The Fuchsia Band at the Half Moon Theatre
October 4th, 2006 Posted in Ireland, Irish trad music, Live Music, Music, Photography
As a precursor to the main TG4 Gradam Ceoil event in the Opera House, The Fuchsia Band played a free gig in the Half Moon Theatre at lunchtime last Saturday. The aptly-named Lón Trad event kicked off with Oisin McDiarmada, Brian Fitzgerald plus a guitarist, whose name escapes me. Unfortunately I only got in for the last few sets of their tunes but Oisin McDiarmada is well known for his involvement with the group Téada.
The Fuchsia Band have been busy touring the US for the summer and their polished live act has all the signs of this. Apart from an exploding sparkling water incident early on the show ran smoothly with a varied show of music, song and chat from front man Máirtin de Cógáin.
For those of you in Cork, you may have seen the weekly two page spread in the Evening Echo about their tour in the States, so they’re certainly getting plenty of exposure! Check out their website for more details on gigs.
Mick Heffernan played his new Hammy Hamilton flute for one set of tunes. I would have liked to have heard more of him on the flute rather than the guitar to add more variety to the sound. He, like the other musicians, was very accomplished and more of the flute would add another dimension to the band.
All in all, a great gig and if you’re looking for craic, you need look no further. If you’re looking for crack on the other hand, email me at … (Only kidding, seriously, stop mailing me Juan)
The full set of pictures from the gig can be found here.
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2 Responses to “The Fuchsia Band at the Half Moon Theatre”
By Pure Cork Boy on Oct 5, 2006
For some reason I find the name “Lón Trad” kind of amusing in a witty, clever kind of way!