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A Portrait in Sun Laoghaire
By Richard Deering The Foot Squeaker guerilla gig trained rolled on again this weekend, taking us up to the glorious East pier of Dún Laoghaire for some fun in the sun. As this is our third guerilla gig, we're starting to get the hang of it, packing up the little red Berlingo and cramming the three of us into the front (Michael being the smallest was in the middle and he has excellent middle seat etiquette although I think he was enjoying me changing into second gear a bit to
Nov 22 min read
What a week of music
By Diarmuid Comerford What a week of music indeedy. Last Saturday we played a pop-up show in Bray on the seafront (see Richard's blog on that). My wife and I really love going to gigs, musicals, sessions and plays. Sometimes I can be dubious about the gig selections but I have never came out of one feeling anything other than soulfully nourished. John Francis Flynn played in Visual, Carlow, a wonderful venue I had the pleasure of playing in last year, on Sunday night. He had
Nov 12 min read
The Rain in Bray Stays Mainly Away (When We Play)
By Richard Deering The second adventure in the Foot Squeaker Guerilla Tour took us up that magical N11 and into the loving arms of the glorious Bray town. Bray has always fascinated me. It comes with a hard exterior but it's a place I personally have spent a lot of time in over the years and I was sure it'd be an excellent spot to play a bit of music for the people. We had decided to head for the lively Bray seafront and upon arriving we were delighted to see we had picked ri
Oct 302 min read
Gettin' Wet And Weird in Wexford Town
By Richard Deering Wexford town is the best town in Ireland. Nowhere comes close. As soon as I'm crossing that river Slaney, I just get that feeling like something weird and wonderful is going to happen and it usually does. This time was no different as we embarked on our guerilla style pop up tour around Leinster to promote Medals. There's a bit of apprehension attached to landing in the middle of a town, unloading a van of band gear, setting up and playing to an unexpecting
Oct 192 min read
Medals is out. Pop up show anyone?
Our new single Medals is out and we hope you are enjoying it and spreading the word. In keeping with our current no social media approach we are playing some pop up shows, weather permitting, over the next month. On Saturday October 18th we play the Bullring in Wexford Town at 11am and then shoot over to Enniscorthy to play in the Market Square at 2pm . We will announce more pop-ups next Friday. Do come and say hi! The video for Medals is here which is a collage of some
Oct 171 min read
Séamus, Caoimhe agus Ryan
Sunday gone was my first time seeing siblings Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta perform, they are doing this tour along with composer Ryan...
Sep 181 min read
How's the no social media going?
Well, tell me how is the no social media posting/creating content going? Firstly, it definitely is a weight off the mental shoulders. Not...
Sep 91 min read
A new but old way of doing things
We’re stepping back from social media to focus on what matters most - writing, recording, and playing live. We may be shooting ourselves...
Aug 311 min read
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