It's been a fun filled few days.
On Monday Dusty and friends (including Jason Russo who was over with Mercury Rev and his fine friend Alex, fresh from NYC via Paris) recorded at Coldroom in Oxford with the Sam Williams.
Sam was great, and it was a real eye-opener
First thing Tuesday morning, Growler and I flew over to Cork, then drove across to an old fishing village called Dingle right on the Atlantic.
Dingle was a quaint place with an interesting but really nice and remote atmosphere. The tannoy system dispersed around the village playing old Christmas carols and hymns probably contributed.
We were there to do a TV show called Other Voices with Fionn Regan. The show airs in a series of 6 episodes early each year. Filming takes over the village and there were a few familiar faces at the bar.
On the evening of the Tuesday we performed a short set in the church. Before us played The Temper Trap and Brett Anderson of Suede. It was a slick operation, and having never done TV before, quite exhilarating!
Then on Wednesday morning, feeling slightly the worse for wear and requiring significantly longer in the makeup chair, we did an acoustic song in an incredible (if suspiciously named...) drinking house called Dick Mack's. A sign outside read "Where's Dicks Mack's? Opposite the church. Where's the church? Opposite Dick Mack's." Amazing.
Check out the stylish barman:
All too soon we were headed off. The scenery on the way to tiny Kerry airport was incredible.
Hope to be on the Dingle peninsular again some day...
On Monday Dusty and friends (including Jason Russo who was over with Mercury Rev and his fine friend Alex, fresh from NYC via Paris) recorded at Coldroom in Oxford with the Sam Williams.
Sam was great, and it was a real eye-opener
First thing Tuesday morning, Growler and I flew over to Cork, then drove across to an old fishing village called Dingle right on the Atlantic.
Dingle was a quaint place with an interesting but really nice and remote atmosphere. The tannoy system dispersed around the village playing old Christmas carols and hymns probably contributed.
We were there to do a TV show called Other Voices with Fionn Regan. The show airs in a series of 6 episodes early each year. Filming takes over the village and there were a few familiar faces at the bar.
On the evening of the Tuesday we performed a short set in the church. Before us played The Temper Trap and Brett Anderson of Suede. It was a slick operation, and having never done TV before, quite exhilarating!
Then on Wednesday morning, feeling slightly the worse for wear and requiring significantly longer in the makeup chair, we did an acoustic song in an incredible (if suspiciously named...) drinking house called Dick Mack's. A sign outside read "Where's Dicks Mack's? Opposite the church. Where's the church? Opposite Dick Mack's." Amazing.
Check out the stylish barman:
All too soon we were headed off. The scenery on the way to tiny Kerry airport was incredible.
Hope to be on the Dingle peninsular again some day...
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