Here’s a video of my brother Macdara Smith (vocals) with his band Osteti performing Clik Clak from their last album:
(Stay with it, well worth a listen!)
Book Abigail Smith Night Time Walking Album Launch
Abigail is launching her first album on the 28th of August in the Cobalt Café. Please join her and the band for an evening of music and celebrations. Doors open at 8.30pm. The Cobalt Café is number 16 North Great Georges Street just around the corner from O’Connell Street. Admission is free and there is a full bar…
Albums will be for sale at the gig at EUR10.00 on the night. If you book online we will give you 10% off the cost of the album by way of thanks for helping us be organised. And of course you’re sure of entry on the night!
If you can’t make it on the night, you can download a copy of the album or just your favourite songs from Downloadmusic.ie. Buying music from Downloadmusic.ie is always a great idea as downloads from this site are included in the official Irish charts.
To give you a taste of what to expect on the night here’s a video I made a few months back at one of her gigs. This song is included on the album. Enjoy!
Need some diversion?
My talented family can, in the next fortnight, offer you the going out kinda diversion and the staying in kind too. Hmm I’m acknowledging that could be misinterpreted but read on and it will all make sense.
My multi-talented sister Abigail will see the world premiere of her guitar piece entitled “Little Warm House” which is dedicated to her nephew, Fursey. Abigail has written a beautiful piece of music for each of her nieces and nephews at birth and I think it is a beautiful and generous gift. I remember hearing Garman’s quintet being played for the first time at a concert in the United Artists Club. It was a very special and proud moment for me. Nearly as special as the moment later, when speaking to someone about how the song was for our son, he exclaimed, “Did you have children in your teens? My God but you only look about twenty!” I think he was including silver-haired Himself out of politeness.
“Little Warm House” will be performed by the Diversus Guitar Ensemble. The group will premier new music by John Wolf Brennan, David Stalling, Abigail Smith and James McGuiggan. This concert programme will also feature two Vivaldi Concertos from ‘L’Estro Armonico’ and ‘La Scalabrina’ by Giovanni Battista Vitali.
- March 12th: The Moat Theatre, Kildare @ 8pm
- March 13th: Droichead Arts Centre,* Louth @ 8 30pm
- March 14th: Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, Wicklow @ 8 30pm
- March 15th: The Unitarian Church, St Stephen’s Green Dublin @ 6pm
I think myself and the family will head along to the concert in the Unitarian Church so we might see you there.
And my father is all set to divert you indoors or wherever you happen to be listening to the all new 4 FM, 96 or 104 FM, at 9pm on Wednesday nights. You can read more on his own blog (which sadly also needs some serious attention from yours truly…)
An honorary Smith family member, Arron “Fayzer” Faye, has also made the leap into blogging, where he posts about the production and composition work he does for adverts and artists. Check out and subscribe to his blog today!
*I note the Droichead’s lovely website is designed by my friend Karen in Pixel Design.
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