverage.
On Tuesday July 19th I was a guest on TV3′s Ireland AM for a chat and a song. You can view the clip here:
In Radio land, “Chin Up” has been playlisted by RTE Radio 1 and is currently enjoying its fifth week on the list. Meanwhile, the song was also chosen as Song Of The Week on the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on Today FM last week.
Remember, the radio edit of “Chin Up” is available separately as an iTunes single here.
Waiting to go on set, TV3
Have a look at the press pieces that have been coming in over on the Press page here.
Meanwhile, we finished up our Drogheda in-store appearances and will be in Dundalk next Saturday (July 23rd) at the following times:
1pm – CD World, Carroll Village Shopping Centre
3pm – HMV, The Marshes
Come down and say hi!
Carberry’s Pub is one of the most important places in the world to me, and so it was natural that we’d pick it for our “secret” launch party. Some of the pub’s unique 150-year history can be read about here.
SJ by John Durnin
My guests on the night were Eugene Donegan and Stewart Agnew, both amazing songwriters who I like and respect very much. And of course my friends who are regulars in Carberry’s sang also. It wouldn’t have been complete without them.
Stewart Agnew in full flow. By Karl Mulroy.
So, the after-show party was a week after the launch gig and thirty miles away.
So what?
… but very happy!
We launched in Tower Records on Friday evening, having done a live session on the Late Lunch on LMFM that afternoon.
A great crowd turned out last night to wet the album’s head, as it were, and a truly sauna-like Bewley’s Cafe Theatre turned out to be the ideal spot for what turned out to be a great night of music and celebration.
Our special guest on the night was the peerless Keith Mullins, whose set truly was a thing of beauty.
My compadres on the night were Josh Johnston (piano) and Eimear Carroll (vocals), both of whom played their socks off.
Right – now to get this record to the people!
