June 26th: New albums from JOHNNY BLUE SKIES (Sturgill), TINDERSTICKS, BRIGHT EYES and LUKE COMBS, a Zoetrope LION KING vinyl and a great gig.

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Hi folks

Hope all is well!

Cork still here, way less of a pep in our step though, mammoth task ahead, sher you never know…still there ( for now)
Come here, come here,  come here to me….we are owed a few bob from wholesale and i think 8 of ye who committed to it are yet to collect and pay for it, but  the remainder  of The Hedge Schools records are shipping to Pat tomorrow, our work is done with it, we fulfilled the orders for the people who bought from Dublin Vinyl and were not refunded….all boxes are now ticked! ( nearly 8 friends!)

 To be honest, the release and everyone connected with it will hold a special place in my heart forever, so look a  big sincere thank you to all of you who supported it, when I’m old and grey that album will bring a tear of happiness to me and hopefully some of ye as well. xx

Right so releases in the siopa for this Friday the 28th of June



 

 

And then we have releases for the 5th of July



 



 

This evening our main focus is for releases on the 12th of July



 

Bit of a story behind this, not sure if ye know but Sturgil ruptured his vocal chords in late 2021, he had some contract issues as well so is returning as Johnny Blue Skies…new album but hard to see info or hear music from it, not sure how the injury is but presume its repaired…do they repair? I dont know…new album 12th July.



 

 

Going to hand ye over to Shane now as he takes ye down the road with announcements etc….a fair bit going on this week.

Sound, Ray! Hi all! Yeah, a load going on, and I’m under the weather (again!)
I hope ye don’t mind if I just list everything that’s coming, I’m wrecked.

Thanks Adam for covering the newsletter last week dude.
And thanks to Mia for her great work today in helping to get the products online.

Here’s the list:

Here’s the aul Instagram page if ye want to have a look. https://www.instagram.com/musiczone.ie/?hl=en

Back to you, Ray. Cheers.

 

Thanks Shane!

Before we go, I have to mention Mick’s gig last Friday night in the marquee….i thought it was so special, it was brilliant, the sound was amazing I thought, crystal clear every instrument…ah it was really special… Susans vocals my oh my…I bounced out of the place.

I was chatting to Mick’s brother beforehand and asked a silly question “ how is he, is he nervous?” , …” insane not to be nervous”… so he was proverbially bricking it as we would politely say here in Cork…course he was….a moment arrived 3 or 4 songs in at the start of “ the small fire” where Mick tells a great story about his grandfather burning down the barn in the homeplace when he was a small child…there is a bit to the story, Mick told it in about 3 sentences and then said….”that story is usually a lot longer” and he paused “but to be honest,  i’m terrified”….it was so human…and honest….the crowd got it and we all just erupted…it was special and emotional, i’m not gonna lie, i had a little well up …had to get myself together , didn’t want Bobby to catch me crying like…the gig went from strength to strength after that point….Ricky Lynch was as always  brillaint for his solo cameo, another beautiful moment was that…take it on the chin with the clan and Ricky and Andy Dunne another highlight…in the gutter never sounded better…ahh it was top top notch…a great gig by a great band.

 

Right sin e for this week so folks

Thanks for listening as always

Ray, Shane, young Adam and Mia