12th
This was the week that I was most looking forward to on the tour - two of my favourite venues, and the two shortest drives of the tour. Hurrah!
On Wednesday I was in my beloved Spirit Store in Dundalk. This was a proper headline show in the downstairs venue. It’s a great room, great vibe, great sound and there was a lovely (and lively!) little crowd in. Can’t wait to go back.
Thursday’s show was in Boyle’s of Slane, a really terrific spot. Andrew and Ditte run a fantastically tight ship and it’s always a great pleasure to play there. Again, the sound was great and so were the ever-responsive regular crowd.
The concept of the night was simple and brilliant - as it was November 11th, we were there to celebrate the Armistice in poetry and song. Cue some beautiful and stirring odes by Wilfrid Owen, Rupert Brook and Francis Ledwidge, a Slane local.
I happen to be a great lover of Great War poetry, and read Siegfried Sassoon’s “Base Details” in the middle of my set.
Next week - Galway and Dublin!
