Thursday, 21st February 2008

Dear Cookies,

It's been a while since my last letter.  Usually January and February are cold and quiet months in the music business, but it's been fairly frantic over the last while.  This is a great complaint to have of course.  I would much prefer to be busy working, than sitting on my hands wondering why the phone has stopped ringing. Anyway, here's a quick round-up of the latest happenings... It gives me the greatest of pleasure to announce the arrival of the concert we filmed in Watford last year.  I spent Sunday night in a cold deserted office, miles from the nearest human lifeform, uploading 100MB video files to YouTube.  I think it was worth it.
I really have to thank Steve Emerson for not only directing the whole shoot, getting the crew in, and for all the time that he spent on editing the show... but for maintaining some level of sanity while listening to these recordings over and over again.  He even managed to compress the files to 100MB while keeping everything in-synch (Yes, I too hate that badly-dubbed film look!).  
You can now marvel at the whole affair at this address : www.youtube.com/user/ivycourtrecords
Check them out!

Seachtain na Gaeilge (SnaG - Irish Language Week) is approaching fast, and in order to celebrate it this year, there's an album of songs performed in Irish being released on the 29th of February.  Among the 16 acts who contributed to the album are Mundy, Jack L, Fiach, The Guggenheim Grotto, Lir, Dave Geraghty, The Walls and loads of others.  All proceeds go to Barnardos, a charity that works to improve the lives of disadvantage children in Ireland.
Oh, "Ceol '08" is the name of the album. Ceol means music in Irish. Hence the phrase "craic agus ceol".  Bain taitneamh as!

On the 1st April I'll be playing at the Ruby Sessions.  This will be my first Dublin show in a long time.  I'll be playing all new tunes (unless threatened).  Do pop in.  The Ruby's are held in Doyle's of Fleet Street beside Trinity College.

I hope you're all keeping well. Take care!
Tadhg



Thursday, 6th December 2007

Dear Cookies,

Just a quick note to inform you that there are a few new songs on my myspace player (which I'd urge you to add to your profiles) AND you can now download a live version of "Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!" from my website ( http://www.tadhgcooke.com/ccount/click.php?id=29 ). The recording features Colm Quearney on guitar, Cora Venus Lunny on violin and Dave Redmond on double bass. (FYI - "Let it snow..." was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne, and it isn't really a Christmas song, but I love it, so it's here to stay).

I hope you enjoy the tunes.
Be good.

Tiger



Thursday, 1st November 2007

Dear Cookies,

I'm ashamed of myself. How can I have neglected ye for so long? (For the non-Irish out there "ye" is the plural for "you"). Those of you with the dubious pleasure of living in Ireland this year know how quickly this year has flown. I think it's mainly down to the fact that we were robbed of summer. Totally robbed. A year's rainfall in a month, smack bang in the middle of summer. Anyway, I feel I should account for my movements somewhat, so here they are in glorious monochrome :

I've been touring and whoring (well, promoting) with David Geraghty's band of fine musicians up and down the country for the past few months. We racked up some serious mileage while visiting radio stations and tv stations across the land, and that was before we set about a proper tour with the full band. Dave's album, "Kill Your Darlings", flew into the charts at number 21 and we've been stoking those coals ever since. I provide backing vocals with Clare Finglass in the group, and I throw in a wee bit of guitar too on certain tunes. It's strange taking more of a back seat (sorry!) in a line-up like this. I've learnt a lot... culminating in an actual guitar solo. I've had my debut guitar solo on "Delgadina", a lovely smoky jazz tune, just a few days ago. I never thought it'd happen, but don't worry. Satriani fever is not going to grab hold of me. I've a few more dark-folk records left in me yet.

The last time I spoke to you we were in the studio, trying out some new tunes. We did that, and then I took more time to work on the rest of the new material. Things were trundling along behind the scenes until recently, when I got a new bed. My old bed was a horrible junkie reject affair that came with the house, which I suspect may have been half of an NCAD sculpture project, cleverly recycled as an extremely useless mattress - I managed to put up with it for 7 months... but as soon as I replaced the evil bed with a comfy new one, my energy has returned, I'm remembering dreams, I'm sleeping well, I'm able to wake up in the morning, and best of all, I don't have to prop up the bed on one side to stop me falling out! So yes, folks, never underestimate the power of a solid bed.

I supported at our last gig in the Spirit Store - trying out some new songs, and I got the chance again last week. It was unplanned, so I wasn't prepared but somehow things worked out alright... I'm really happy with the way the new songs are going down, so I cannot wait to lay them down on record.

I should have more news on the "Live on the Orbital" film clips after the weekend. More than that, I cannot say. I'll update you very soon.

So, thanks for sticking with me. More news on the way...
Slán tamaill!
Tadhg



Wednesday, 13th June 2007

Dear Cookies,
I hope you're all keeping well...

This Thursday, 14th June, David Geraghty is launching his debut solo single "Fear The Hitcher" at Crawdaddy on Harcourt Street. I'll be lending some backing vocals and guitars to the show. It should be a great night so if you've any gumption (I love that word) you'll make your way down to that. (Dave may be known to you as the producer of my "Sparks EP", and as the multi-instrumentalist - guitars, banjos, keyboards, etc - with top Irish band BellX1). The single will be available as a free download from his new website www.davidgeraghty.com on Friday 15th. So, download it and spread it far and wide!

On the album front... Dave, Colm, Paul, Shane & I have been in studio for the last two days trying out some tunes for the new album. The stuff feels great. We're playing live and really concentrating on getting good grooves going. Apart from (obviously!) the live album and the film from London, I haven't worked this way before. It's refreshing, and quite satisfying. There are lots of words being thrown about like "organic", "feel" and "tea-break". I like all of these words. We shall add more soon...
In other news, Dave Geraghty played a warm-up show in Dundalk's Spirit Store last Thursday, at which I supported. I gave some of the new songs their first public airing - which was a great feeling. It's like showing off your new baby... babies... I would imagine... Any thoughts?

Also, I'll be doing a wee support slot with The Chapters at An Cruiscín Lán, Cork on 21 Jun 2007 at 8pm. I'll be playing some of the new tunes again so it should be exciting (Will he remember the next verse? Oooo the tension!).

Speak soon! Tabhair aire.
T

Tuesday 3rd April 2007

Dear Cookies,

(I shall have to come up some term of endearment for all of you lovely people... suggestions welcome... I'll go with this for the moment until I hear something better).

Thanks a million to every last one of you who came along to the Bewley's gig on the 22nd for what was a wonderful evening. We had a few last minute cancellations which could not be helped, but thanks to Colm Q on guitar, Sean our soundman extraordinaire (who was mistaken for Glen Hansard. Forgot to tell you Seanie!) and the fabulous crowd, everything went swimmingly. The live albums sold out, so apologies to those looking for more copies. You can buy them online or from Road Records if you so wish.

I can't believe it's April already. I still haven't got my snow-boots out of the attic, and sure it's Spring now. I've been busy running errands, making lists and accustoming myself to city life. And, of course, writing. I have some new tunes that I'll be airing about the place over the next month. So there is a new list of dates over the next few weeks on the "live" page where you can find me experimenting with new songs, sounds and facial hair.

Some of the gigs I'll be playing are part of the "Rock The Vote" tour of Ireland (I didn't choose the name!). It's a nationwide campaign to get potential voters registered and ready to exercise their democratic right. I'm going to avoid politics as much as I can here, but I would urge you to register and exercise your vote for one reason : The government, the opposition, the councils, the civil service, do not want you to vote! So make their lives hell. Register and vote. Especially if it's a protest vote. Keep them on their toes. For more information visit : www.rockthevote.ie

Finally, I wanted a small mention for the sweet little preview for our Bewley's gig in The Metro newspaper. You can read the full article here :
Bebo Blog
or here :
Myspace Blog

Take care now. Slán!
Tadhg



Wednesday 14th March 2007

Dear Joe Blog,
We're very pleased to announce a reprise of our recent show (that took place in London), with a slight change of location. If you'd like to join myself and the crew from London then make your way down to ...

Bewley's Café Theatre (above Café Bar Deli), Grafton Street, Dublin 2
at 8pm
on Thursday 22nd March 2007
Entry is €10

The show will feature the delights of Dave Redmond on double-bass, Colm Quearney on on electric guitar & Cora Venus Lunny on violin. We'll be playing some new tunes and some old ones in wonderfully new ways.

With special guest Ross Breen.

Hope to see you there.
Slán,
Tadhg



Friday 23rd February 2007

I'll be on Paddy Whacked Radio this Friday morning on WMFO 91.5FM in the Medford/Boston area in Mass, USA. I'll be featured on the show alongside The Frames, BellX1, The Cake Sale and Phil Lynott. You can find out more about how to listen to the show live on the web, or download the podcast later on the PW Radio website.



Thursday 22nd February 2007

Wax & Seal is one of the Top Spins at Starbucks at the moment (... see www.hearmusic.com and click "music" and then "top spins in stores" - it's nothing to do with cricket). A big hello and pat on the back to fellow islanders The Guggenheim Grotto and Van Morrison!

Here's the full list :



Monday 12th February 2007

Greetings Everyone!

Read on for details of our adventure in London, where we filmed a concert last weekend. Names have not been changed. These writings are based on real events. If you want fiction, please visit www.dublinbus.ie.

Slán
Tadhg


FRIDAY - Watling Street Exploding Blues

The A5 or Watling Street, that stretches from London to Wales, was paved by the Romans (although they didn't name it the A5). Most towns on the old route have a main street named Watling Street. The continuity is nice. We followed approximately the same route on our trip from Holyhead to London after a very calm crossing on the Swift ferry. These days though our trip is made much easier by the new dual carriageway to Chester, and the M6 and M1 motorways down to London.

Cora, Dave, Colm, Owen (our tour manager for the trip) and I, are on our way to Watford, just outside London, on the near side of The Orbital. We're filming a concert in a charming be-candled establishment called Bar Bodega. It's probably the only bar in London that I actually like. There are no flashing slot machines, no dingy hotel lobby carpets, no godawful beers, no needlessly aggressive doormen, no bans on hats (I'm not kidding! They've banned hats in bars here! Yet, they still allow smoking...) and there are lovely bar-staff, fantastic drinks, lovely classy decor, candles galore and very tasty finger food. It's a cut above the rest.

All's well and we're making good time, the weather is fine, and everyone is in good spirits. Although I am a little bit nervous about the size of the task ahead of us, I'm hoping that everything will come off okay. Dave, Cora and Colm are all tremendously busy musicians and we've had little time together before the concert... in fact, leaving Dublin on the ferry is the first time we've all been together. Time for bonding, bear hugs and stories of what we've seen on YouTube lately. It's impressive how much YouTube has encroached upon (or enhanced) our lives.

Just after the M6 turns into the M1, as Dave is taking his turn in the passenger seat, a really loud bang and slamming noises reverberates around the van as it lurches across the motorway. It takes us a while to figure out that we've had a blow-out on the front passenger side. Unfortunately Dave's life has already flashed before his eyes, because he was in the passenger seat and heard the bang right underneath him. We have now decided that YouTube has already had negative effects on our minds. Dave feared that the bus would slide sideways and start tumbling down the motorway like a well-choreographed stunt bus in a Hollywood blockbuster (we haven't yet decided who's playing Keanu or Sandra). I think the rest of us believed (hoped?) that the remaining 3 tyres would remain on the asphalt... After losing an hour changing a tyre on a Police ramp (yeah, I know, but it was the only place we could pull in), we're safely back on the road, although now without the comfort of a spare wheel...

We check in finally and seek parking for our bus... which we find conveniently to the rear of the little hotel. So we have just enough time to go down to Bodega to have a peek at the venue and have a "sneaky pint". There's surprise at the presence of a mobile police station and about 10 uniformed policemen wandering around on the main drag, ensuring that no fights escalate beyond "handbag stuff". No disrespect to handbag wearers.

SATURDAY - TC & The Hotel Shakers

Saturday was spent mainly rehearsing in a hotel room. I hope no-one was in any of the rooms above or below us... the double bass tends to send shockwaves through floors... A big shout-out goes to Tom who was extremely helpful during our stay! Howeyeh!

The itinerary stated that we had five minutes to see all the beautiful sights of Watford, but I think I overestimated there. There was also talk of visiting Bushey School, the alma mater of Andrew Ridgely, Pepsi, Shirley and George Michael (they went on to perform as a band called Wham, who are a colossal influence on all of us). Instead, we went for a walk. Colm & I bought plectrums. Much fun was had.

SUNDAY - TC & The Hotel Shakers

On Sunday morning, bright and early, Iain at the Bodega opens up the venue for us. The film crew (Ellie, Steve, Will, Matt and John) and the sound crew (Seanie) get in early to set up for the gig. Tensions are high. In what seems like no time at all, it's time for a sound/film check. The band plays a few tunes, partly to rehearse and partly to sound-check, make sure everyone has their camera shots right and the sound is separated properly. We're almost too nervous to eat... but we do.

The crowd arrives pretty much on time... I panic trying to find my toothbrush... I try to put it out of my mind... if I wasn't panicking about the toothbrush I'd be panicking about something else... I can't wait to have my own masseuse. I'm a stressed bunny.

The concert itself goes well. It's kind of strange to be playing with so many microphones, and with no speakers anywhere... The band sit around in a semi-circle so that we can hear each other. The crowd are great though and really help us get our minds of the cameras, which are daunting. The little red lights on the cameras always catch your eye and you find yourself drawn into them like some Paul McKenna trick... and then you try to pull yourself away and pick a spot on the wall or start a member of the audience out of it... It's all tremendous fun when you're playing with musicians like these. All lovely people, all fantastic players. Heaven. I'm in heaven. We play a few new songs and then when our job is done and the sound and film crew are happy with what they've got, we let the hair down and jam out a few tunes... it's messy, but great fun and much needed... All of the people involved have been so easy to deal with, so helpful, so good under pressure, not aggressive, just calm and cool, and it's made all the difference.

So time is called. The clean up is rapid and efficient. Bodega's doors open for business. The band collapse in a heap in the corner knowing that their job is well done. Most of the crowd hang out for a while with us for drinks and chat. We've been trying to forget that Ireland are playing Wales in Cardiff today. Seanie, Dave and Colm are flying home tonight... Seanie, being a sports fan, is planning to keep his ears blocked the whole way home so he doesn't find out who won.

Thankfully Owen, being the designated driver, leaves for the airport with the lads. I say thankfully because I'm totally exhausted. I think we all are. When the adrenalin rush after a gig fades, you suddenly shutdown like a nightclub in Dublin - the ugly-lights come on and you're out on the street, totally out of it, wondering what just happened. I'm playing a gig tonight in Bodega, as a little thank you to Bodega and the lovely folk who came to the gig. I don't know where I'm going to find the energy for it though. I'm shattered. Cora, similarly shattered, goes back for a nap. I think about doing the same, then realise my "place of nap" is currently driving to the airport. Doh.

Just before Cora and I start to play, the lads arrive back from the airport. A nasty combination of M1 traffic jams and heavy fog meant that they missed their flights. It's a real headache... but I'm thankful that the flights and the blow-out are the only things that have gone wrong for the trip so far. We're on the home-straight and all our woes so far have been minor ones. Thanks to some great support from the crowd and fantastic playing from Cora, the little gig goes well ... but I'm glad to be heading to my bed afterwards.

MONDAY - Monday, Monday, So good to me

The lads rise at 4 for breakfast and leave at 5 for Luton Luton Luton Luton Airport (I'm quoting a song there. Yes, they wrote a song about it. Song : Luton Airport). I make sure the lads are ready to go and then collapse into bed again for another few hours, which I desperately need.

So after a few more hours, the remaining trio rise, shower, have breakfast and hit the road early. The trip back is slow... we're wary of the fact that we're without a spare so have to take it easy. We took a camera with us but never had a moment to even think about taking photos on the trip... I hope someone had the foresight to take a few snaps. They'd be nice to have. There's not much of interest to see on the journey, apart from the Birmingham spaghetti junction, until we reach the Welsh coastline. Colwyn Bay and especially the Menai Straits are a sight to behold.

So that's about it really... we arrive into Holyhead port and have a nice clandestine cup of tea when no-one's watching. Yum... The cruise home is uneventful and we're all too wrecked to have meaningful discussions about the meaning of life, the universe and everything. Perhaps next time.

POST MORTEM

That's all from me. I hear that the sound files are safe, the video is fine and a friend of ours took some snaps when we weren't paying attention. So it all seems to have worked out. All we need now is a bit of luck in the cutting room. Fingers crossed.

Thanks to everyone for coming down for the gigs and joining us. 'Twas fantastic fun. I wish I could have chatted for longer... next time!


Thursday 1st February 2007

Dear Folks,

Following on from our HearMusic success, we have just inked a deal with PlayNetwork in America. PlayNetwork provide background music to retailers throughout the States. (Background music is the music you shop to, drink coffee to, walk through shopping centres to, etc). Our music will now be played in Starbucks (which has 7000+ outlets in the US alone), but will also be placed with PlayNetwork's other customers who include : Hooters, KrispyKreme, TGI Fridays, Timberland, Abercrombie & Fitch, ... the list goes on and on, but alas I don't recognise the names. So we'll be celebrating in London (after we play, of course).

We're leaving on Friday's ferry for our Watford filming extravaganza. If you want to join us for the concert on Sunday afternoon (14:30) in Watford at Bar Bodega, High Street, please do. Drop us a mail or a text to let us know you're coming. It will be a bit of an Irish invasion, with the band and sound crew travelling over from Dublin, and the film crew leaving their posts around England at Sky, Al-Jazeera, Gem TV and Frank's Fun Films. It's gonna be massive.

Take care and I'll see some of you in Watford,
Tadhg


PS.
Meanwhile, our talks with McDonalds to introduce the McTigerburger have stalled. They say there are too many syllables and that they'll lose out in the "late-night drunken-fool" market. I say that "McTiger" means "son of Tiger" which is technically a "cub"... but CubBurger sounds rubbish, and rather cruel. That's not even getting into the whole "endangered species" thing. Our lawyers have taken over. None of this PostScript is true by the way, but the PlayNetwork and Watford things are.


Wednesday 24th January 2007

Dear Folks,

HearMusic (www.hearmusic.com), Starbucks' instore radio channel, has just added our music to their playlist. The HearMusic station can be found on the XM75 channel via satellite.
So if you like your Starbucks coffee or listen to satellite radio, do tune-in and request a tune from a well-millined musician (me, not Bob Dylan - although, I wouldn't bear a grudge if you requested Bob Dylan. In fact, I'd probably be impressed).

Thanks!
Tadhg


Saturday 20th January 2007

Dear Listeners,

We're playing a concert at Bodega Bar in Watford on Sunday, 4th February. The concert will be filmed for the Japanese market. If you'd like to attend, drop us a mail and we'll put you on the list. Spaces will be limited, so drop us an email or myspace message if you'd like to attend. Joining me for the afternoon will be the wonderful Colm Quearney (guitar), Dave Redmond (double-bass) and Cora Lunny (violin, viola).
I hope this New Year is treating you well!
Take care now,
Tadhg


Thursday 21st December 2006

Dear Listeners,

Dublin's Spin FM kindly invited me on to their Breakfast Xpress show to play "Let It Snow" yesterday morning, and thanks to their kindness and technical prowess I have a recording of the performance online now.
Tadhg Cooke - Let It Snow (live) - [Downloaded times].

By the way, if you want to download the file from the FIREFOX browser, click on the link, wait for the song to load, and then save the mp3 by clicking SAVE PAGE AS under the FILE menu.

Enjoy!
Tadhg


Friday 15th December 2006

Seasons Greetings!

Two important updates for you. There are new gigs and live radio appearances listed on the "live" page. Watch out for a Christmas cover that I'll be performing on early morning radio next week. You can tune in to both Spin and Phantom online - so those of you not on our shores can still tune in... or click in... or however the phrase should go now.

We've been toiling away at our messageboard and trying to ensure that the horrible spamming that bothered us last time around doesn't reoccur. You can check out the new messageboard through the community page... or right here. Unfortunately we haven't managed to salvage the old messages, but it's probably all for the best, right? Think of it as a blank canvas. Or a really clean blackboard at the start of the school year. Actually, that's an awful memory. Scratch that.

I hope you have a great Christmas and that I see you sometime over the holidays. Myself and a few wonderful musicians are getting together at the moment to make splendid music (in the strictly musical sense) for your future aural pleasure. It's early days yet, but I'm getting excited. The bells have rung. The bells. The belles.

Come to The Village!
Tadhg


Tuesday 21st November 2006

Dear Readers & Listeners,

"Wax & Seal" is now available in Japan's high street music stores. Now would be the perfect time to contact your long lost Japanese cousin, or your friend who works in Tokyo.

Live At Saint Kevin's is being played on various stations around the country such as Waterford's WLR, Radio Na Life, Phantom FM, Lyric FM, etc, etc. Get requesting!

Also, Bebo has been added to our community section. You can join the band's group of fans and steal songs for your playlists at the following address : cooketadhg.bebo.com .
Thanks!
Tadhg


Saturday 28th October 2006

Hey All,

Live At Saint Kevin's is now available in Road Records on Fade Street, Dublin 2. Visit their website for more info. They also have a popular mail order website.

You can also start requesting songs from "Live at Saint Kevin's" now. Any support would be gratefully received!

Thanks to everyone who came down to check out Dave Geraghty's gig in Whelan's with Emm Gryner. It was a veritable who's who of the Irish scene that night. Did somebody mention eyebrowy? Anyway, hopefully there'll be more shows where that came from. You can keep up to date on Dave's myspace. Watch out for Emm's gigs too! She plays a good show.

Thanks!
Tadhg


Thursday 5th October 2006

Hey All,

Just a quick announcement... Live At Saint Kevin's has arrived. You can order your copy now from the music section of the website.

Thanks!
Tadhg


Wednesday 4th October 2006

Dear Readers,

So we now have the first shots of the Japanese Edition of Wax & Seal. It's all very exciting and strange. You can see rough images of the artwork on my myspace blog at blog.myspace.com/tadhgcooke .

Here are some small milestones that we've reached on MySpace (for those of you who are interested in this social phenomenon) :
We have had 10400+ plays, 8300+ visitors and we currently have 1300+ friends. Of course, only a few of these friends would ever think to let me sleep on their couch - and really, they're the only ones that count. People with comfy couches. I've become very shallow over the years.

I just found an old video which was feared lost forever when our last website-hosting company went under. I've posted it on YouTube and the link is here : Roadmap - The Making of Wax & Seal . Bear in mind that it's old!

Lastly, we have heard that Rid Of Her is to be used in an independent Canadian film. "Losing Will" is currently in production. We will post links to trailers when we get them. Best of luck to all the cast and crew! That is all. Spread the word.
Thanks!
Tadhg


Thursday 14th September 2006

Mein Freundzzzz...

We are pleased to announce the release of "WAX & SEAL" in Japan on the 19th November 2006. If you are in Japan, seek it out! If you know people in Japan, tell them to seek it out. If you have a passport, buy flights to Japan and seek it out. In fact, can we just have a general seeking out of the record. When I have the Japanese artwork (yes, it will be different to the Irish release) I will post it somewhere here.

That is all. Spread the word.
Thanks!
Tadhg


Tuesday 12th September 2006

Hey Kids,

After a hectic week of preparation and rehearsal for two slots at the Electric Picnic, we finally managed to meet as a band on Thursday in Bewley's two hours before playing together for the very first time. Down to the wire. For David Geraghty and the Picnic Baskets (one of the names bandied about) nothing is too tall an order. The Bewley's gig was great craic if a little bit scary. We gathered ourselves together the next morning for the trip down to Laois in the little green fun bus. After sorting out passes for the van and all of our wrists, finding a spot, pitching our tent badly, etc... it was time for me to perform. The gig was enjoyable and the feedback has been great. Thanks to those of you who made a special effort to get down early for it. So gathered together as a band we headed off for food, tea and musical manna. Unfortunately, overnight we discovered that we did a crap job pitching the tent, because I woke up with my hand in water and part of my blankets wet - something that hasn't happened since I was 5. So after moving to a more secluded spot by the Big Tree stage, we started setting up for the big gig. I'm not sure who held the record at the festival for the most number of instruments onstage - but I'm sure we came close. We rocked out gently in an experimental countrified manner. It's great to be involved in some new projects. Twas a fantastic show. Hopefully we'll see more of its like soon. The whole weekend was great craic. Lots of music. Lots of chat. Lots of meeting random people from myspace in the flesh - which I have yet to get used to. It's good though. Little connections. Social synapses. Hopefully I'll be back next year for more.

I have some photos from the Picnic, taken by various individuals who very kindly donated them to the website. I also have some photos on the way from the Bewley's headliner that we played a few weeks back. Watch out for them.

Please come down to the gigs we're doing for The Garden Sessions CD, in aid of The Irish Hospice. You can see the full details on the "Live" page, but... we're playing on Saturday 16th in Tower Records - Ian Whitty is also performing. Come in. Say hello. Buy a wonderful double album. Also, all next week from the 18th to the 22nd there will be concerts at the bandstand in St Stephen's Green in Dublin. There are 3 acts each day from 12:30 to 14:00. I'm playing on Wednesday 20th with Eoghan Scott and The Maladies. They're free. It'll be fun.

Also, I'm playing in the Teatro in London's Soho (details on the live page) in October and November. I hear that it's a wonderfully classy venue. If you know any wonderfully classy people in London, please do tell them to come along. It could be right up their street.

We've also been confirmed for the Hard Working Class Heroes Festival on Sunday 15th of October in Pravda. It will be a cracker. I assure you.

Take care,
Tadhg


Wednesday 23rd August 2006

Evenin' All,

We have FINALLY confirmed our Electric Picnic slot. It's at 4pm on Friday on the Chill Stage in the Body & Soul Area. I know this isn't convenient for all of the working masses... but if you're there early do come along and wear your support like a Carnabetian Army pin-striped suit.

Take care,
Tadhg


Wednesday 23rd August 2006

Good Morning Everyone,

First of all, apologies to those who cancelled their eventful Sunday night to watch me on the "box" on Sunday. I had the details right, the papers made a booboo. I'm on this Sunday 27th with Liam O'Maonlai. 8.30pm. RTE1.

We'll be playing the 2006 Hard Working Class Heroes festival in Dublin. The festival runs from the 13th-15th October. Keep an eye out for more news on the festival in the press.

For those of you going to the Electric Picnic... I'll be appearing with David Geraghty on the Big Tree stage at 2:05pm on Saturday. There was talk of an appearance on the Chill Stage too, but it hasn't been confirmed yet.

I've heard of the writer Hunter S Thompson but I've never been too pushed to check out his work. That is until this morning when I read his description of the music business : "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." That pretty much sums up my thoughts right now.

Take care,
Tadhg


Monday 14th August 2006

Hi All,

Spin have kindly allowed me to upload the Breakfast Xpress session recorded live a few days ago. So here it is in all its glory. A bit of chat and a live live version of Rid Of Her:
Tadhg Cooke - Spin Interview 10/08/2006.


As you can see, the site is getting a little bit of an overhaul. I'll be making more changes over the next few weeks.

Oh, for those of you with fancy mobile phones, you can now download ringtones and full songs from Bandwagon. Have fun with that.

Enjoy!
Tadhg


Friday 4th August 2006

Dear Readers,

I'll be on the following radio shows talking about and listening to my new cd "Live At St Kevin's" tomorrow morning and evening. You can listen live from their websites. (All times are GMT + 1 hour, or local Irish time if you prefer).

Thursday 10th August
8.45AM - 9.45 AM (approx) - Spin 103.8FM
"Breakfast Xpress" with Joe & Keith
www.spin1038.com

9PM - 10PM (approx) - Dublin City Anna Livia 103.2FM
"The Indie Hour" with Aoife McElwain
http://www.dublincityannaliviafm.com/

Also, I'll be appearing on your tv sets across the nation (and in Irish bars with Irish television across the globe) this Sunday and later this month. Do tune in. You'll never be the same again. (All times are GMT + 1 hour).

Sunday 13th August
1 to Remember with Brian Kennedy
RTE 1 - 8.30 PM

Sunday 27th August
1 to Remember with Brian Kennedy
RTE 1 - 8.30 PM

Enjoy!
Tadhg


Friday 4th August 2006

Dear Readers,
Yes, I know, there have been lots of little updates of late, but that's just me getting everything sorted before I disappear into the depths of the studio for album number 2 (not to be confused with the live album which is album number 1.5 - you can take the man out of the computer programming but...).

Although it's been running in the UK for a while, Bandwagon have just launched an Irish site. One of the features of the site (which plays and sells downloads and ringtones directly from your favourite bands) is a weekly playlist featuring ten songs from ten bands across the UK and Ireland. The Walls are also on this week's playlist. I'm now working on some ringtones for the fancy phones that you people own. I'll post back here when they're ready to sell. I have uploaded all the songs we've ever released - so we're just waiting now for the website to be updated. Should be there soon. There's only a few singles there right now.

So I have a few links for you. As you know there are a lot of new-fangled websites out there like MySpace and Bebo and stuff... most of which I'm on. So if YOU happen to be a member of these sites, then please look me up and add me as a friend. So here are the relevant links:

tadhgcooke.bebo.com
www.myspace.com/tadhgcooke
www.bandwagon.ie/band/tadhgcooke
www.bandwagon.co.uk/band/tadhgcooke

Also, Bebo and Myspace users have the option to add my songs to their own profiles/pages. It's easy. Press the "add" button beside your favourite song (one of mine preferably!) and that's it.

By the way. In the mailshot I sent out I misspelt the bandwagon address. The correct one is above!

Slán,
Tadhg



Wednesday 2nd August 2006

Dear Readers,
It's been a hectic time of late. All good news though. Some of the news is outlined below... and the rest, well, I'll save that news for cocktail evenings at the Ambassador's house. See you there, roundy chocolates and all.
I hope you're keeping well. Oh I have a tv appearance coming up on "Brian Kennedy's 1 to Remember" show on RTE1 over the next few weeks. Well, I have two appearances on the show actually. I'm the only guest to appear on two separate shows. Swish. So, I'll try to let you know when the program is being aired - but for the moment I'm not sure, so keep your eyes peeled!

- TIGERcooke.com -
I have been playing with a few cures for those of you who are not fluent Gaelic speakers (ie. the overwhelming majority of you) and therefore have a bit of difficulty with my name. So, now, if you input the name tigercooke.com into your browser you will land on tadhgcooke.com. Which is nice. I know some of you pointed out that people are still not sure if one should spell Cooke with an "E" or without (like Captain Cook)... and I admit that I haven't cured that ailment just yet. But it's a step in the right direction. To recycle the most honest, useless and utterly depressing advertising campaign of all time : "we're not there yet, but we're getting there". So ehm... yeah... leave it with me! Ooo, also, if you're trying to explain my name to foreigners, the best way to do it is to say that it's "tiger without the ER".

- Bewley's - Bretagne -
I wrote a little blog piece on the gigs in France and Bewley's Café on my myspace page (click the link to your right!). If you're curious to see how it all went, please do have a read. C'est magnifique!

- The Garden Sessions CD -
The Garden Sessions CD, featuring EXCLUSIVE live acoustic performances by some of Ireland's best known artists, is now available in record shops around Ireland. The proceeds go to The Irish Hospice - it's a great cause. I'm on track 4 of the cd performing a previously unreleased track called "I Knew Better".
If you'd like to buy online, or find out more you can visit :
www.thegardensessions.com
www.myspace.com/thegardensessionsirl

- Live At St Kevin's -
We've been delayed with the cd. Thankfully the delay is not of my making so I don't feel too bad about it! We hope to have the CD pressed and ready to ship by the end of the month.

Slán,
Tadhg



Sunday 9th July 2006

Hi!

Just a few items of note for you :
- The messageboard is now fixed. I had to disable in order to do some repairs. It's all fixed now. Enjoy!

- We have just hit 1002 friends on Myspace. Thanks to everyone for spreading the music. If you want to get involved, please feel free to send an mp3 of my songs (downloadable from MySpace and from the music page of this site) to friends of yours. Oh but only if you think they might like it. I don't want any music-related assaults cases to arise out of this please!

- The gig in London went down a treat. Big thanks to those who came down for the gig. I know that in those record temperatures it's tough to trek across the city, but you did and I appreciate that greatly. They weren't kidding when they said the Betsey was the smallest venue in London. Tis intimate alright. It's across the road from the Guardian offices too. I will make my way back there soon I think, if only to try and win friends and influence people in the Guardian music and arts department.

- WATCH OUT for my next Dublin gig which is almost upon us. The date is 28th July in Bewley's Café Theatre on Grafton Street, Dublin 2. Come on down. It will be my last headliner for a few months I think, because we're planning to start the album as soon as I wake up on the 29th July. Special guest stars will appear. It's for the launch of my new "Live At Saint Kevin's" CD. Be there or miss it.

Slán,
Tadhg



Sunday 9th July 2006

Hi Everyone!

Check the gig listings for all the latest gig announcements and flyers for discounts. I'll be playing in the Wexford Arts Centre on the 6th August with Chunky Planet and some new gigs in Dublin at the end of the month and in September.

Hope to see you in The Betsey Trotwood in London on the 18th July.

Oh by the way. I've restored the free download from my site and from myspace. We used to have a counter on it, but the counter crashed when we switched servers. I'll look into restoring it as soon as I can. Also, on my myspace page (link to that on the right of your page) you can listen to the first track on my new live CD.

That's all for now. Slán!
Tadhg



Wednesday 5th July 2006

Dear Friends!

There are flyers available for my Betsey Trotwood gig in London on the 18th July. Print this off or print multiple copies for your friends and gain entry to this marvellous Farringdon gig-spot for Ł4 instead of the usual Ł5. Students also get in for Ł4. The flyers have the address of the venue and the tube stop (Farringdon) listed too... so it's very useful indeed. I hope to see all the London folk there. Spread the word if you can. Thanks!

I have some diary entried to catch up on. If you're impatient you can read all the latest news and what's happened over the past few weeks on my myspace blog (you can use the direct link on the right hand side of your page). That's all for now. I have to run for a meeting as I always seem to be doing these days. Still. Mustn't grumble. Mustn't grumble. (Answers on a postcard... what's that taken from?)

Take care of yourselves,
Slán
Tadhg



Sunday 28th May 2006

This just in... You can now order CDs from over 2400 stores worldwide. Walk up to the counter and ask them to order "Wax & Seal" from "SUPER D ONE-STOP". There's a massive list of all the countries and stores on the music page.
I'll be sprucing up the site a little bit shortly... you'll know when it's done!
Slán
Tadhg



Monday 15th May 2006

Dear Friends,
Just so you know where I have disappeared to... I've run away to the country for a while. I'm absorbing the country air. Getting things straight in my head. Clearing it with my conscience. Making one-man soup. Figuring out how to prevent the sound of bullocks munching grass in the neighbouring field from spilling on to my basic recordings. I had a funny incident with a thunderstorm (courtesy of the lovely sunny days we've been having - equal and opposite reactions)... An almighty bang and clatter from all around. An almighty curse from me. All caught on the middle of a recording of a song. I should put it on myspace at some stage... although I'm not sure if the language used would be tolerated. I heard later that a building a few miles away had been hit. No damage was done as the lightening struck their lightening conductor - but it still made the place shake. It sounded like God threw an aerosol can into Hell.

Anyway, the writing is going well, and despite my loneliness and desperation at times, the solitude is great... although a little scary at night. There is nothing but an old castle on a neighbouring hill to keep me company, and some wind-chimes outside which don't help to stop the horror movies showing in my mind. The house is funny. It's about 200 years old. An old Irish house. Huge thick walls. Low low low doorways (I'm proud that I've only knocked myself out once so far). I can receive text messages in the house but in order to make phonecalls I must go outside the house and sit on the graveyard wall of a terribly quiet and solitary Church Of Ireland (which is behind the house). So I go out there once a day to make the calls with a mug of green tea and then return to the grindstone. I feel like I'm doing an exam... It's around the same time period really... end of may, early june... Strange. Best days of our lives. Indeed. There was a lie if ever I heard one.

A friend is coming over on Tuesday to have a listen to what I've been doing. It's one of those moments where I suddenly get sharp pangs of doubt. What if they go "erm... that's emmm.... nice"? So I'm getting a little panicked now. Deadlines like these are good though. It focusses the mind. Nothing makes you see things more clearly than playing your music for a friend. Instantly you seem to know what's wrong... walking a mile in their shoes, I suppose. If I were Tom Cruise what would I do? What would Tom do?

I have my support network though. I have good friends in a little town about 8 miles away from my cottage in the foothills of the AhemCoughCough Mountains. So if I go completely nuts and start talking to myself (which I do anyway) I can always run to the town and beg for a coffee and a small chat with someone. So anyway, things are coming together.

I've added in a few more dates to the gigs page (plus the lovely description of my music in French that I stole from the Saint-Quay-Portrieux town website - I like it. It stays). So, take care of yourselves and I hope to hear from you and see you soon!

Slán!
Tadhg



Wednesday 19th April 2006

Seeking hosts for the UK TOUR . Contact us at the usual addresses.
Hope to hear from you.
T



Monday 17th April 2006

I'm pleased to announce that Wax & Seal is now available on iTunes.

I've also posted up some of the festival dates I'll be playing this summer.

That's all for now.
T



Wednesday 12th April 2006

I'm doing a tour in the UK around mid-May. Everything's explained here if you'd like to get involved. I'm looking forward to it.

I have just set up a digital downloads shop! So you can download high quality mp3s of Wax & Seal and some singles too. I've made the 2002 recording of Sparks available here for the very first time, and also the single version of Know You Hate Me, which is not available anywhere else.

Lyrics... A few people have been asking me for the lyrics to my songs... and apart from my own laziness there is no reason why I should not put them online... so I will sort it out over the next few days.

That's all for now.
Play nice!
T



Thursday 30th March 2006

This is a little bit of diary entry/catch-up/update... so make yourself comfortable...

I'm sitting in London's Luton Airport in a fiercely dishevelled state. A steaming cup of something that "tastes almost exactly but not entirely unlike tea", to quote Douglas Adams. My flight has been delayed by an hour so I'm using the time to catch up on some diary entries.

I was asked to tell you the one about Mulligan's so here goes... A few months ago I arrived in Mulligan's for a meeting. I was a little early for once so I decided to go in, sit down and gather my thoughts a bit. There were a few of the regulars at the bar (actually I don't know if they were regulars, 'cause I'm not a regular myself, but I imagine that they're regulars) but being about lunchtime there was only one other punter in the bar apart from myself. He was surrounded by shopping bags so I assumed he was taking shelter from the Christmas shopping storm. The main lounge in Mulligan's is brown and red in a dark old Irish pub way and not in the fantasy Irish pub way that's becoming far too widespread for my liking. The room has long narrow windows near the roof which sheds a strange light upon things. It's nice though. A fire was blazing beside me. I nodded at this guy sitting on the opposite side of the room at his table, as you tend to in empty places. A brief acknowledgement of existence.

Anyway, I had my pint and horsed into it, relaxing the nerves a bit. The man opposite drained his and got up to get himself another. He shuffled slowly and tentatively towards the bar as if he were making his first steps and somebody had spiked his milk. He got his pint. Put the change down and asked the barman to pick it out of that... It's one a.m. and this guy is already plastered. I thought that was impressive, if slightly worrying.

So he turns around and starts making his way through the centre of the room and then arcs towards my table and makes to sit down right beside me, feeling his way around chairs and everything. So I ask as nicely as I can, trying to sound forceful yet polite : "Are you okay there, man?". He jumped slightly and went "oh yeah, I'm sorry... emm... oh my table's over here. Sorry". So he shuffles his way over to his table and eventually gets back to where he was sitting. I'm relieved. Crisis averted. Situation defused. Then sitting down the guy says "sorry!" and holds up a white stick... and I begin to feel slightly dumb...

WATFORD

I finally got to play my first UK gig since releasing Wax & Seal. It was a real treat. Bar Bodega is on the main street of Watford and is fairly unassuming from the outside. Inside is all candles, couches, melted wax, wood, etc... No bouncers. No fruit machines. It makes for a happy change. If there's one thing that really cements the differences between Ireland and England it's the fruit machines in the bars. I hate them with a vengeance, so any place without them immediately jumps up in my estimation.

The gig was a mix of family and friends, with whom I stayed while trekking back and forth from Germany, getting to know Stansted airport much more than I really wanted to. They knew the songs before anyone else really, because they heard the rough cuts and early demos when I passed through. So it was good to put a show on for them finally. The crowd were fantastic - although it's always a little strange playing for family. There's a whole 'nother type of pressure involved... I don't know why. It shouldn't really be so. A friend of mine from Malaysia who knew me back in the days of Cooke & Emerson when we were 17 was also there... That was a bit mad. He had to wait 8 or 9 years for a gig. There's dedication for you.

The gig and the craic was mighty. Scat filmed the whole thing methinks... so we might have clips in the future. Thanks Scat! Phase 1 of Operation Sasana had been completed. Hands were shaken. CDs were signed. Drinks were drunk. Caravans were painted periwinkle blue (for de mammy). I made a promise to return soon to put phase 2 into action : Operation Escape from Watford.

OPERATION SCALA

The next day started in the usual way with the sun coming up, the birds singing, the weather being generally rubbish, and me missing all of the above due to sleeping until 9. BellX1 were playing in Scala somewhere in London that night and I wanted to see a bit of the city before heading back to Dublin. So JP, who's not my cousin but it's easier if I say he is, and myself sprinted for the train to London, which turned out to be embarrassingly late. We met up with Ana, a friend of JPs, in second class (well, I'm a musician, come on) and roughly sketched out the day. Luckily for me JP and Ana are of pretty much the same mentality as me. The plan was that there was to be no plan - just wandering. So I had my first cornish pastie while watching a loose-rope walker embarrass crowds in Covent Garden. Yeay. We visited one of those embarrassingly un-Irish Irish pubs... I have no real idea where we were... just somewhere near Covent Garden... The pints were grand... but the decor... I mean... I don't know of one Irish pub that ever looked like a castle ten years ago. Do you? Answers on a postcard to me.

After a while spent window shopping (and London's a great place to window shop, if you don't mind getting the urge to smash and grab every few minutes. They have such great swag ...that's swag not skag) we found an underground gay bar (literally) that served früli which is a type of fruit flavoured beer. Now, being the masculine blokes that we are, we were keen to impress upon Ana that we don't in any way feel threatened or awkward in a gay bar. Which is true I was surprised and relieved to find out. However, we found we were slightly wide of the mark when the pair of us saw a huge transvestite enter the room. That freaked us both out a bit. So I've now come up with a rule. Big blokes should not wear heels. Don't know how the hell he got down the stairs. The früli was having very little effect... it was like water... but we all knew that it would kick in eventually so we decided to move on. Of course, maybe the früli had kicked in already and we had just been hallucinating. How and ever...

They have a gallery in London consisting entirely of portraits. For me that puts the size of London into perspective. It's not a small gallery either. While I loved the more modern portraits... the older sections which include delightful folks like Kitchener and Cromwell who really knew how to put the blood into bloody, sort of make me feel not too great. I feel almost as if I'm celebrating the lives of people I never wanted to celebrate. I was really on a high coming out of the place... but for one small problem. Someone had the tasteless idea of filming David Beckham sleep for 20 minutes and leaving it on a loop for all to see. That almost ruined my day. We needed to act fast to save it.
... So we queued up for the gig... we thought we were early but there was already a moxy-load of fans there aiming to catch a glimpse of the infamous Bellies road crew and entourage, if not a glimpse of the lads themselves. So rather than remaining in the queue and risk incurring the wrath of an angry romanian, we decided to cut our losses, go to a nearby bar and chill for a beer or two. It was a wise decision, as JP led us to a lovely little spot that serves giant spuds, tiny olives... and even plays comedy sketches in the toilets ... which is probably more dangerous than it should be. People should not laugh in toilets. They're not engineered to deal with such eventualities. Anyway, the gig itself was mighty. Met up with all the cousins and friends and had a mighty time. The heady mixture of preaching and singing in a venue that to me looked like the inside of the Old Bailey, was pretty interesting. Although I think that perhaps the highlight of the evening was getting whisked away to Chiswick, and serenaded by Tim "Careless Whisper" O'Donovan. I ended up later that morning conked out under a set of curtains, for there were no blankets. I read the rock and rollers handbook* and I'm almost certain that there was no mention of curtains. (*this is actually a lie).

I would really really like to sleep but duty calls... Perhaps I'll catch some of you in Leitrim or Donegal tonight or tomorrow. Thanks to everyone for making the London trip so enjoyable as well as fruitful. I'll be over again soon - you poor things.
Take care now,
Tadhg



Thursday 9th March 2006

Hi All,

I'm hitting the shores of the UK in the next few weeks. Keep an eye on the gigs page and on myspace (www.myspace.com/tadhgcooke) for the latest additions to the list, but for the moment, I'm starting on the 28th March in Bar Bodega in Watford. It would be great to see happy heads there. This is my first official gigging trip to England... so I'm really looking forward to it.

Oh, you may have spotted me playing two tunes on "An Stuif Ceart" over on BBC2 TV earlier this week. I suppose it's no good telling you about it now! Sorry, I wasn't told when it would be aired. Also on the show was Bronagh Gallagher and the West Ocean Quartet. They were all mighty! Maybe it'll be repeated?

Thanks to everyone for their support over the past month or two during my tours with Jessie & Layla, Jenny Lindfors and, of course, Q and the Hallucinations.

I'd like to thank Ali Coolaboola in Cork and her housemates for being so generous and kind to the wandering minstrel (I hope you ate the food I left behind). Also, I'm giving a huge shout out to Gavin Moore who looked after me in Clonakilty, West Cork and showed me everything from curry soup (tastes amazing!) to Inchdoney Island... and supplied Q and myself with beds and fabulous gigs in The Woodford and the legendary De Barra's. He's a legend and if you're ever in his neck of the woods check him out. He has a residency in DeBarras, Clonakilty and The Woodford in Cork City.

I see that James Blunt has gone to number one in the States and has even been given a slot on Oprah. Has the world gone mad? ... Then again... was it ever sane? Join our Anti-Blunt Movement. Support Organic Music. Say no to the corporation. Why do I suddenly feel that everyone's to my right?

That's all for the moment. Take care now,
Tadhg



Sunday 26th February 2006

Dear Everyone,

Like Irish people all over the world I'm claiming that I had nothing to do with the riots in Dublin city yesterday. I'm actually surprised that any Irish people cared enough to have a riot yesterday... I thought we had mastered the art of apathy. It's a shame that the people involved in the trouble most likely had absolutely no idea what they were "protesting" for... or against... Although it does seem that poking dead bodies with a stick has finally caught up with Charlie Bird.
There are three more dates left on this current tour - all in County Cork - you can check the dates and venues on the gigs page. If you're around drop in for a pint, a tune and a chat afterwards. Also, I'll be on Cork Campus Radio 97.4FM( http://www.ucc.ie/ccr/ ) on Tuesday morning. You can listen in at 10am GMT. It's the breakfast show.
I'm looking forward to a bit of time off after touring... Can't wait. Sleeeeeeep.
Enjoy!
Tadhg



Friday 3rd February 2006

Hey All!

If anyone is in Trinity College Dublin this evening I'm supporting KILA at The Buttery Bar tonight at around 9pm. Knowing the KILA boys and girls, it will be mental.

The tour with Q is going great and the tour with Jenny Lindfors and Jessie & Layla is about to kick off too, so there's a busy month ahead. Come down and enjoy the atmosphere. By the way, in case you haven't heard, the normally fantastic Q & The Hallucinations are ON FIRE at the moment. You would be foolish to miss them. You have been warned.

For those of you in the UK... we have big big news... the UK release of "Wax & Seal" will happen around the end of April. More details will follow when everything is confirmed. In the meantime, if you are living in the UK and want to help us out with promotion, etc, drop us an email. Join our team of Anti-Blunts!

Do you like free internet radio? Do you like being able to see immediately who the artist is, what the song is, what the album is and what the cover looks like? Would you like to be able to press one button when you never want to hear a song again? Would you like to be able to press another button if you really really like a song? Would you like to be able to skip through songs? Would you prefer to have ZERO adverts?

If the answer is yes to the above questions then go to LAST FM and sign up FOR FREE. I have recently signed up myself and it's fantastic. It sounds like I'm getting paid to say this. I wish! There are other similar stations on the internet like this (shoutcast etc), but this one has no ads AND it features songs from "Wax & Seal" and "Know You Hate Me (single)" and "The Sparks EP". I even have a "Tadhg Cooke - Gold (The Collection)" playlist set up... no, I'm not taking it entirely seriously. So, go and download their tiny little player and join the revolution. It's a fantastic way to hear new music and rediscover old stuff you haven't heard for years. Go and take a peek before you download. LAST FM .

Enjoy!
Tadhg



Sunday 22nd January 2006

Hey All!

Phantom FM's ICON show featuring me is now available for download :
http://media.libsyn.com/media/phantomfm/icon-jan06b.mp3

The show is approximately 30 minutes long and features an interview and a song from me. Also featured on the show are songs from Q, The Rags, The Chapters, etc.
Enjoy!
Tadhg



Thursday 5th January 2006

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a pleasant and fun-filled holiday season. I had a quiet one until St Stephen's Day... then a friend of mine from England visited and my plan for R&R went out the window. We had a great time... but now I'm sick in bed. Aw. I'll be ready for the 10th though. Get your party dresses and trousers on...

Myself and Q will be starting our Irish tour in a few days. Listen out on the airwaves for us. We'll be hitting some radio stations on our way around the country. I'm also touring with Jenny Lindfors and Jessie & Layla in February. The dates are still to be confirmed, so I'm posting up the provisional ones for the moment.

See you soon!
Tadhg

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