It is with great pleasure and excitement that i am very glad to announce that And So I Watch You from Afar will play the Ruby Room at the Royal Theatre and Event Centre in Castlebar County Mayo on May 5th (bank holiday weekend) 2013 with support coming from The Altered Hours. This coming Friday Read More
Exclusive videos & footage from The Redneck Manifesto Live in Castlebar last year!
Hello there folks, hope all is well on this fine weekend, my sincere apologies in the delay in getting these up here online. Here is a couple of new videos that i shot last year when The Redneck Manifesto came to play in Castlebar and play the entirety of their very underrated “Friendship” album. Please Read More
THE WEST IS WELL AND TRULY AWAKE! (PART 2)
In this second part of “The West is Well and Truly Awake” article i decided to venture further into the unknown and bring you some of the original bands and artists that are making waves not just in Castlebar but from around Ballina, Sligo and Galway. Only recently i have noticed the amount of acts Read More
THE WEST IS WELL AND TRULY AWAKE!!
The wonderful thing about original live music is knowing that it is well and truly alive in County Mayo. I have noticed a number of live original acts emerging from the county over the past seven or eight years. For the past few months i have being trying to find the right time to put Read More
THE ACCIDENTAL MASTERPIECE: My Bloody Valentine
THE ACCIDENTAL MASTERPIECE To many this was going to be a tough task, how do you follow up on one of the most influential alternative albums of all time! Rumors had being afloat over the past number of weeks that My Bloody Valentine were about to release a brand new album but no one knew Read More
HEADING ON DOWN TO THE VILLAGE
HEADING ON DOWN TO THE VILLAGE Conor O Brien has a distinctive voice no doubt about it. I wasn’t a big fan of the Villagers first album. To be honest i have yet to see the band perform live for my own eyes to see and ears to hear. Sometimes it can be tough for Read More
Some pictures from Friday night with Delorentos
Click in for a small selection of shots from the gig last friday. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves.-All images by Ger Duffy Photography. All rights reserved 2012
Whats another year in the Castlebar music scene!
WHATS ANOTHER YEAR! So 2012 has seen many changes for me, some ups and some downs. But mostly ups! It was the year that i finaly bought Kerbdog Jape and The Redneck Manifesto to Castlebar. Three acts i had being trying to work with for the past four and a half years! I reach the Read More
Bruce Springsteen and the Irish Connection
The Bossman Bruce Springsteen has decided to grace our shores once again in 2013! Why oh why Mr Boss man do you decide to announce you’re shows just weeks before the Christmas season every year! With ticket prices coming in at 90 to 100 euro you would think that in times of deep recession Read More
About growing up around the Castlebar Music scene
I remember turning to a friend of mine in disgust at the closing of Rowlands Bar back in April 2008. How was this even happening? It felt as if Castlebars live music scene was done and dusted! Just previous to that The Humbert Inn had shut its doors in 2006. The final nail in the Read More