Mick Flannery played his annual Christmas gig in the Opera House to a packed house back in Decemeber.  Mick has come on in leaps and bounds this year with the release of White Lies and regular airplay on the national airwaves.  Good to see he still has the same old self-effacing stage presence where he now just happily plays his magnificent music; the only time he breaks from this is to take the mickey out of the occasional heckler or re-inforce his understated interaction with the crowd with a few words every now and again, the eager crowd hanging on his every word.

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There are a few more photos in the full set.

Also, check out some great shots of Mick in action by Kevin Murphy here and here and also one from Sean McCormack.

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Mick Flannery played the Lodge two weeks ago as part of the tour to launch his second album White Lies.  Mick Flannery has been touring quite a lot in the last couple of years which was evident by the full house at The Lodge.  While he hasn’t lost his bashfulness on stage, he seems to take it all in his stride now.

Tomorrow’s Paper, which I believe is the first single from the album White Lies, has been getting a lot of airplay on local and national radio so it seems Mick Flannery is getting the recognition he deserves outside of Cork, where he has been selling out shows for a few years now.  That song is a bit more upbeat than songs from his debut album and overall I think White Lies is a more varied and considered album.  There seems to a be an avalanche of good Irish bands releasing strong albums at the moment.  While you’re in town (or online) buying this album, why not pick up Ian Whitty’s second album too, From the Word Go from Messiah J and the Expert, Go God Go from Fred, and Honeycomb Moons from Armoured Bear.

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Mick Flannery recently launched his second album and got a nice slot on the Late Late Show, his third appearance I believe.   I still haven’t got my hands on the album “White Lies” but I hope to get it at the weekend.  He’s back in Cork in The Lodge and The Pavilion in October.  Check out his MySpace for more gigs in your area.

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There is no need to wax lyrical about Mick Flannery any further as I have done so quite often on this blog already.  I was lucky enough to catch him twice last weekend, the first  being at the intimate venue of de Barras in Clonakilty.

There was no support act on the night so Mick was straight up on stage.  He started the show with just a backing vocalist and violin accompaniment and later on introduced a guitarist, bass player and drummer in the form of Christian Best who also plays with Television Room.

A lot of the old music from the first album, Evening Train, was played but there are some cracking songs to come on the new album based on what I heard that night, and also in the Everyman. The second album is not going to follow the concept design of the debut album, instead it would appear to be a more traditional style production.  I’m certainly looking forward to this coming out next year.

There are some more photos in the full set although not too many new ones, just different treatments of some of the ones here already as the lighting was quite difficult on the night.

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Cork singer-songwriter extraordinaire Mick Flannery was on RTE radio a week or two ago as part of the MyTunes mini-series. You can listen to the show online. And while you’re over there, check out the lovely photo… I had been surprised to see my photo used without any accreditation but they have rectified that now so I’m a happy bunny again.

Mick is playing a few gigs over the coming weekend, starting this Thursday (13th) in de Barras in Clonakilty. He’s in Dolan’s in Limerick on Friday, Roisin Dubh in Galway on Saturday, and then back to Cork in the Everyman Theatre on Sunday. I got my tickets to the Everyman last weekend and there was limited seating left, I’m upstairs in the balcony. I will be taking photos at the show in Clon and might even get a few from my perch in the Everyman. If you haven’t heard his music, go take a listen on his MySpace, truly wonderful stuff.

One thing I’d like to know though, how old is Mick? Every blurb I’ve been reading for well over a year always describes him as a 23 year-old…

Edit:  Found a nice article this morning about Mic, check it out.

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