www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9ewiOlFVSM

Taken from Brown Envelope, the debut album by Aaron Dillon released last year.  I’ve seen Aaron play a few times and I put his site together which is where I just found this vid.

Album available for download on iTunes at just €8.99 or at the following locations.

Plug’d records Washington St. Cork,
Charlies Bar Union Quay, Cork,
The Corner House Coburg St. Cork,
Crowleys Music store McCurtain St. Cork
Daly’s Hotel Donore Drogheda.

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• May 24, 2008 -- Aaron Dillon Album Launch at the Triskel (2)
• July 14, 2008 -- Mitchelstown Music Fest 2008 (2)
• June 28, 2008 -- Aaron Dillon at The Spiegeltent (3)

Aaron Dillon and band played the Spiegeltent as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival last weekend and were up on stage after a great performance from Cian. Having Aaron Dillon play a number of times this year, most recently for the launch of his cracking debut album at the Triskel Arts Centre, I was really looking forward to this. Apart from appearing shell-shocked at being on stage during the day he, and the band, played a lengthy quality set with one of my favourites still being the sing-along song about the economy which didn’t make it onto the album.

Lots more photos in the full set.

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• June 25, 2008 -- Cian at The Spiegeltent (3)
• August 7, 2008 -- Fred at Indie-Pendence in Mitchelstown (0)
• July 6, 2008 -- Ger Wolfe and the New Skylarks at The Spiegeltent (0)

Aaron Dillon launched his debut album Brown Envelope last night in a packed Triskel Arts Centre. We were lucky to get in as we were late and missed a great support act by all accounts.  I’ve been looking forward to this album for ages, almost all the songs are familiar having seen Aaron Dillon play a few times, the first being when he supported Mick Flannery in the Opera House and more recently in The Roundy.  Mick Flannery came on and accompanied for a few songs during the set which was a nice touch.

The album itself is well produced with a good mixture of haunting songs and more upbeat banjo-backed tracks to have you slapping your knees in time.  The guitar arrangement and interplay between Aaron and Dave Hackett is fantastic and a joy to watch live.  They are playing in Drogheda on May 29th and back in Cork for a charity gig on the 12th of June in The Whisky.  If last night is anything to go by, get along to one of these if you can.  I’m not sure how widely distributed the album is but I’d say keep an eye on his MySpace for more info.  This album, along with Ian Whitty’s forthcoming album, are already looking like albums of the year for me.

There are some more photos in the full set on Flickr.

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• August 7, 2008 -- Fred at Indie-Pendence in Mitchelstown (0)
• June 28, 2008 -- Aaron Dillon at The Spiegeltent (3)
• May 17, 2008 -- Tobar an Cheoil at the Triskel (4)

Aaron Dillon played at The Roundy on Sunday November 4th last. You may not have heard of him yet but I think you will do in the future; his inimitable style is sure to get him noticed. Keep an eye out for his debut album which is coming out in early 2008. Although Sunday night is never the best time to go to a gig, it was one of the more enjoyable gigs I’ve been to in recent times: a nice relaxed evening with great music and atmosphere.

The poster for the event used one of my pictures from the Opera House when he supported Mick Flannery.

Check out the CorkGigs blog for some nice vids from the Opera House gig.

There are a few more photos over on Flickr in the full set.

Update: Aaron Dillon is playing a few gigs over the next month, you can catch him in The Blackbird in Ballycotton on December 1st and he supports Mick Flannery again in the Everyman Palace on the 16th December.

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