::NEWS ARCHIVE::
Saunday 28th March, 2010
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS U.S.A DATES 2010
Confirmed dated and venues updated to gigs section.
LIAM SOLO DATES JANUARY 2010
Liam will be performing in Scotland and Co. Cork this January details are available in the gigs section.
DAVE CLARKES DEBUT SOLO ALBUM
Dave's debut album "THERE WAS A GIRL" is here and available for download. Check Dave's MySpace for further details. http://www.myspace.com/daveclarkerocks.
UPCOMING HOTHOUSE FLOWERS DATES
Saturday 19th December 2009, PJ's Bar and Niteclub, Dunmore, Co Galway, Ireland
** NEW ** Monday 28th December 2009, The Old Oak, Cork City
Tuesday 29th December 2009, INEC Acoustic Club, Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland (with Deacon Blue)
More details available in the gigs section
UPCOMING LIAM SOLO DATES
Wednesday 30th December 2009, Fankie Kennedy Winter School, Dunlewey Lakeside Centre, Co. Donegal
Wednesday 6th January 2010, St Mary's Collegiate, Youghal, Co. Cork
See gigs section for more details.
LIAM AND FIACHNA ON TODAY FM'S IAN DEMPSEY SHOW
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS RETURN TO SPRING & AIRBREAK
Hothouse Flowers will play the Spring & Airbreak Belfast, Northern Ireland on Saturday 28th November 2009. More details available on the Spring and Airbreak website.
DUBLIN TO GAZA
One Concert - Two Cities with LIAM O MAONLAI, LUMINAIRE, KILA plus more!
On 16th October a very special concert will be transmitted live from Tripod, Dublin to Gaza City – Two cities, One concert. Celebrated Irish musicians Liam Ó Maonlaí, Luminaire, Kíla, the El Safty with renowned Iraqi/English Rapper Mclowkey and the Palestinian singer Shadia Mansour plus special guests will all be performing on the night.
More information available in the gigs section and www.pod.ie.
The concert will be shown live on a big screen in Gaza city. The people of Gaza will be able to enjoy the concert in Dublin and they in turn will say something to people in Dublin.
LIAM GIG FLASH
Liam O'Maonlai / Donal O' Connor / Martin Meehan / Seamie O'Dowd
Performances: Wednesday 23rd Sep 2009 at 8pm.
Ticket Prices: £12 / £8 [concession]
Venue: Main Auditorium, The Market Place,
Armagh Theatre and Arts Centre,
Market Street,
Armagh City,
Co. Armagh,
BT61 7BW
GRAND OPENING CARLOW VISUAL ARTS AND GB SHAW THEATRE
To Celebrate the grand opening of the Carlow Visual Arts Centre and GB Shaw theatre, The Hothouse Flowers are playing a special one night gig in the big top tent on the grounds of Visual and the GB Shaw Theatre.
More information available in the gigs section.
YOUR NATURE - KANSAS CITY IRISH FEST 2009
SHOW REVIEWS & COMMENTS
If you have been to one of our recent gigs and would like to share your experience & read what others have to say, we would love to hear from you on our forum.
IMRAM CEOIL - LIAM Ó MAONLAÍ WITH STEVE COONEY AND MORE
**Please Note this will now be on Sunday 27th September**
De stuif na miotaseolaíochta é Bob Dylan. Croílár a chuid oibre an tóraíocht ar an bhfírinne agus ar an áilleacht. Thar aon amhránaí eile, is cuid lárnach dá ealaín é an t-aistear – tá sé sna seascaidí anois ach fós féin feictear agus cloistear ar an ardán é oíche i ndiaidh oíche le díograis a náireodh a chomhaimsearaigh. Is imram é a shaol is a chuid ealaíne in aon nasc amháin, oilithreacht a ligeann dó go leor leor bealaí a shiúl, an ceol traidisiúnta, an agóidíocht, na gormacha, an snagcheol, an rac leictreach, ceol tíre, reggae agus gaspal.
Caill é seo agus caillfidh tú do chiall.
Bob Dylan is legendary. At the heart of his work, there is a driven quest for truth and beauty. More than any other singer, journeying is central to his art – now in his sixties, he takes to the stage night after night with a zeal that puts his contemporaries to shame. His life and his art fuse in a unique imram that has seen him take countless musical detours – into traditional music, protest folk, blues, jazz, electric rock, country, reggae and gospel.
Under the stewardship of ace musician and producer Steve Cooney, The Dylan Project assembles a unique group of highly skilled singers and musicians with an instinctive understanding of the authentic grooves of the originals, reworked to fit exquisite Irish renderings by Gabriel Rosenstock, Colm Breathnach and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. The line-up features singers Liam Ó Maonlaí and Caoimhín Mac Giolla Catháin; and musicians Steve Cooney, Bill Shanley, Rod McVey, Martin Brunsden and Robert Harris.
More information available in the gigs section.
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS DONEGAL TOWN, IRELAND
Hothouse Flowers play a free open air concert at the Diamond, Donegal Town.
Support by Pavesi @7PM Saturday 19th September 2009.
LIAM SOLO DATES
Liam is playing a number of solo dates this September & October in Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Capetown & Canada.
More information available in the gigs section.
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS KANSAS CITY IRISH FEST
The band will play at the Kansas City Irish Fest on the 4th & 5th of September. They will NOT be playing on the 6th as posted on the festival website.
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS KANSAS CITY IRISH FEST
The band will play at the Kansas City Irish Fest on the 4th 5th of September. They will NOT be playing on the 6th as posted on the festival website.
ADDITIONAL HOTHOUSE FLOWERS U.S.A SHOW CONFIRMED
*NEW* 3rd September 2009, The Abbey, 3420 W. Grace (at Elston), Chicago, IL, USA
More information available in the gigs section.
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH LIAM & FIACHNA
On Thursday 30th July,2009 at
The Thatch, Rahan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland.
Liam Ó Maonlaí & Fiachna Ó Braonáin have agreed to do a once off stripped back show ranging from all there classics, the lads will be joined on the night by there good austrailain friend Shane Howard.
Details http://www.thethatchrahan.com/
SOME NEW HOTHOUSE FLOWERS U.S.A & CANADA SHOWS CONFIRMED
*NEW* 24th August 2009, Hugh’s Room, Toronto, ON, Canada
*NEW* 25th August 2009, Time To Laugh Club, Kingston, ON, Canada
27th August 2009, Stephen’s Talkhouse, Amagansett, NY, USA
28th August 2009, Showcase Live!, Foxborough, MA, USA
29th August 2009, Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH, USA
30th August 2009, Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH, USA
*NEW* 1st September 2009, World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2nd September 2009, B.B. King Blues Club, New York, NY, USA
4th September 2009, Kansas City Irish Fest, Kansas City, MO, USA
5th September 2009, Kansas City Irish Fest, Kansas City, MO, USA
We expect some more dated to be added, just awaiting confirmation.
More information will be available in the gigs section.
LIAM SOLO DATES IN IRELAND & CZECH REPUBLIC
New Liam Ó Maonlaí Solo Dates in Mayo, Donegal, Dublin & Czech Republic
See the gigs section for details.
ADDITIONAL IRISH DATE IN BALBRIGGAN
10th July 2009 Radisson SAS Hotel Sligo.
11th July 2009 McCormacks, Balscadden,
Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.
1st August 2009 Bantry, Co. Cork.
2nd August 2009 INEC, Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Co Kerry.
More details to follow check the gigs section for updates
HOTHOUSE VIDEOS ON YAHOO MUSIC
Some of your favourite hothouse flowers videos can now also be found on the Yahoo Music Site here
LIAM JAPAN & KOREA DATES IN MAY !
Solo & Swell Season gigs for Liam in Japan & Korea . Check GIGS for full details.
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS TO PLAY LABADOUX FESTIVAL
Hothouse Flowers will be playing on Saturday 2nd May at the Labadoux Festival in Ingelmunster, Belgium. Visit www.labadoux.be. More details to follow....
LIAM TO PLAY AT CUBA CELEBRATION
Liam will be playing on Friday 6th February, 2009 (8pm) Liberty Hall, Dublin, for Cuban Revolution - 50th Anniversary Commemoration and Celebration. All proceeds to Cuban Hurricane fund. Speakers: Cuban Ambassador Noel Carrillo, President of SIPTU Jack O'Connor, President of Sinn Féín Gerry Adams. Music by prominent musicians including: Special Guest Artist Liam Ó Maonlaí, Cormac Breathnach and Latin American artists. Full details in GIGS.
LIAM PLAYING FOR GAZA CHILDREN's BENEFIT
Liam will be playing on Saturday 7th February, 2009 Vicar Street, Dublin, for Tuesday's Child organisation: www.tuesdayschild.ie. Tickets €25 available from January 23th. Also appearing Neil Hannon, Mary Black, Eleanor McEvoy, Kíla, Frances Black and friends. Liam said: "There is no excuse for the bombing of innocent people. We are witnessing a creation of hell. I don't believe weapons are the answer on any side. The real war is in the mind and the heart. Music is the greatest gift we have as human beings. It connects us and brings us together. Music heals. A lullaby can send a child to sleep...". Full details in GIGS.
LIAM RETURNS TO NATIONAL CONCERT HALL!
Liam will be returning to the National Concert Hall, Dublin, on Wednesday 4th March after his successful debut last year. Liam will be playing music from his critically acclaimed new album 'To Be Touched.' Full details in GIGS.
LIAM AND SWELL SEASON SHOW!
Liam + The Swell Season @ Vicar Street, Dublin has been announced: February 5th. Here's the bulletin from MySpace: "We are happy to announce that the previously postponed Vicar Street (Dublin) show will now take place in February, with tickets on sale this Thursday (08/01/2009). The Swell Season and assorted friends play a rescheduled Vicar St. show on Thursday February 5, tickets for which are €34 and go on sale on this Thursday. Among the guests there will be Paul Noonan (BellX1), Liam Ó Maonlaí and Cary Sings. More special guests to be announced soon. The gig is a benefit for people with intellectual disabilities and is likely to feature some memorable one-off collaborations. The tickets that have already been purchased for this show last year, will be valid for the newly announced date."
MORE FIACHNA WITH COLIN!
UPDATE: Another date added! Saturday 28th February, 2009 (7.30pm) The Thatch, Rahan, Tullamore, R.O.I.
More dates with Colin Devlin! Over to Colin...
"I kick off an eight date Irish acoustic tour on Feb 12th, ending in Dublin at the Sugar Club on Feb 27th, so spread the word, the dates are up on the website. I'll be joined onstage by my good friend Fiachna O'Braonain on guitars and atmospherics and special guest for the tour will Be Emm Gryner who I believe will be playing solo piano which should be great." The dates are:
Feb 12 2009: Spirit Store, Dundalk, Louth
Feb 13 2009: Dolans, (upstairs), Limerick
Feb 14 2009: Cyprus Ave, Cork
Feb 18 2009: Roisin Dubh, Galway
Feb 19 2009: Garter Lane, Waterford
Feb 20 2009: The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath
Feb 26 2009: Boyles, Slane, Meath
Feb 27 2009: The Sugar Club, Dublin
Check out Colin's new work at www.myspace.com/colindevlinmusic and www.colindevlin.com.
LIAM LIVE AT CELTIC CONNECTIONS
Liam will be playing two shows as part of the Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow, Scotland, in January 2009. Full details in GIGS.
MESSAGE FROM PRENUP
Hi all!
PRENUP are delighted to announce that "Hell to Pay" is now available on iTunes worldwide. Up until now it had ony been available in the US but we have now rectified this problem. We will also be making PRENUP "Live" available on iTunes in the the coming weeks.. it should appear early 2009!
Happy Christmas!
Fiachna, Dave and Cáit
LIAM AND SINEAD O'CONNOR ON THE LATE LATE SHOW
Check out Liam singing and playing keys here with Sinead on Ireland's Late Late Show playing the song 'Baby, Let Me Buy You A Drink' released on the "Wells for Zoe: Water for Life" charity compilation.
LIAM SOLO NEWS - ALBUM AND SHOWS
Liam's new album 'To Be Touched' was released in Ireland on
Friday 28th November. It is now available to buy in all good record stores and from www.liamomaonlai.ie. The track 'On My Mind' from the album is up on www.myspace.com/liamomaonlaimusic from Monday.
PRESS RELEASE:
'To Be Touched' is the stunning new solo album from Liam Ó Maonlaí. It is a deep, rich, soulful collection of new piano-accompanied compositions. Recorded in Prague last July with the
companionship and help of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, and funded by concerts the three of them performed there, 'To Be Touched' features Marketa on guest vocals along with the steady
hand of Martin Brunsden on double bass.
Liam went into the studio with just three of the songs already written, the rest were born in the studio environment and continue to grow on this album.
From the light ease of 'Worry Not' and the intimacy of title track 'To Be Touched' the album exudes an atmosphere of calm and strength.
'To Be Touched' reintroduces Liam Ó Maonlaí as a songwriter of relevance and captures beautifully one of Ireland's greatest singers. Liam Ó Maonlaí has been inpsired by the great singers of the
American plains. By the dance and ceremonial songs of the first nations of the continent of turtle island. By the pioneering folk, soul and blues musicians of modern USA. By the Arabic and Moorish
expressions of divine love. By the pure tones of the Aboriginal people of Australia and by th egentle powerful music of West Papua. He made his career with rock and roll/soul music band Hothouse Flowers, this established his name as a singer of note in the soul/blues style. 'To Be Touched' is a birthing of his
influences through the medium of song. He uses his first
instrument the piano as a landscape for the wandering voice. Here are songs made of desire to open the heart and to share deep feelings.
Tour Dates:
Monday 24th Nov:: Albert Hall, London. Swell Season Support
Saturday 6th Dec:: The Ark, Children's Cultural Centre, Dublin
Monday 8th Dec:: Vicar Street, Dublin. Swell Season Support
Thursday 11th De:: Greystones Theatre, Wicklow
Saturday 13th Dec:: Seanscoil Saileama, Indreabhan, Connemara
Contact for press and interviews: Sarah Glennane Tel: 086 4021179 sarah@rianrecords.com www.liamomaonlai.ie
PRENUP LIVE ALBUM RELEASED
Fiachna, Dave and Cait release a new live album recorded at Crawdaddy. It will be available from all live shows on their current tour!
PRENUP TOUR UPDATE
PreNup are in the middle of their Irish tour - see below for details. To give you a foretaste of what to expect (they ROCK!), have a look at this: 'Firefighter' here and 'Kissed You' here.
VIDEO ALERT!
Watch:
Liam interviewed and playing a new song 'Worry Not' on TV3 here.
A brilliant performance by Liam of 'Your Love Goes On' filmed for Australia's Rockwiz during Hothouse Flowers' 2006 Australian and New Zealand tour here.
Liam, Dave and Fiachna with Martin Brunsden on double bass playing 'Sweet Marie' on Blas Ceoil filmed at Spring & Airbrake here, the latest version of 'Trying To Get Through', interview and 'Siúbhán Ní Dhuibhir' continued here.
LISTEN!
Hothouse Flowers in Castewellan interview and an amazing version of 'Sí do Mhamó í'
here.
PRENUP INTERVIEW VIDEO
TV3's Exposé came to visit PreNup during their recent run of gigs at the Crawdaddy. The show features Lisa Cannon's interview with Fiachna and Cáit and some groovy footage of the band soundchecking Suckerpunched! Watch here.
THE MALI PROJECT!
Here are some reviews of Dambé – The Mali Project from the Irish Times and Irish Independent. Click on the image to download pdf. 
THE MALI PROJECT!
There will be a special screening of 'Dambé – The Mali Project’ followed by talk by director Dearbhla Glynn and special performance by Liam and Afel Bacoum at the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin, on Thursday 24th July. Film will continue to be shown for short run from 25th July.
NEW PRENUP VIDEOS!!!
Check out interview and live acoustic version of 'Firefighter' with Dave,
Fiachna and Cait on Ireland AM show on PreNup's
myspace.
ACE OF HEARTS (LIVE ON BALCONY TV)
TECHNICOLOUR
Dave Clarke's video for PreNup's album track 'Technicolour'.
FOOLISH LOVE (LIVE AT SXSW)
Live acoustic version of 'Foolish Love' performed at Mother Egans in Austin,
Texas, USA, on the 17th March 2007.
JOIN OUR STREET TEAM
To join the Street Team email the very dedicated and hard working (thanks
G!) Geraldine at geraldine@hothouseflowers.com
MySpace MUSIC RARITIES
We've changed some of the songs available to listen to on our MySpace Artist
page to 'Carrickfergus', 'Love Don't Work This Way '98' and 'Leave Your Troubles
Behind'! Click here
to visit and listen for free!
WHERE ARE YOU IN THE WORLD?
We'd love to know where you are so join our Fanmap courtesy of Frappr here!
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS ON MySpace!
We have opened two MySpace pages for anyone interested. We're happy to receive
Friend Requests right now! Visit www.myspace.com/hothouseflowers
for the profile page and www.myspace.com/hothouseflowersmusic
where you can hear a selection of Hothouse Flowers' music (constantly!) The
pages are quite raw at the minute but we will be adding more content in the
next few weeks.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ON HF.COM?
Whilst having a Spring clean and trying to freshen things up for you (see below),
we thought it would be good to ask you what you would like to see here, too.
All ideas are welcome and depending on the practicality of the ideas we will
try our best to include them. Please check the FAQ page just in case your question
or idea is already answered. Otherwise, drop us a line to mail@hothouseflowers.com
with your ideas and thoughts.
MORE ARTICLES ADDED
We've added more archived interviews and news (mostly from David Gilliver's
excellent site gilliver.net
- thank you David). Check 'Interviews
and Features' in the PRESS section.
LIAM PRESENTING ON 98FM
'Thar Focal Agus Ceol With Liam Ó Maonlaí' - Liam is guest presenting a weekly
radio show on Dublin station 98FM for the next five weeks called; Thar Focal
Agus Ceol With Liam O'Maonlai. The show goes out live from 8pm to 10pm Sunday
Nights. Liam plays a selection of Irish and world music from his extensive knowledge
along with chat and more... Text in a request to 53981 or email a request in
through the 98FM website. 98FM only goes out in Dublin but you can also listen
on their website www.98fm.ie
FIACHNA INTERVIEW FOR PRENUP TOUR
Listen to the track 'Technicolour' and an interview with Fiachna here
courtesy of Joe's Pub, New York, USA
LIAM REVIEWING
Singer and musician Liam Ó Maonlaí; writer and director Peter Sheridan; and
journalist and author Susan McKay review the play 'Kicking a Dead Horse'; the
film 'Once'; the exhibition 'Georgia O'Keeffe: Nature and Abstraction'; the
book 'No Man's Land' by GM Ford and a performance by The Neil Cowley Trio. Click
here
for more.
MORE LIAM SOLO SHOWS CONFIRMED
Thursday 6th September, 2007 Éist Music Club, Kavanaghs, Main St, Portlaoise,
R.O.I.
Saturday 15th September, 2007 8pm Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Wicklow, R.O.I.
Friday 21st September, 2007 Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Oxmantown Hall,
Birr, Offaly, R.O.I.
Full details in GIGS
PRENUP TOUR OF USA!
Hi everyone! We are delighted to announce our forthcoming tour to coincide with
the release of 'Hell to Pay' on September 4th, 2007. We will be touring with
a full electric show with all three of us ready to rock! Here are the dates
so far:
Wednesday 12th September: TTs the Bears Place, Cambridge, MA
Thursday 13th September: The Living Room, New York, NY
Saturday 15th September: Joe's Pub, New York, NY
Sunday 16th September: Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH
Tuesday 18th September: The Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA
There will be more shows added... we'll keep you posted.. meanwhile spread the
word!
SO WHAT DOES HAPPEN ON A TOUR?
During the US Tour in 2002, cameras followed Hothouse Flowers on and off stage.
One of the shows filmed is available for purchase 'Live at the Ave: Hothouse
Flowers with Colin Devlin' from the shop soon. A documentary entitled 'Scenes
From A Tour' was shown at festivals and to fans in the US. Would you like to
see a 14 minute compilation trailer? Of course you would! Go to www.brighidfilms.com
and scroll down to 'Scenes From A Tour' and click on video. Enjoy!
'An intimate look at independent Irish band Hothouse Flowers and friend/tour-mate
Colin Devlin as they careen around the States on tour. A passionate portrait
comprised of stellar performances, offstage antics, true fans and friends, personal
reflections, and the cast of characters that inhabit the Flowers' tour bus.
It premiered at the Sound Unseen Festival in Minneapolis, MN and played at the
Boston Irish Film Festival, October, 2004. The clip viewable on this website
is a compilation from the feature length documentary. It's primarily the backstage
bits & stories that give you a sense of these fantastic artists and some of
their amazing fans.'
Not only that but you can also have a taster of the gig at The Avenue with Colin
Devlin singing 'There Is A Light' accompanied by Hothouse Flowers and Hothouse
Flowers playing one of their own from 'Live At The Avenue'. Please check out
other artists that Brighid Films have worked with.
A TRIBUTE TO FRANK MURRAY
Recently a legendary figure passed on from the Flowers' family - Frank Murray
of White Stallion Roadies. Frank drove, roadied, sorted, listened, lugged and
talked his way (oh did he talk!) all over the place for the band and many other
artists. He was an all round good guy and would do his utmost to help you whenever
he could even if it meant putting something else off. You may have seen him
at the side of the stage or even in front bopping away or even leading the singing.
We'd like to use the tribute read at Frank's funeral which is so fitting of
the man. Frank - we'll miss you more than words can say. Keep on truckin' up
there!
FRANK MURRAY WHITE STALLION ROADIES 1963 - 2007 R.I.P.
Ireland is not a big country, but it often feels that way when driving from
A to B. Cork to Donegal is a long haul. But when you’ve got to get back to Dublin
then return to Donegal again only to set off for Galway and then Belfast, via
Limerick, not get stabbed, fill up with diesel, do a quick pickup in the Burlington,
catch a few hours kip and a kebab, and start all over again on a similar but
different route, the country can seem enormous. This was a typical working rota
for Frank. If you think you work long hours or spend too much time in the car
then check out the lot of a driver in the entertainment business. And it’s all
done against the clock because the show must go on.
To anyone involved in theatre, corporate events & rock n roll - or the “Music
business” as it likes to be called now, Frank was WHITE STALLION, a larger than
life creature of boundless energy and strength, with an arsenal of stories to
be shared in the few minutes between arriving to load and heading off to his
next port of call. He was like the old stagecoach system, bringing people together
through his news bulletins from round the land. He made Ireland a smaller and
a closer place.
You will have met him delivering and collecting scaffolding, sets, sound and
lights; backline, bags and bodies (musicians) at all hours of the day or night,
around Ireland and beyond.
Whether in his van or bus, for the past 20 years Frankie was forever moving
people and stuff from place to place, and ALWAYS with a smile. Unlike many drivers
he also took great care in how the equipment was packed. He loved everybody
and everything he touched.
Frank was well known at Dublin airport, and at Ireland's top hotels where he
used to collect and deliver luggage and instruments for some of the world’s
great artistes. Right now he is probably schmoozing with Frank Sinatra sharing
stories about The Spice Girls or Springsteen. Cos he handled their bags among
many, and was therefore in his own way a part of their performances. He treated
everyone as equal, whether a rock star, royalty, or just a kid from Cork or
Cork Street. He is also one of the few people in Ireland who can claim to have
had tea with Lady Di.
Linguistically, Frank was second to none. He thought and spoke so quickly that
everything was a “WHATCHAMACALLIT” as he thought about what it was he actually
wanted to tell you. A further contribution to the English language was made
when he turned the noun, GIG into a verb. “WE RIG IT, YOU GIG IT” was the White
Stallion motto, and he did. He loved to get stuck into setting up and striking
a show, he was not simply “The Driver”.
Like many of you I have spent more than a few hours being driven up & down the
roads of Ireland by Frank. Anyone who has shared his cab will tell you the experience
was mostly one of LISTENING, and not necessarily to the stereo. There are only
so many ways to say “Shut up Frank, I’m trying to sleep”. But he had a way of
getting round you. He simply never stopped talking, but I WISH HE WOULD NOW.
He had to stay awake, and you always trusted him to get you home.
Frank was forever a dreamer; always planning a better way, a better service.
Though his life was always about service, he dreamed of getting rich too and
hitting the magic formula. God knows he worked hard enough. And as I’ve been
thinking of what do you say about Frank, I realise he reminds me of DEL BOY
from Only Fools and Horses (He was a stallion after all); in that he worked
his heart out, charmed everyone and devised several schemes but was thwarted
at many turns. For example, he decided on a fabulous purple colour scheme for
his vehicles only to be upstaged by Greenstar waste management in a matter of
months and had to re-paint them all again so as not to be mistaken for someone
in the rubbish game.
Frank was someone who wanted to please and help everybody. He once got out of
bed at 4am to deliver a spanner to a mate who was broken down in Athy. He was
just that kind of guy.
He would take on more than he could handle. Not out of greed but because he
would never let you down. As a result he would overstretch himself and would
have to create excuses and porky pies for being behind schedule. Some were true,
such as CLIENT: “where are you?” FRANK: “There’s a badger in my gearbox!” Less
true was the time he told a client that he couldn’t do a last minute run because
he was in Cork, only to drive round a corner in Finglas and meet the same client
5 mins later, with a wave. Hard to miss as his vehicles were, he always spotted
you on the road too and he was NEVER afraid to use his horn.
He had the craziest schedule imaginable and then when things were quiet, he
would try to get paid. And even then he had difficulty charging appropriately.
His wife, Catherine is a lady with speech and hearing difficulties. Frank was
fluent in sign language and put a lot of his free time into working with kids
with speech and learning difficulties. After a fund raising gig for Barretstown
Castle one night, he tried to teach me the basics of signing in Macs pub in
Ballymore Eustace. And then when he discovered what the gig was for he refused
to invoice me.
But most of all, like Del Boy, Frank was a family man. A Murray from Cork St.
Inner city dubs to the core. Proud, and as tight as it gets. He would often
have one or other of his parents, a niece or nephew in the cab on a job with
him. He had a job a few years ago at the British Embassy and with both his mam
and dad in the cab he parked outside, rolled down the windows and played “A
Nation Once Again” on his stereo.
His family have been at his bedside every day for 4 weeks and they are truly
incredible. It has been an honour to get to know them better over the past month.
Firstly in hope and lately to share their despair as the Big Man slipped downhill
but refused to stop clinging on. From them Frank inherited his humour, compassion
and work ethic.
It was bucketing rain yesterday at the funeral home, but I swear that the minute
the lid was put on Frank’s coffin, the sun came out. His Mam & Dad will carry
on with our help, and we WILL help them. Frank has no more deadlines to meet.
The road is a quieter and lonelier place. Look out for him as you drive around.
The Stallion is free!
Paul O’Neill 3/7/07
LIAM'S THOUGHTS ON...
Liam will be a panelist in a discussion event at 12.30pm called 'Why do contemporary
songs have to be sung in English?' on Thursday 7th June 2007 as part of Go North
2007 in Inverness, Scotland www.gonorth.biz.
Liam will also be presenting a radio programme on RTE Lyric FM called 'Rogha
Ceoil' at 7pm. Tune in to listen to a pick of Liam's favourite music and some
chat. www.rte.ie/lyricfm
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Monday 4th June, 2007
LIAM SOLO GIGFLASH
Saturday 28th April, 2007 (9pm) Ballintemple Inn, Churchtown, Newcastle West,
Limerick, R.O.I. *LIAM SOLO* Liam Ó Maonlaí and Rónán Ó Snodaigh
Sunday 29th April, 2007 Custom House Quay, Dublin, R.O.I. *LIAM SOLO* Free Gig!
Part of May Day Celebrations.
SLIGO SHOW POSTPONED
Friday 18th May, 2007 Sligo has been postponed. However, plans are afoot to
reschedule so keep checking back for more news on the Flowers in Sligo.
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Friday 27th April, 2007
SECOND SHOW FOR TUPELO!
Due to overwhelming demand and Saturday's gig selling out, Hothouse Flowers
are pleased to add a second show at Tupelo Music Hall!
Friday 20th April, 2007 (8pm) Tupelo Music Hall, Londonderry, NH, USA With PRENUP.
Doors 7.15pm. Tickets $30
SIGN UP FOR THE PRENUP!
Update:
Hey folks! Hope you are all well! Just a quick note to let you know that
we are shutting down www.myspace.com/prenuprock and have opened www.myspace.com/prenupmusic
spread the word! It's the only way apparently to change the URL, so I'm letting
all friends know so you can come over to the new one. It is identical just a
different URL! (To match the forthcoming www.prenupmusic.com)
Wishing everyone a fabulous Christmas and a great 2007!
xx Fiachna
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Fiachna and Dave's new project with Cáit O Riordan of The Pogues has lift off!
The trio are named 'Prenup' and you can hear three amazing and exclusive tracks
from their forthcoming album 'Hell To Pay' at their MySpace page www.myspace.com/prenupmusic
'What happens when members of two of the greatest bands in Irish rock history
get together? Something incredible… Back from their lengthy US tour, Fiachna
O Braonain and Dave Clarke of the Hothouse Flowers met up with Cáit O Riordan
of the Pogues, and the result is.. Prenup. The first session happened by accident,
jamming together at a party in a castle in the foothills of Ireland’s spectacular
Wicklow Mountains, it was one of those legendary moments in music that happen
by chance, and that no one present will ever forget. Classy guitar, insistent
bass and drums, gritty vocals and songs written by rockers who know what they’re
doing… "talkin’ about a foolish love", Prenup started recording. Making noise
in a disused office block in Dublin’s famous Temple Bar, followed by two days
at Elektra Studios, Prenup laid down their first tracks, guerrilla-style, then
got on the road. Gigging in the wild West of Ireland, Prenup rocked the house
wherever they went and are now back in the studio to put the finishing touches
to their debut album "Hell to Pay". It’s due for release in 2007 and those in
the know can’t wait...'
NEW LIAM SOLO DATES
Friday 16th March, 2007 Queen's University SU, University Road, Belfast,
Northern Ireland - Kíla and Liam Ó'Maonlai
Sunday 18th March, 2007 Town Hall Theatre, Galway, R.O.I. *LIAM SOLO* Adventures
in Music Presents Liam Ó Maonlaí AFTERNOON PERFORMANCE
Thursday 22nd March, 2007 Glór Irish Music Centre, Ennis, Clare, R.O.I.
PRENUP TO OPEN HF US TOUR!
Check the gig listing for the shows that will feature Fiachna, Dave and Cáit.
Also check out their shows as part of the world famous South By SouthWest Festival
(SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Full details in GIGS
LIAM'S IRISH LANGUAGE CD AND PANEL APPEARANCE
Liam has produced a learning Irish CD which will be free with this weekend's
Irish Independent and Sunday Independent Newspapers. 'The CD will be a guide
to conversational Irish given by one of Irelands best known Irish speakers,
Liam Ó Maonlaí.'
Liam will be a panelist on the RTE 1 Arts review programme The View on Tuesday
20th of March 11pm. He will be reviewing a film, art exhibition, play and book
as part of a panel of three people involved in the arts in Ireland. www.rte.ie
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Thursday 8th March, 2007
PreNup HIT NEW YORK!
PreNup have been spending time in one of their favorite places, New York City,
putting together an exciting team to help launch their debut album 'Hell to
Pay' due for release in early Summer 2007. They have just landed their first
North American show at Mother Egan's on 6th St in Austin, Texas on Sat 17th
March as part of the South by Southwest music festival. They will also be popping
up around Austin at other venues throughout the festivities. April will see
them returning to the US touring with Hothouse Flowers in preparation for the
CD release in May.
WATCH FIACHNA ON SONGWRITING
Fiachna was interviewed, talked about songwriting and wrote a brand new song
with Áine for RTE's 'This Note's For You'. The show is a fascinating insight
into performing and writing hosted by Tom Dunne. Other comments from Damien
Dempsey, Gemma Hayes, Mundy, Declan O'Rourke, Tim Wheeler of Ash and Áine O'Doherty.
Fiachna talks about how 'Your Love Goes On' came to him and there's a short
clips of the band playing live (then and now) at 'This
Note's For You'.
(There are short clips at 0:35 and 3:19 then fast forward to 10:53. Keep watching
as it goes between talking to Áine and then onto Fiachna and Áine writing a
song together right to the end of the show).
LIAM ON LATE LATE SHOW TONIGHT!
Liam is appearing tonight on The Late Late Show on Irish television channel
RTE 1 from 9.30pm. A good possibility that there will be an online video available
next week!
NEW LIAM SOLO DATES
Update: Shell To Sea Benefit Gig, The Fáilte Suite, Welcome Inn, Castlebar,
Mayo, R.O.I. *LIAM SOLO* Concert in Aid of Shell to Sea - Liam Ó Maonlaí, Rónán
Ó Snodaigh and Guests Doors 8pm. Tickets €20 from Music Megastore, Castlebar.
Box Office: 068 22566
New solo shows in January in Listowel and Dublin. Full details in GIGS
IN CONVERSATION WITH HOTHOUSE FLOWERS
On Friday 26th January, Fiachna will be talking to Martin Bridgeman of Carlow
and Kilkenny's KCLR96FM at 8pm. Listen here www.kclr96fm.com
LIAM PRESENTING ON RADIO
Update: Listen again at www.rte.ie/radio1/playingfavourites
Around an hour's worth of stories and tunes - find out what Liam's favourite
tracks are and why... Roberta Flack's version of Ewan McColl's 'The First Time
Ever I Saw Your Face' to name just one...
Liam presented a radio programme called 'Playing Favourites' on RTE Radio 1
at 9.02pm, Thursday 18th January. It is part of a series where guest presenters
introduce and play their choice of music.
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Friday 26th January, 2007
Fiachna will be interviewed on Thursday 25th January at 6pm on Ireland's DundalkFM by Aurelie Montfrond, a French DJ and you can listen live online at www.dundalkfm.com/. Check out Aurelie's MySpace at www.myspace.com/aurelieontheradio
A BIIIIIG THANK YOU TO UK STREET TEAMERS!!
A huge thank you to all the UK Street Teamers who volunteered and gave their
time to help promote the UK Tour. Your hard work was much appreciated by the
band, management, crew and fans! Thanks for bringing new and old fans to the
gigs. Rewards this year were a song request during the show the Street Teamers
attended. Maybe next time it could be your song played?
NEW IRISH SHOWS ANNOUNCED
UPDATE: Good things come in threes!
Friday 1st December, 2006 The Fort, Scotch Street, Dungannon, Tyrone, N. Ireland
Saturday 2nd December, 2006 Bootleggers, Bundoran, Co. Donegal, R.O.I.
Sunday 3rd December, 2006 Lyrath Hotel, Dublin Road, Kilkenny, R.O.I. (NOTE
CHANGE OF DATE)
Full details in GIGS. More shows
announced soon!
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Monday 30th October, 2006
'IT WAS AN AMAZING TOUR FROM THE MINUTE WE LANDED...'
Read all that Fiachna had to say about the recent tour of Australia and New
Zealand in his journal in the Gig
Diaries!
LIAM SOLO DATES IN USA ANNOUNCED
Friday 27th October - The Path of The Spirit Conference, Seattle University,
Seattle, USA www.seattleu.edu
Liam is headlining. Other artists include Yungchen Lhamo and Floyd Red Crow.
Saturday 28th October - Kells Irish Pub, Washington, USA www.kellsirish.com
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS IN YOUR OWN AUSTRALIAN HOMES!
For those of you who are missing the band in Australia there's a chance to see
their outstanding live performance during their tour of Australia and New Zealand
from earlier in the year on your television screens on ABC TV this Thursday!
Live At The Basement - Hothouse Flowers 11:30pm Thursday, October 26, 2006
BRENTWOOD CANCELLED
Due to circumstances beyond the band's control the show at Brentwood, Monday
16th October, is cancelled. The band apologise for any inconvenience and look
forward to seeing you at one of the other shows on the tour - all of which have
been great so far!
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Friday 13th October, 2006
LIVE ON AIR ACROSS THE GLOBE!!!
The band will be doing a full band live on air show with Rita Houston on WFUV
in NY 90.7 FM and live on the internet www.wfuv.org
on Wednesday 30th August at 1pm local time!
LIAM SOLO WITH THE WATERBOYS AND DECLAN O'ROURKE
Friday 18th August, 2006 Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo, R.O.I. The Waterboys and
Liam Working Together to Help Improve Children's Playground:
'Mike, Steve and Richard will play a 40 minute set as part of a special benefit
concert at the Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo on Friday 18th August. All proceeds
will go to raise funds to improve the childrens' playground at Yekatite 23 Primary
School in Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia, where Steve recently toured with a group of
Irish musicians. Other artists appearing will be: Liam Ó Maonlaí,
Declan O'Rourke and The Ethiopian Crew (Brian Sweeney, Connie Murray & James
Wickham). Tickets are €35 each from the Hawkswell box office, tel 00353
71965 0828'. Visit www.hawkswell.com
LIAM SOLO SHOW
Friday 21st July, 2006 (9pm) Campbell's Tavern, Cloughanover, Galway, R.O.I.
Part of the Galway Arts Festival. Tickets €20
NEW US & UK TOUR DATES FOR 2006!!!
Hothouse Flowers will be spending some time at the US festivals this summer
and a wee boat excursion! UK shows confirmed in Cardiff, London, Glasgow and
Milton Keynes with more on the way! Check GIGS
for full details.
MORE DATES FOR THE USA!!!
Thursday 7th September, 2006 (8pm) The Palms, Winters, CA, USA Wednesday 13th
September, 2006 (7pm) The Lensic Theatre, Santa Fe, NM, USA Thursday 14th September,
2006 (9pm) Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO, USA Check GIGS
for full details. Possibly more to come. :)
NEW USA DATES CONFIRMED!!
Three more dates added to the US Tour in Felton and San Francisco, CA, and Seattle,
WA! Check GIGS for full details.
NEW UK DATES CONFIRMED!!!
Seven more shows added to the 2006 UK Tour: Rhyl in Wales; St Albans, Croydon,
Holmfirth, Canterbury and Derby in England; and Perth in Scotland with one more
possibly to be confirmed! Check GIGS
for full details.
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Monday 24th July, 2006
GIGFLASH!
Saturday 22nd July, 2006 'Craic on the Track', New Ross, Wexford, R.O.I. Part
of the JFK Dunbrody Festival. With The Conway Sisters (7.30pm) and Stone Ocean
(6.30pm). Gates open at 6pm. Adults €5.00 and children €2.00. Check
GIGS for full details.
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Sunday 16th July, 2006
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS TO HEADLINE HEBRIDEAN CELTIC FESTIVAL
The band are returning to headline Saturday night at The Hebridean Celtic Festival
in Stornoway on the Outer Hebrides on Friday 14th July, 2006. Check GIGS
for more details.
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Friday 30th June, 2006
GIGFLASH!
Hothouse Flowers will be playing Bootleggers in Bundoran, Ireland, this
Saturday 24th June! Check GIGS for full
details.
NEW UK SHOW ADDED!
Thursday 19th October, 2006 The Sage, Gateshead, England Check GIGS
for full details.
NEW US SHOW ADDED!
Thursday 31st August, 2006 (8pm) Stephen Talkhouse, Amagansett, NY, USA Check
GIGS for full details.
Saturday 10th June, 2006
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS TO SUPPORT BRYAN ADAMS
Hothouse Flowers will be on the bill at Pearse Stadium, Galway, supporting
Bryan Adams on Sunday 4th June!
WORLD BODHRAN CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE
There is a workshop at 4pm on Friday by Liam and Ronan (venue to be confirmed)
and Liam's solo gig with Ronan from Kíla will be on Saturday 4th June
at 7.30pm in a Marquee in the town. There are memberships forms and more info
at the site regarding the championship element of it.
NEW SHOWS CONFIRMED
There are new shows confirmed in Naas (Friday 2nd June) and the 19th Dublin
Irish Festival, OH, USA (Friday 4th, Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th August).
LIAM SOLO NEWS
New solo gigs:
Saturday 3rd June, 2006 World Bodhrán Championships, Milltown, Kerry,
R.O.I. Liam Ó Maonlaí and Rónán Ó Snodaigh
NEW! Thursday 8th June, 2006 Left Bank, Sligo, R.O.I.
LIAM SOLO GIGFLASH!!!
Wednesday June 7th, 7.30pm. Liam Ó Maonlaí Solo, River Sessions,
Moon River, Carrick-on-Shannon. Tel: 071 9621777 Tickets from Murtaghs Shop,
Main Street.
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Tuesday 30th May, 2006
GIGFLASH!!!
Liam will be playing in Paris on Saturday 20th May with Tsering Lhamo at
Theatre de L'Asiem. Check GIGS for full
details.
LIAM SOLO NEWS
New solo gigs confirmed in Spain and Ireland!
Thursday 11th and Friday 12th May, 2006 'WOMAD', Cáceres, Extremadura,
Spain
Sunday 14th May, 2006 (8pm) Vicar Street, Dublin, R.O.I. 'A Tribute Concert
to John Breen' Featuring Liam Ó Maonlaí, Scullion, Johnny Moynihan,
Na Tri Fivers, At First Light, Seán Garvey and many more.
MUSIC SECTION EVEN BIGGER
Size is everything! The MUSIC section now has a brand new video filmed by Kieran
last year on the US and Canadian Tour...and there's three more to come!!!
WHERE A THOUSAND SONGS ARE SUNG...
Well maybe not exactly a thousand but there are quite a few for anyone who has
asked for chords to Hothouse Flowers' songs. A big thank you to David Gillver
again for having them on his site already and to anyone who has taken the time
to transcribe them. There are more on their way too! For all you budding Fiachnas
out there go to MUSIC above and then CHORDS on the left hand menu. Have fun!
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Monday 1st May, 2006
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Thank you to all fans (new and old!), crew, behind the scenes folks and especially
the Street Teamers who help make the Australian and New Zealand Tour go so well!
After 13 years away from those shores the band were welcomed with open arms
and were nearly kidnapped to stay in Australia at the airport! Rumour is there
will be a possible return later in the year!
'I WAS BLOWN AWAY'
Just one person's view of one of the shows during the recent Australian and
New Zealand Tour. Check out more comments in our Reviews
Section of our Forum.
AMAZING GALLERIES!
During the Australian and New Zealand Tour, the band were photographed on and
off stage by David Gilliver, Jeanette and Gerard Anderson. The photos are absolutely
brilliant! They capture the pure energy of the shows and some backstage relaxation!
Click
to see David's photos (Scroll down the let menu - numerous shows!)
Click
to see Jeanette's photos
Click
to see Gerard's photos 1 &
2
MORE MERCH AVAILABLE
The tour posters for the recent US Tour are now available in the SHOP!
WATCH EVEN MORE OF LIAM (OH AND THE WATERBOYS!)
You can now watch a short interview and song by Liam from the 'Other Voices'
programme shown recently on RTÉ. Not only that you can watch 20 minutes
of Liam playing alongside friend and musical brothers, Mike Scott and Steve
Wickham of The Waterboys playing Van Morrison's 'Sweet Thing', 'Bring It All
In', 'Peace Of Iona' and 'Saints And Angels'. All available here.
GIGFLASH!
Liam will be playing a solo show this Thursday 30th March, 2006 (9pm) The Market House, Monaghan Town, Co Monaghan, R.O.I. Check GIGS for full details.
WATCH LIAM
You can watch Liam performing 'Sadbh Ní Buruinnealadh' from 'rian' recorded
for RTÉ's Rattlebag programme at here.
Other Voices on RTÉ is beginning on 25th January. The show with Liam
and The Waterboys is 1st February.
DON'T GO
LISTEN - to Liam and Fiachna talking about the origins and feelings behind
'Don't Go' here.
WATCH - 'Out of Ireland - the hits and artists of Irish music (From a
whisper to a scream)' DVD. A 3 hour DVD portraying the history of Irish music
from 1950's to the present day. Buy this here.
READ - Cork University's publication 'It's A Beautiful Day - 40 years
of Irish Rock'. There are three pages dedicated to 'Don't Go' covering the lyrics
and the music. Buy this here.
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2006 CONFIRMED
Hothouse Flowers are extremely pleased to announce they will be touring Australia
and New Zealand in 2006 after a 13 year gap. We must also emphasise that these
dates and venues are subject to change - that is very important to remember.
Please check the GIGS section for details.
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Wednesday 15th March, 2006
THANKS TO LAURA
Laura is stepping down as moderator of the forum due to time constraints. Thanks
a million for your time and effort, Laura!
LIAM BACK FROM MALI
Liam is back from filming a documentary in Mali and attending the Festival in
the Desert in mid-January.
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Wednesday 15th February, 2006
Update: Start time for Celtic Note now 4pm and not 12 midday as previously
advertised.
NEW! Saturday 4th February, 2006 (4pm) Celtic Note, Nassau Street,
Dublin, R.O.I. Instore performance - Liam will perform a very special gig in
Celtic Note music store on Nassau street (beside the Kilkenny Design Centre)
at 4pm. He will be available to sign copies of 'rian' afterwards.
USA -
Liam will be appearing live on KUT Radio on Monday 6th February - 12 noon Central
Time. Streaming available www.kut.org
and also playing a show on Tuesday 7th February at Cactus Cafe, in Austin, Texas.
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Monday 30th January, 2006
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS FORUM
Thanks to MB for sorting out the beloved forum after some people with nothing
much better to do hacked into it. Most, if not all, the setlists and reviews
were lost unfortunately but we have opened a new section just for 'The Shows'
so if you could remember anything about the shows you went to for our Gig History
we'd very much appreciate it. Fiachna's words are not repeatable.
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Thursday 12th January, 2006
OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED FOR 'rian'
‘rian’, the first solo album from Liam O'Maonlai will be released
on Liam’s own label, rian records, and distributed in North America by
Redeye Distribution.
The release date in the US/Canada will be October 4th. It will be exclusively
available before this date at Liam's US solo shows. Check GIGS
for a full itinerary. Hear it first live and then take it home with you!
At the moment, information will be available only on this site and www.3gracesmedia.com.
The record packaging is Liam’s own art and words, primarily in his hand
and it really has an organic feel and vibe. 'rian', meaning 'mark' or 'imprint'
in Irish, is a very personal record and it is reflected in the design. Above
is a exclusive glimpse of the front cover.
There are no current release dates for other parts of the world. If you live
outside North America you will be able to buy it through www.amazon.com
and Hothouse Flowers Official EShop after October 4th which is now close to
opening!
LIMITED EDITION POSTERS AVAILABLE DURING US TOUR
Update: ON SALE NOW at www.3gracesmedia.com!!!
An extremely limited edition poster will be available at some of the US shows
beginning in Pittsburgh. Some are being set aside to sell via mail order through
the www.3gracesmedia.com
website. The price will be $20.00. The designer is Ben Wilson, an underground
cartoonist/artist. Many thanks to Seamus, who organized this! You can leave
you comments and show your appreciation of Ben's efforts at www.gigposters.com.
BUY 'LIVE AT THE AVE'
The DVD of Hothouse Flowers concert filmed during their 2002 US Tour is
available to buy through mail order at 3gracesmedia website. Price is $25.00
for US/Canadian residents and $27.00 International orders. Initially, the DVD
is only available in NTSC format but orders are being taken for PAL versions.
Click here
for ordering information from the 3gracesmedia website. (Please do not ask us
here! It is only available through 3gracesmedia.)
'Live At The Ave' is a 90-minute concert DVD recorded at First Avenue in Minneapolis,
Minnesota on October 12, 2002. Just like a regular concert, it features songs
from opening act (and good pal) Colin Devlin. And yes, there are DVD extras!'
NEW ARTICLE ADDED
A review of the Flowers at Roísín Dubh this year. See PRESS.
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Wednesday 2nd November, 2005
LIAM'S FIRST US SOLO TOUR NEWS!
UPDATE No. 3: ANOTHER SHOW ADDED!
UPDATE No. 2: ANOTHER SHOW ADDED!
UPDATE: Confirmed shows now in the GIGS section! More to be confirmed! Also
watch an interview with Liam and performance here.
Liam will also be touring the U.S. this fall in his first-ever solo tour!
This will be the first time an actual multiple-city tour has been undertaken
in the US. The tour is currently being booked and is scheduled to begin in mid-September:
an ‘East Wing’ leg on the East Coast and in the Midwest, with selected
dates in the South/Southeast. The ‘West Wing’ leg will begin in mid-November
on the West Coast, with a possible 3rd section through the West/Southwest in
early 2006. Booking is just beginning for the West Coast dates. More details
as soon as we hear anything! Check out www.3gracesmedia.com
for more on Liam's tour, high resolution photos, a new guestbook to shout about
'Live At The Avenue' and their own projects.
GUILFEST INTERVIEW WITH FIACHNA
More articles added and a recent interview with Fiachna before Guilfest!
Check PRESS
for more.
I WAS BULLIED - LIAM
Read more of what Liam had to say about his childhood growing up in Ireland
in the articles in the PRESS
section.
LISTEN TO LIAM INTERVIEWED AND PLAYING LIVE
Friday, September 16th: KRFC 88.9 FM Live@Lunch. Listen at 88.9FM or on
line at www.krfcfm.org. Noon
- 1pm MST. A live concert/interview on KRFC Radio.
Wednesday, September 21st: www.wdst.com
in Woodstock NY. About 4.30pm EST.
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Wednesday 14th September, 2005
CATCH HOTHOUSE FLOWERS: SCENES FROM A TOUR!!!
Kieran's Irish Pub in Minneapolis (host of the fabulous party after
the documentary's premiere last October) is hosting a screening of the documentary
at 7.30pm on August 22nd (night before the Hothouse Flowers show at the Fine
Line).
'Hothouse Flowers: Scenes from a Tour' - An intimate look at independent Irish
band Hothouse Flowers and friend/tour-mate Colin Devlin as they careen around
the States on their fall 2002 tour. A passionate portrait comprised of stellar
and widely varied performances, offstage antics, true fans and friends, personal
reflections and the cast of characters that inhabit the Flowers' tour bus. Visit
www.kierans.com.
From Sherece Lamke (Director of 'Scenes'): Anyone out there who knows of cool
festivals in their area that seem friendly towards music documentaries please
email me at film@3gracesmedia.com.
I'll try to get this into some additional festivals yet before rights run out.
I know it's short notice for travel but I wanted to put it out for ya'll just
in case. :-)
Sherece
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Thursday 20th August, 2005
APOLOGIES ON CANCELLED SHOWS
Apologies for the late cancellation of the Terryland Park show in Galway
last weekend. This was out of the band's control as the Fire Officer would not
grant a permit for the festival to go ahead. Unfortunately, the Drogheda 'A
Lark In The Park' show was cancelled this morning too. The band are more than
disappointed at the late cancellation of these shows - the cancellations have
been made those in charge of the shows/festivals. The good news is that the
Heritage Hotel show in Portlaoise scheduled for Sunday 31st July has been rescheduled
for the autumn.
O CANADA!
It's been a while but two new dates for all Canadians! Check GIGS
for full details!
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Wednesday 20th July, 2005
POSTCARD FROM FIACHNA!
'Hiya Everyone,
Just to let you know I was in Connemara recently filming for two days for a
programme on TG4 called 'Mo Laethanta Saoire' .. this is Irish for 'My Holidays'.
I was asked to do a programme about where I used to go on holidays and so I
took them to the West for a few days. We spoke to Tomas Mac Eoin (as featured
on 'The Stolen Child' on The Waterboys' 'Fisherman's Blues' album... a great
singer and storyteller!), Sean Ban Breathnach (Radio na Gaeltachta DJ who first
recorded the Flowers in Irish for radio and crashed the Flowers' first 'Top
Of The Pops' appearance!) and Edward Delaney (sculptor, friend and pool playing
partner from teenage days). We also filmed a traditional session in the local
bar... a bunch of local musicians and myself. I also sang a sean nos song I
got from my great uncle Vail O Flathartaigh who was from the area. It is due
to be aired on the 28th June on TG4... Good vibes for your holidays, too!
Cheers, Fiachna'
HEAR EXCLUSIVE HOTHOUSE FLOWERS TRACKS!
Piggy has set up an online radio station for you to here exclusive tracks and live songs at www.hothouseflowers.net You will need to download some software. If there are any problems please drop Piggy a line through his contact page and not to us as it's all down to the man himself!
SHANE LYNCH RELEASES 'DON'T GO'
Shane Lynch of Boyzone will release a version of Hothouse Flowers' biggest hit
'Don't Go' on Monday 25th April. There is also a remix of his version on the
CD single No.2. (You can buy the single here.)
LIAM SOLO IN DUBLIN THIS SUNDAY
Liam has a solo event on Sunday 17th July with Yungchen Lhamo for her
Tibet Foundation in the O Reilly Theatre, Belvedere College, Dublin. Liam says
sorry for the short notice but added 'she is a beautiful singer from Tibet with
cds out on Real World Records. Should be a good night. Lx'. For tickets priced
€24, telephone the Box Office 01-8721122 or book online at www.centralticketbureau.com.
Also visit www.oreillytheatre.com
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS CONFIRMED FOR UK FESTIVAL
Hothouse Flowers are confirmed to play at Guilfest in Guildford, Surrey on Friday
15th July! Five stages of live music, Tropical Bar, Kidzone and comedy venue.
Among the acts on the weekend of 15th-17th - Friday: The Pogues, Alabama 3 and
The Proclaimers. Saturday: Paul Weller, Blue Rodeo. Sunday: Status Quo, Daniel
Bedinglfield, Marillion and Hayseed Dixie.This is an ever growing festival with
previous years seeing appearances by Simple Minds, Blondie, Katie Melua, Eddie
& The Hot Rods, Ian McNabb, Steve Harley, The Damned, UB40, The Alarm, The
Stranglers... oh and Liam's mate - Mr. Rolf Harris! See GIGS
for full details.
NEW GIG CONFIRMED
Hothouse Flowers will be playing 'A HOOLEY IN COOLEY' Festival at the
Father McEvoy Park in Cooley, County Louth on Sunday 31st July (on stage at
5.30pm). The busy boys will then head off to the Heritage Hotel in Portlaoise
for the show there (on stage at 10.30pm). 'A Hooley In Cooley' features Aslan,
The Revs, Brian Kennedy, The Conway Sisters, Harafish and many more. Check GIGS
for full details and ticket information.
We also have more information on the Saturday 30th July at Terryland, Galway. Hothouse Flowers will be appearing at the festival entitled 'LARK IN THE PARK' alongside Aslan and Brian Kennedy. Again, check GIGS for full details.
APOLOGIES - CORK SHOW CANCELLED
Update: Another show has now been confirmed for this date - Check
GIGS!
Unfortunately, the show for Friday 24th June at The Lodge Bar, Ballyellis, Mallow,
Co Cork has been cancelled. Anyone who has booked tickets please contact the
venue for re-embursement. Telephone +353 (0)22-51785.
LIAM'S FIRST IRISH SOLO TOUR NEWS!
Liam will be touring Ireland during May with his solo shows. The shows will
take in some unique venues so be prepared for extra special evenings! All gigs
are confirmed - see GIGS for full details. More details as soon as we hear anything.
LIAM ON GALWAY BAY FM
Liam is going to be talking about his solo shows and Hothouse Flowers
on Kevin Rohan's show 'Traditional Half Door' on Monday 23rd May - show 8pm
- 10pm. Streaming audio available at Galway
Bay FM.
LIAM'S SOLO IRISH TOUR UPDATE
Tickets to Liam's shows have been selling out so if you haven't been
yet and you have the chance...
Check out all the reviews in the Forum here.
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Wednesday 18th May, 2005
NEW LIAM SOLO SHOW ADDED!
A new date added to Liam's Solo Irish Tour - 18th May, Cyprus Avenue,
Cork City. Ticket prices and details to follow. There is also the possibility
of another show in Cork on this tour - stay tuned! SEE GIGS for a full tour
listing and information.
LIAM'S ARTWORK UP FOR AUCTION!
Update: The painting went for €730! Good luck to the winner!
To help raise money for the Irish Seals Sanctuary, Liam has donated some artwork
for auction. There are many items donated by artists, musicians, celebrities
and poets; The Edge, Lisa Stansfield, Alan Titchmarsh, Frank McGuinness, Graham
Norton, Seamus Heaney
and books by anti-captivity campaigner Ric O'Barry. The auction closes on May
11th so get bidding! Click here
for a full listing of items up for auction. If you would like to bid for one
of the items, you can email your top bid with your contact details to jjceaser@eircom.net
This bid will be kept until after the auction at which point if your bid has
exceeded the reserve and the top bid on the night you will receive the work.
Postage and package will be additional. If you would like to attend the auction,
invitations may be purchased for 20 Euro by sending a cheque to:
Auction
The Irish Seal Sanctuary,
Tobergregan,
Garristown,
Co Dublin,
Ireland
Check out the very informative website at www.irishsealsanctuary.ie
LIAM ON TG4!
'Abair Amhràn, the TG4 Irish music series, launches in Dublin
on Tuesday the 29th of March. A powerful new series of Abair Amhràn is
launched at the Morgan Hotel, Fleet Street on Tuesday, the 29th of March with
many of the performers present on the night.
Abair Amhràn is a musical journey around Ireland in the company of some
of our best know and loved performers. Featuring stunning visual imagery from
Dun Aonghus to Gugan Barra, the series includes songs old and new that have
resonated down through the centuries and passed from generation to generation.
Such distinguished performers as Liam O'Maonlai, Brian Kennedy, Anuna and Liam
Clancy share their common love of song, singing and chat, performing such well-loved
traditional songs as "Mairin de Barra", "Eamonn a Chnoic",
"Skibereen" and "An Sean Bhean Bhocht".
Interspersed with performances of these songs, we hear lively stories and chat
about their significance and what they mean to our performers. The series is
a lively mix of beautiful landscapes shot in modern eclectic style and haunting
musical performances that linger long after they have been heard.
The first series of Abair Amhràn airs on TG4 at 10pm on TG4.'
LIAM LIVE ON DUNDALK FM 100!
Prior to the solo Sunday show at the Spirit Store in Dundalk (how many
's's?) Liam will be interviewed live on Dundalk FM 100 by Padraig Quigley on
Saturday 30th April. The show is streamed from www.dundalkfm.com
and Padraig broadcasts from 8am-10am BST.
LIAM AND FIACHNA AT WOODY SAGOO TRIBUTE NIGHT
Liam and Fiachna will performing at the Woody Sagoo Tribute night on
19th April in Dublin. (See Gigs for full details). Woody Sagoo passed away late
last year. Read more at www.woodysagoo.com
IRISH SPRING TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED!
Note there are two shows in Northern Ireland and two shows at Roisin Dubh,
Galway! Most venues still to be confirmed but thought I'd let you know!
Thursday 24th March, 2005 Terrace Hotel, Magherafelt, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland
Friday 25th March, 2005 (7.30pm) Spring & Airbrake, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast,
Northern Ireland
Saturday 26th March, 2005 Portlaoise, Co. Lois, Ireland Venue to be confirmed
Sunday 27th March, 2005 Bundoran, Co. Donegal, Ireland Venue to be confirmed
Monday 28th March, 2005 Warrenpoint, Co Down, Northern Ireland Venue to be confirmed
Tuesday 29th March, 2005 Roisin Dubh, Galway, Ireland
Wednesday 30th March, 2005 Roisin Dubh, Galway, Ireland
Thursday 1st April, 2005 Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland Venue to be confirmed
FLOWERS ON US RADIO
Fiachna and Liam will be on WXRT at 2 pm Central Time (8pm UK time)
on Tuesday 8th March. Go to www.wxrt.com
to listen live. (You will need an AOL plug-in provided by WXRT website to listen).
This would not have been possible without the help and support of the good folk
at The Abbey Pub.
THE FAT LADY SINGS AGAIN!
Liam will be embracing old friends, The Fat Lady Sings, to support their ONLY
UK show at the Carling Academy, Islington, London on Saturday 9th April. Tickets
are £15. The Fat Lady Sings toured with Hothouse Flowers during the 'Home
Tour' of 1990. More details in the GIGS section.
'To celebrate the release of The Fat Lady Sings' forthcoming double compilation
album 'The Fat Lady Singles (& Opera Obscura)', the band have decided to
reform for a one-off show in London on Saturday 9th April - the first time they
will have appeared together onstage for over eleven years.'
The Fat Lady Sings will also be playing at Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland on
Friday 8th April (Doors 7.30pm) ticket bookings and venue details from www.vicarstreet.com.
Please note Liam will not be a special gust at this show. Check out more at
lead vocalist Nick Kelly's website here.
LISTEN TO HOTHOUSE FLOWERS ALL WEEK!
Listen to the band being interviewed and playing a couple of tunes on
'Just Jones' - BBC Radio Ulster Interview from Friday 25th March. Click here
to open the BBC's Archive page to 'Just Jones'. The show is two hours long with
the band on for 15-20 mins. Fast forward to about 1 hour 20 minutes to hear
the interview. The interview may only be available for the week so you can listen
all week long! (Thanks to Mike B for this!)
MAKING A MARK - LIAM'S SOLO ALBUM UPDATE
Liam's solo release has been put back to May 2005. The album is entitled
'RIAN' (meaning mark or imprint).
'YOUR LOVE GOES ON' VIDEO
If you haven't noticed already, you can watch and download the video
to 'Your Love Goes On' from the HOME page! It is available in Real One Player
and Windows Media Player.
WATCH AND LISTEN TO HOTHOUSE FLOWERS (AMONGST OTHERS!)
The Cornbury Festival website have a 4 minute showcase of this year's
highlights including Hothouse Flowers, Blondie, Will Young and jools Holland.
It is all done to the background track of the band's very own 'Baby I Got You'.
Click here
to view.
NEW YEAR SHOW!
Update: We are still chasing up as much detail as possible - there's
no other news other than the date being confirmed.
Hothouse Flowers will be bringing in the new year at Fairyhouse Race
Course, Ratoath, Co. Meath, Ireland on Friday 31st December! More details as
soon as we find out - thought we'd let you know first.... :-)
LIAM AT VIRGIN
For your perusal - Liam playing at the Virgin Megastore in Boston to promote
the release of 'Into Your Heart' in the US and Canada last October.
MAGIC BRACELETS RELEASED TO IRISH RADIO
The single 'Magic Bracelets' has just been added to the 2FM A playlist.
We're asking you to text in to the station to get it played! Also if you hear
it on 2FM, it would be great if you texted in feedback to the station. This
will help push it up their priority list. It is a radio only single and release
date is Monday 13th December.
VOTE FOR HOTHOUSE FLOWERS IN HOT PRESS'S TOP 100 ALBUMS
Update: Not long now before voting closes!!!
In the latest issue, Hot Press compiled a Top 100 Greatest Irish Album list
voted for by Irish artists. Hothouse Flowers made the Top 70 cut. In the nest
issue a new Top 100 Greatest Irish Album Chart will be compiled - this time
voted for by - YOU! Choose the options below by visiting www.hotpress.com
'For reasons of vote validation and fairness we require ALL voters to register....
So...
1. If you've an existing hotpress.com username, just log in to vote
OR
2. Join hotpress.com, for just €20 you'll be securing yourself access to
the best music/entertainment/politics/culture website on the planet including
virus proofed email, 10 euro cds, access to the Hot Press archive of over 28,000
articles! and much more.
OR
3. Register for a special free hotpress.com voting membership - which allows
you to vote in the top 100 poll.'
NAME THAT SONG!
Beth kindly passed on a link in the Guestbook to play 'Name That Song'
by Hothouse Flowers. Click here
to play! There is a thread in the Guestbook to pass on your scores too here.
(Note that 'I'm Sorry' is wrongly identified as 'Forever More'.)
NEW SECTION IN GUESTBOOK
'A History Of Questions' has been opened. Do you have a question about
Hothouse Flowers? If we can answer it we will! Questions will only be answered
by our moderators. Moderators will change each month.
SHOW IN NORTHERN IRELAND
For all those of you who have been asking for some shows up North we're
very happy indeed to confirm a show for you. The band will be at The Terrace
Hotel, Magherafelt, Co. Derry, on Thursday 24th March. There is a possibility
of more shows being booked around the end of March most probably in Ireland.
US TOUR 2005
Update: Lots of US shows confirmed - more on the way!
We'd just like to point out that the March dates for the US are still being
finalised and the whole tour itinerary has yet to be completed. Show dates may
change although they are advertised at the venue. We ask you not to make arrangements
just yet until we have full confirmation here. Things are still fluid at the
moment and we will hopefully have a bigger picture for you by Thursday 3rd February.
We are not holding any other information back and we would hate to disappoint
you. Of course, thanks for the enthusiasm!
NEW GIGS!
Update: Tsunami Fundraiser with Kíla, Ronnie Drew and many others
in Dublin - see GIGS for full details!
New gigs have been confirmed in Ireland and for St. Patrick's Day in England.
See the GIGS section for full details.
VOTE FOR THE BEST SONG IN 25 YEARS OF IRISH MUSIC ON TODAY FM
'The British public are currently voting on the Best British song of
the last 25 years and the short list of 25 has turned up a few surprises, in
my opinion, such as Will Young and Sting! I thought that was slightly dodgy,
so why not put it to the Irish to decide on the Best Irish song of the last
25 years? Maybe you think the accolade should belong to U2 for 'One' or Christy
Moore's 'Ride On' or Paddy Casey's 'Saints and Sinners'...Whoever you think
has put out THE BEST song of the last 25 years, we at the Ian Dempsey Breakfast
Show want to know. Cast your vote today. I will be announcing the top runners
during the Breakfast Show between 7 and 9am weekdays, and the overall winner
on February 9th. So VOTE NOW! When you vote you will go into a draw to win the
albums from which the top 20 songs hail! Log onto Todayfm.com to cast your vote!
Ian Dempsey.' Now - D-o-n-'-t...
LIAM SOLO IN DONEGAL
Liam will be appearing at Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy/Frankie Winter
School on Tuesday 28th December. Venue: Dunlewey Lakeside Centre 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Registration for classes €75.00 2:30pm - 4:30pm Classes 5:30pm Official Opening
le Finbar Boyle 8:30pm Concert le Liam Ó Maonlaí €15.00.
'The Frankie Kennedy Winter School opens on December 28th in our beautiful home
of Donegal. It is hard to believe that this is the 11th year that people from
all over the world will journey to our own little corner of the world to honour
the man who was and is such a huge part of our music and our lives. Once again
the weekend promises lots of great music with concerts by Hothouse Flowers amazing
frontman Liam Ó Maonlaí who is not just an amazing singer but an all round great
musician. This will be the 11th Frankie Kennedy Winter School. The School was
established in 1994, in memory of and to honour Frankie Kennedy shortly after
his death that year. The Frankie Kennedy Winter School will commence on December
28th and will continue until January 2nd . All the events will take place in
Gweedore, Co. Donegal. We will be using two principle venues during the School,
The Dunlewey Lakeside Centre, in Dunlewey, and Ostan Gaothdobhair, in Magheraclogher.
During the School classes will be provided on the following musical instruments:
Flute, Fiddle, Uilleann Pipes, whistle, Bodhran, Button Accordeon, Sean Nós
Singing, Old Style Step Dancing and Accompaniment (Guitar/Bouzouki). As from
the beginning, we are assisted again this year by Tionscnamh Lúgh, who have
arranged an excellent series of concerts. Their help is always very welcome.
We also thank the local people, our sponsors, Dunlewey Lakeside Centre and Óstán
Gaoth Dobhair. We will show the TG4 tv documentary “Frankie” about Frankie Kennedy
and The Frankie Kennedy Winter School prior to the Flute Blowout. The CD “An
Gaoth Aduaidh/The North Wind” will also be available for sale during the week.
This is a Winter School, so be prepared for the weather, good or bad. Pupils
may, and are encouraged to bring recording devices to the classes. Instrumental
classes are not suitable for pure beginner.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
From all the band, crew, management and the website we wish you all
a Happy Christmas and a fruitful New Year!
PROJECT CHILDREN - NORTHERN IRELAND
Hothouse Flowers have donated the song 'Isn't It Amazing' to the benefit
CD 'Peace For Ireland - One Child At A Time'. The song was chosen specifically
to end this specially compiled album. Check out the cause here
and buy the CD here.
Although the CD will be released in March, it is being offered as an exclusive
advance purchase to participating artists' fans. (At the moment is it only available
for US residents.)
LIKE A ROLLING STONE...
A very special guest joined the band onstage on Tuesday at Time in Naas
- Ronnie Wood surprised everyone by popping into Time for a jar. A final encore
blues jam of 10 minutes, camera phones and lots of smiles ended the show!
WATCH THIS SPACE!
Update #2: The band played 'Hallelujah' and Dave played bass!
Update: not with the Dublin Gospel Choir, but with Colin Devlin, Bronagh Gallagher
and a few other friends of the band!
Hothouse Flowers will hopefully be playing on The Late Late Show this Friday
(15th Dec). This is not a definite as the band have requested The Dublin Gospel
Choir to join them on the show.
NEW YEAR'S EVE DETAILS
Hothouse Flowers take to the stage of 'ONE @ FAIRYHOUSE' to ring in
the New Year with all their greatest hits and tracks from their brand new album
'INTO YOUR HEART'. THE ACCESS ALL AREAS NEW YEARS EVE PARTY at 'ONE' will feature
two floors filled to the brim with the very best entertainment in Meath - Hothouse
Flowers, 80's dance and the One dancers plus masses of New Year treats to be
won throughout the night. The party will run from 9pm to 2.30am and tickets
are 20 euros in advance from the One box office (01 8256629) and 25 euros on
the door on the night. ;-)
FLOWERS/KILA/KILA/FLOWERS!
From the Kila Records Mailing List:
'Hi Everyone, Just to clarify, tickets for Sunday's show in the Olympia are
available through Road Records and Claddagh Records as of today sorry to anyone
who went to get them before today and had no luck. And in a support swap extravaganza
of sorts the Hot House Flowers will play before Kíla on Sunday night
and Kíla will play support for the Flowers show in Vicar Street that
same night!! Happy holidays with peace and love, Sarah'
LISTEN TO LIAM (TWICE)!
An interview with Liam performing some amazing traditional songs on
Boston radio station WGBH 89.7's 'The Celtic Sojourn' concert series hosted
by Brian O'Donovan is available from WGBH's website. This is Liam solo on piano
recorded on October 23rd, 2004. Click here
to listen. (You need Real Player.) The interview and performance are just short
of 40 minutes - enjoy!
There is also an interview to be streamed on Thursday 9th December with Liam
hosted by David Dye on the World Café and broadcast on 88.5 WXPN in Philadelphia,
at 2pm EST - 'lead singer and writer Liam O’Maonlai joins us to talk about
the bands latest album “Into Your Heart,” their changing lives, and
all things Irish!' Click here
for to listen live.
GIG ARCHIVE IS BACK!
Finally managed to transfer all the Gig History from hflive to the Gig
Archive here. Some links need refreshing from here. Of course, thanks to anyone
who wrote anything over the years. At the moment, it's stuck on 2004... I'll
find some time soon! Go to GIGS for more.
US RADIO APPEARANCES
Liam and Fiachna will be on KMTT in Seattle live about 3.20pm PST (11.20pm
GMT) on Tuesday, March 1st on their Mountain Music Lounge. They'll be interviewed
with a couple of tunes - maybe a half hour slot. We can't find any information
to say whether there will be a stream or not (sorry!) Check www.kmtt.com.
Fiachna will also be doing a phone interview with KRKO
in Seattle, which will air later in the day or on March 2nd prior to the show.
You can also listen to an interview and song performances from Liam (Si do Mhamo
i, Peace Tonight, Don't Go, Santa Monica and Feel Like Living) on WFUV
radio. Click here
and type in Hothouse Flowers for the Mixed Bag Radio session.
UK TOUR DIARY 2004
Update: 2nd Leg is up too!
OK - so it took us a lot longer than expected but we're giving you the 1st
Leg today with the 2nd and 3rd Legs over the weekend. Go to GIGS then TOUR DIARY.
Enjoy!
ANOTHER US SHOW!
Wednesday 9th March at The Towne Crier Cafe, Pawling, New York. See
GIGS for full details.
NEW US ADDITIONS PLUS US IN-STORE APPEARANCE!
Tuesday 1st March, 2005 (6.30pm) Silver Platters Music Store, Bellevue
WA - So if anyone lives out there and/or knows anyone who would be interested
- a great chance to take the kids to see them play!
Friday 18th March, 2005 (8pm) Joyous Lake, Woodstock NY, USA - Go to GIGS for
full details.
Sunday 20th March, 2005 Mountain Stage, Charleston, VA - More details soon on
this one.
LIAM DOES NEW YORK TOO
Liam will be playing at Rocky Sullivan's (11pm) on Tuesday 26th October.
The venue is situated at 129 Lexington Avenue, NYC. Admission will be $10 in
advance and $15 at the door. Check out www.rockysullivans.com
LIAM DOES BOSTON
Liam will be at the Virgin Megastore, Newbury and Mass. Ave., 4.30 pm on Friday
22nd October.
He will also be doing a very special late night gig at Club Passim on Saturday 23rd
October. The gig starts at 11 pm so anyone who attended the screening of the
tour documentary will still be able to make it! Tickets are available NOW at
$15 and $13 to members online from here.
Club Passim is an intimate listening room with a capacity of 120. Please get
your tickets as soon as possible! Thanks to Lisa Murdock and Club Passim for
making this happen and also 'Flynn' - the band booked at Club Passim that night
for being so incredibly gracious and allowing Liam to do this. If you're in
town, please check Flynn out - or visit the website here! (Thanks KK!)
LIAM TO ATTEND SECOND FILM FESTIVAL FEATURING 'SCENES...' AND 'TIMBUKTU'
'Hothouse Flowers: Scenes From a Tour' has been accepted to the Boston Irish
Film Festival! Liam will be at the screenings of 'Scenes...'and his own
appearance in the film 'Timbuktu'.
'3graces film, Hothouse Flowers: Scenes From a Tour was accepted to the sixth
annual Boston Irish Film Festival. The five-day festival, presented by Magner's
Cider, runs October 21-25, 2004 and features the very best of contemporary Irish
and Irish-related film and video. It is the largest festival of its kind in
the United States. Hothouse Flowers' lead singer, Liam O'Maonlai, will attend
the screening of Scenes on Saturday October 23 at 9 p.m. at the Harvard Film
Archive, screening room 1, in addition to Friday's 7 p.m. screening at the same
location of his feature film debut, 'Timbuktu', which has won the festival's
award for best feature.'
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
It is with deep and sincere regret that we confirm the cancellation
of our 2004 US tour. A number of insurmountable issues have led us to this painful
decision. We apologise for the short notice. We know many people have worked
hard to make this tour happen and we also know how many of you were looking
forward to seeing us play and had made plans to attend the shows. This has been
a difficult period for everyone. We appreciate your loyalty and your understanding.
We will try to reschedule the tour in the early 2005 and hope you will all be
there with us once again. Thank you again for your support. With love, Hothouse
Flowers
QUICK WEDNESDAY GIG!
Hothouse Flowers are playing are quickly scheduled show at Old Oak,
Cork, Ireland on Wed 22nd September with singer/songwriter Cathal Geary. Tickets
are €6 and show starts 8.00pm. Yep - we know it's late but it's one of
those quick decison things... :-)
FILM NEWS
Update: LIAM & FIACHNA AT WORLD PREMIERE - Liam and Fiachna
will be at the screening of 3graces Media's film, 'Hothouse Flowers: Scenes
From A Tour'. Tickets are $8 for screening, $7 for afterglow. DVDs of "Live
At The Ave: Hothouse Flowers with Colin Devlin" will also be premiered
at the afterglow and will be available for $22 (barring manufacturing disasters).
Ticket information available from www.soundunseen.com
3graces Media's film, 'Hothouse Flowers: Scenes From A Tour' will be featured
as part of the SoundUnseen Film Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday
3rd October. 'Scenes' follows the band across the US on their 2002 tour and
features a little bit of history, a little bit of friends and observations and
a whole lot of music and fun. The 7 p.m. screening at the Oak Street Theatre
will be followed by a special afterglow at Kieran's Irish Pub, one of the sponsors
of the festival. More information on the afterglow will follow as we get closer
to the event.
'SoundUnseen (1st - 10th October, 2004) showcases music's rebels, innovators
and unsung heroes with 10 days of documentaries, concert films, music videos
and live performances. Please check out www.soundunseen.com for
more information on the festival.
3graces Media, a collaborative effort between Karen Koski and Sherece Lamke
(with a lot of help from their friends), have already had successful screenings
this year of their documentary short film 'Burning Man Through Irish Eyes' featuring
Liam O Maonlai, Fiachna O Braonain and the music of Hothouse Flowers. Another
project, a live concert dvd titled 'Live At The Ave: Hothouse Flowers with Colin
Devlin', is currently being readied for commercial release in October and should
be available at the Minneapolis afterglow.
This screening of 'Scenes' has special significance as Minneapolis is Sherece's
hometown and it is the film's premiere. (www.3gracesmedia.com currently
under construction – check back soon!)'
GREATEST GIGS BY AIKEN PROMOTIONS
Aiken Promotions website have listed Hothouse Flowers (The Rialto, Derry,
Northern Ireland - 17th May 1990) at No.6 of their all time greatest gigs above
Christy Moore, U2, Abba, Queen, Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Roxy
Music, Elton John, Tina Turner, Simon & Garfunkel, Motorhead, Rory Gallagher,
Johnny Cash, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Michael Jackson, Moving Hearts, Van Morrisson,
Elton John, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Boomtown Rats, Thin Lizzy and Red Hot Chilli
Peppers! Amazing - need we go on? Click here for the full listing. We may add they took their quote
from www.hflive.co.uk Gig history!
:-)
THE WORD ON THE STREETS
A big thank you from the band to anyone and everyone who has taken the
time and energy to help promoting the album, radio single and the UK Tour! For
those people who need a press release and tour date documents to forward go
to 'Press' where you can download official press releases. Adobe Acrobat Reader
is available for you to download.
STREET TEAM
We are now ready to ask for volunteers for the Street Team. We're compiling
a database now with people who have expressed an interest in either being a
helper or regional co-ordinator. (We could really do with someone in the North
of England and Scotland at the moment!)
If you would like to help promote the band wherever you are mail us at:
mail@hothouseflowers.com
We'll send you our info sheet on how you can help. We appreciate any energy
you can give!
Flyers will be downloadable soon from here. Alternatively, you can download
them from www.hflive.co.uk if you're having
problems. Just right click and save onto your hard drive.
There are 2 A4 posters (colour and black + white) and 2 A4's with 4 handbills
(colour and black + white) to have fun with. The flyers are blank for you to
write any information on shows or meetings you can promote. (Some people are
looking to get together with fans before the UK Tour.) If you are going to help
out please remember to ask for the Info Sheet on where, when and how you can
help... the possibilities are near-on endless! We are working on rewards for
you right now!
E-TEAM
If you can't spare time in the physical world you can help out online in
various ways. Ask for our E-Team Info Sheet to promote through the web.
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS SIGN U.S. RECORD DEAL
'Into Your Heart' will be released on 5th October in the U.S. through Redeye
Distribution. Visit www.redeyeusa.com
NEW ADDITIONS TO THE FAN GALLERY
Geraldine has added photos of Liam's solo gig at the Kingston Hotel. If you
would like to add your own photos of Hothouse Flowers' gigs and gatherings follow
the tutorial in the guestbook here and/or go to the Fan Gallery here to
get the eye-candy!
EUROPEAN RELEASE DATES
'Into Your Heart' will be released in the following regions:
Scandinavia - March 24th
Benelux - March 30th
Spain - March 30th
Germany - April 13th
LOKERSE FEESTEN AND MALIN GALLERIES
Lokerse Feesten Festival have photos of the band's performance here and Malin Hotel also have a page of photos here.
'ALRIGHT' RELEASED TO UK RADIO
'Alright' has been released to radio stations in the UK! Please request
your national stations to play the song! If demand is high the single will be
released commercially. 'Alright' has only been released as a radio single in
UK.
'TELL ME' CLIMBING IRISH CHARTS
Update: Climbed another place to No. 19 last week!
'Tell Me' has climbed the Irish charts to No. 20 after entering at No. 25! This
is an amazing feat considering it is only a radio single at the moment. The
Today FM Top 40 Chart is compiled from record sales, radio airplay and listener
requests. Therefore, thank you all to have requested the song and keep requesting!!!
(Thanks Carmel!)
LIAM SOLO DOUBLE
Liam will be playing solo again tonight and tomorrow (Wednesday 1st
and Thursday 2nd September) on the River Shannon, outside Carrick-on-Shannon.
Both shows will take place on a river boat! Sorry for the late notice but this
was only finalised yesterday. It's one of those off the cuff things so we're
suggesting if you're considering going or in the vacinity to ask around in town.
That's all we and he know at the moment!
MESSAGE FROM THE BAND
'Hi Everyone,
We want to inform you that the upcoming concerts will be performed by us 3 or
possibly with a guest bass player as Peter O'Toole is unavailable. Thanks a
million and see you there! Liam, Fiachna and Dave.'
NEW ARTICLES
We have a few new articles and interviews for your perusal all in the
'PRESS' section:
Two reviews in 'ALBUM REVIEWS' from studiomlive.com and mescalina.it.
Two pieces in 'INTERVIEWS' from The Western Mail and Knowing Me, Knowing You
(ahh-haaa!) with Liam.
Two newspaper reports with photos in 'FEATURES' of the busking during the UK
Tour.
SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE...
The film in which Liam featured entitled 'Timbuktu' has two tracks from
its soundtrack available for you to listen to at http://www.w1.ie/clients/timbuktu/ The first is a song called
'Lila' and the second Liam's take on 'Motherless Child'. Lucky you can download
both songs!
GLASTONBURY - SIR PAUL WHO?
Hothouse Flowers headlined the Acoustic Tent on Saturday night at
Glastonbury and a review is now online on the festival's website. Click here
to go straight to the review.
'TELL ME' RELEASED TO IRISH RADIO STATIONS
'Tell Me' has been released to radio stations in Ireland! Please request your
local and national stations play the song! If demand is high the single will
be released commercially. 'Tell Me' has only been released as a radio single
in Ireland.
LISTEN TO HOTHOUSE FLOWERS
During the recent UK Tour, the band raced up to Birmingham after the
Cheltenham gig to play live in the studio of BBC Radio 2's Janice Long Show.
The band played 3 songs and discussed the new album and tour. Listen to the
unedited (bits before and during the news break!) session at http://www.bbc.c o.uk/radio2/shows/long/archive.shtml
Scroll down to Hothouse Flowers and click on the link which will open your player.
BURNING MAN THROUGH IRISH EYES
From the Parabola Film Festival - Mythic Journeys Conference in Atlanta:
'A documentary short featuring a group of Irish men and women who brought their
ancient and soulful culture -- and their pub -- to the middle of Nevada's Black
Rock Desert for a Burning Man gathering in August 2003. The film shares some
inspiring music from Hothouse Flowers as the pub gifts away beer and attemptsto
change a few perceptions. Sherece Lamke has produced and directed documentaries
that explore commonalities within diverse world culture as well as music documentaries
and videos. Karen Koski has spent many years in the
Detroit music community.'
The film will be shown on Friday 4th June 4, 7 - 8pm and Saturday 5th June,
11pm - Midnight in the Learning Center and includes discussion with the filmmakers
Karen Koski and Sherece Lamke. Running time for the film is 25/30 minutes. The
film features interviews with Liam and Fiachna as well as some performance time.
The film is in some fairly prestigious company: Ecologist/filmmaker Michael
Tobias, winner of the 2004 Parabola Focus Award features on the festival, too.
It is also the only film being screened twice AND the only film produced by
an all-female team. We wish them the best of luck! For more information on the
festival itself visit www.parabola.org or www.charityadvantage.com
'THE SONG KNEW WHAT IT WAS ABOUT BEFORE I DID...'
A lovely treat for you (if you haven't wandered round here recently)!
Go to 'Music' and click on 'FEATURES' on the left hand nav bar. You'll find
our exclusive on where songs came from and how they have changed. The first
song covered is 'This Is It (Your Soul)'. There is also a link to the director's
website showing the first half of the video... enjoy!
AMSTERDAM IN-STORE APPEARANCE
Hothouse Flowers will be performing in-store at Fame Music Store, Amsterdam,
on Wednesday 4th August at 3pm prior to the Paradiso show that night. Visit
www.fame.nl
IN-STORE APPEARANCE IN DERRY
UPDATE: Cool Discs have added a short review here of the recent in-store appearance. Hothouse Flowers performed
a live set and signing at Derry's leading independent record store Cool Discs
(Lesley House, Foyle St) on Sat 24th July at 2pm prior to the Malin Hotel show
that night. Visit www.cooldiscsmusic.com
THE FANS AND THE BAND AT CORNBURY
Okay, okay, okay... we've got the Fan Gallery sorted now! Bex, Laura
and Tamara kindly sent their photos in and they are up for all to see. (They've
insisted you say 'Hi!' when you see them.) Bex and Laura, not forgetting Tamara,
have been doing outstanding work for the cause on the Street Team so please
do say 'Hello and how can I help?' when you see them. If you would like to add
your own photos of Hothouse Flowers' gigs and gatherings follow the tutorial
in the guestbook here and/or go to the Fan Gallery here to
get the eye-candy! We've also cleaned it up a bit and added a section called
'Hands To Hold Together' for photos of fans before or after shows or at meetings
and gatherings. If you would like a new album created leave a message in the
guestbook in the Tutorial thread. Ta!
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS IN BELGIUM
The band return to Belgium to the Lokerse Feesten Festival on Thursday
5th August. Details in the gig listings. They return after playing there in
August, 2000. A review of that show is available from Paul Streefkerk in the
Gig History at www.hflive.co.uk
or on David's site here with some photos.
CLUAS ALL TIME IRISH CHARTS
Hothouse Flowers have been voted in at No.11 on Cluas' 'Top 50 Irish Acts Of All
Time'. Not bad considering the band are above The Chieftains, The Thrills,
Planxty, Damien Dempsey and Rory Gallagher! They also appear twice on Cluas'
'Top 50 Irish Albums Of
All Time' - 'Songs From The Rain' at No.24 (above Christy Moore's 'Ride
On' and The Pogues' 'Rum Sodomy and the Lash') and 'People' at No.38 (above
Ash's '1977', Rory Gallagher's 'Live in Europe' and Planxty's 'Planxty'.) Not
bad at all, eh? Visit www.cluas.com for all your Irish music
tastes, news and discussion.
LIAM IN 'TIMBUKTU'
Last year Liam played the part of a monk kidnapped by Algerian rebels
in the North African Sahara in the film 'Timbuktu'. It opened the Dublin Film
Festival in March this year and is being screened at Cannes at the Irish Pavilion.
Check the IFTN website for more on Cannes. Click here for more on the
film at The Jameson Dublin Film Festival.
The Cannes Film Festival and Market runs from 12th - 23rd May. The Irish Pavilion
is located at The Irish Pavilion, Festival International du Film, Village International,
Esplande Georges Pompidou, 06400 Cannes.
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS VIDEOS TO VIEW
'Isn't It Amazing' and 'One Tongue' videos are available to view at
www.singingfool.com. Click
on 'Free Trial', put 'Hothouse Flowers' in the search window and click on the
'+' to view each one. You can also view the whole videos by opening your media
player, open 'Location' and add these codes:
mms://video.videodetective.net/030021/asf/300/416/017475.asf - for 'One Tongue'
mms://video.videodetective.net/030021/asf/300/400/016805.asf - for 'Isn't It
Amazing'
IRISH TOUR DIARY
Check out our newest feature in the Gigs section - a run down of the
recent Irish Tour taking in Galway, Dublin, Limerick, Waterford and Cork. We've
plans for the UK Tour Diary to be a little more informative of day to day entries
from the band themselves!
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS IN DENMARK
Hothouse Flowers will be playing at Denmark's Smukkeste Festival, Skanderborg.
The festival takes place over the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th August and stage, time
and day are to be confirmed in May. Also on the bill are Pink, Pet Shop Boys,
Bloodhound Gang, D:A:D, John Mayall & The Blues Breakers. All ticketing, camping
and useful information at www.smukfest.dk Click on the English version
if you're not a Danish speaker!
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS ON UK RADIO
The band will be interviewed and play on UK radio station 'The Arrow'
on Friday 2nd July on Nick Hennegan's Show between 11am and 12 noon. Click here to check Nick's
page and listen live.
NAVAN CHARITY GIG
Hothouse Flowers will be playing a charity gig at the Ardboyne Hotel,
Navan, on Wednesday 30th June. Here's how Irish music magazine 'Hot Press' have
reported details of the show:
'The tragic death of singer/songwriter and young mother Cleina Lynch in 1999
is proof that a seemingly futile death need not be in vain. Not only did Cleina’s
donated organs save the lives of six people, her story also led to the inception
of a benefit gig which has been extremely successful since its first run in
2000. Every year, several popular Irish acts support the event and all proceeds
go to the National Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Centre at Beaumont Hospital
and the Irish Kidney Association and Citizens Information Centre. This year,
the Hothouse Flowers will be lending their name to the lineup, along with Bagatelle,
who celebrated their 25th anniversary last year and are still going strong.
Also playing on the night are Brian McFadden protégés Franklin,
Blues Up Front (complete with ex-Thin Lizzy drummer), Dublin-based Lotusland
and singer/songwriter Ray Murtagh. Tickets for this event always sell out fast
and those in the know return every year to experience these intimate gigs in
a special atmosphere. The gig takes place on June 30 in the Ardboyne Hotel,
Navan. Tickets go on sale Monday, June 21, and can be purchased either from
from the venue or Element Records (Navan).'
(Straight from the horse's mouth - well, Peter's - 'Its a charity acoustic show
lasting about 1 hour maybe less.')
UK TOUR SUPPORT ANNOUNCED
Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club are confirmed as support for the UK Tour.
So who is Jerry Fish? Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club are an Irish band. Some of
you may recall Jerry Fish's alter-ego, Ger Whelan, as the front man of An Emotional
Fish back in the day...
'Imagine an album where Tom Waits meets the Fun Lovin’ Criminals, throw in a
sprinkling of George Melly and you’ve got something approaching the eclectic
mix that exists on 'Be Yourself', the debut album from Jerry Fish & The Mudbug
Club.' - Galway Arts Festival.
Jerry recently won Best Roots & Country Artist in the Irish Meteor Awards.
Jerry also hosts Tuesday night's 'Other Voices' on Irish TV (Network 2). Airing
at 11:20pm shows include: Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club, Turn, Rodrigo y Gabriella,
Karan Casey, Christy Moore, David Kitt, The Handsome Family, Cara Dillon, The
Jimmy Cake, Paddy Casey, Luka Bloom, Glen Hansard, Declan O'Rourke, Gemma Hayes,
Pauline Scanlan amongst many others.
The band are touring Ireland extensively this year and are playing in Amsterdam
on 22nd February and are also performing at 2004's Meteor Irish Music Awards,
The Point Depot, Dublin on March 1st alongside Hothouse Flowers.
'Be Yourself' - The title track from the album 'Be Yourself' featuring Anuna
& Damien Rice... includes not one, but two, extremely cool & collectable
B-Sides with Mundy. (By the way, for even more added interest - our own beloved
Maria Doyle Kennedy appeared on this album, too. Speaking of which - check Maria's
site. She's out and about on tour soon! www.mariadoylekennedy.com). Mr Fish can pull 'em in, can't
he? Visit www.jerry-fish.com
LIAM, FIACHNA & PETER JOIN DONAL LUNNY
The lads will be joining old friend and collaborator Donal Lunny as
guests in Brussels on Saturday 3rd April at The Paleis voor Schone Kunsten,
at 8pm. Tickets are €20-25. Book here www.bozar.be Unfortunately,
it's in Flemish but it's the usual process.
FLOWERS IN SCOTLAND
Hothouse Flowers will be playing at The Fresh Ayr Festival in Wellington
Square in Ayr on Saturday 5th June. The concert is free and the band will be
returning the favour by supporting Eddi Reader who supported them on the 2001
North American Tour.
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS WANT YOU!!!
Wanted: people who love the Flowers and have the talent, energy and time to
coordinate grassroots PR efforts in your area. This will involve coordinating
other volunteers, working with management team, and being the contact person
in your area. Dedication, dependability and enthusiasm are essential.
Rewards: we're working on that, but we promise you'll like 'em!
This is a serious time commitment: if you don't feel you can devote the time
but still want to help, please feel free to volunteer when we ask for street
team members. We really appreciate anything you can help with.
When you respond, please tell us a bit about yourself - your ideas, your experience,
your availability, what area you are able to cover, etc. and be sure that you
give us contact information!
E-mail us at: mail@hothouseflowers.com
Right now, our focus is the UK tour (Tuesday 11th May - Sunday 30th May) but
we will be setting up street team coordinators wherever we can get them. If
you live in the UK, please look at the areas below, and reference them in your
response:
WALES & WEST (Region 1)
Aberdare
Bristol
Cheltenham
NORTH WEST & MIDLANDS (Region 2)
Manchester
Liverpool
Huddersfield
Birmingham
NORTH (Region 3)
Edinburgh
Newcastle
SOUTH (Region 4)
Aylesbury
Cambridge
Milton Keynes
London
Southampton
BEAUTIFUL NIGHT IN BELFAST
Hothouse Flowers will be appearing on the televised 'Beautiful Night' on UK's
BBC1 from 10pm from Donegal Square in front of the magnificent City Hall in
Belfast The band will be playing an exclusive duet with Ronan Keating - 'Bright
Side Of The Road'. The band will also play a short set. The night includes Katie
Melua, Brian Kennedy, Bob Geldof, The Chieftains, Divine Comedy, Zucchero and
Moya Brennan.
END OF THE ROAD TO BE RELEASED!
Hothouse Flowers will release the new single 'End Of The Road' on Monday
24th May in the UK! It is the second release from the album 'Into Your Heart'.
This is a 'radio single' so we need your support to promote the single on your
local and national radio stations. Please only do this once and not flood the
same station with requests.
'INTO YOUR HEART' RELEASED IN UK
The new album has been released in the UK! Don't forget - the band will
be appearing at HMV London (Oxford Street) at 1pm on Wednesday 17th March to
play some new songs and sign copies of the new album.
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS ON RADIO 2 UK
Hothouse Flowers will be performing live in the studio to celebrate St Patrick's Night (Wednesday 17th March) from 10.30pm on the Richard Allinson Show on BBC Radio 2.
HEAR LIAM INTERVIEWED
Liam has been interviewed by Dublin's 103.2 Anna Livia FM. It will be
aired at 10:30am on Wednesday 17th March from The Talent Room with Niall Rynne
as part of the station's St. Patrick's Day celebrations.
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FRIDAY 5TH MARCH, 2004
MORE SHOWS ANNOUNCED
New shows for Omeath, Kilberry, Sligo, Kilkenny and Galway!
KILLARNEY RESCHEDULED
Saturday 12th June, 2004 NEC Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney
NEW SINGLE RELEASE IN THE UK
'Your Love Goes On' has been released in the UK!
WEDNESDAY 25TH FEBRUARY, 2004
BONO & HOTHOUSE FLOWERS
Check our Press section for a photo of Bono, an amazing quote on Liam
and an article from showbiz.ie (in the Features section) of the recent Irish
launch of the new album 'Into Your Heart'. More photos are available here from www.showbiz.ie
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FRIDAY 20TH FEBRUARY, 2004
NEW SHOWS IN IRELAND ...AND SPAIN!
Thursday 11th March, 2004 Bridgehouse Hotel, Tullamore, Ireland
Sunday 14th March, 2004 Razzamatazz, Barcelona, Spain (This venue has played
host to Lou Reed, Counting Crows, No Doubt)
Tuesday 16th March, 2004 Time, Naas, Ireland
Friday 7th May, 2004 Olympia, Dublin, Ireland
Check gig listing for details.
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS ON BBC NI
Hothouse Flowers were recently on Irish speaking programme 'SRL'. Liam
and Fiachna were interviewed (and had lots of fun), talked of the new album
and played a few songs. For those who missed it visit the SRL for a snippet. There are subtitles but they are difficult
to read. We will put up a transcript soon!
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FRIDAY 13TH FEBRUARY, 2004
IRISH CHARTS
'Into Your Heart' is officially No. 3 in the Irish charts after one
week of release.
METEOR MUSIC AWARDS
Hothouse Flowers have been booked to open the televised Meteor Music
Awards in Dublin’s Point Depot on March 1st. They will be performing with a
40 piece choir. Also performing are the Counting Crows and the Corrs. Tickets
are €30 and are available from www.ticketmaster.ie
HMV LONDON
HMV LONDON (Oxford Street) in-store appearance is confirmed for Monday
17th March at 1pm.
UK TOUR TICKET DELAY
You're the first to know about the tour! Some venues may be in the process
of sorting their ticketing arrangements so either delay or ask them to contact
you when tickets are available. Sorry if this has caused any inconvenience!
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WEDNESDAY 11TH FEBRUARY, 2004
UK TOUR ANNOUNCED
The 15 date tour will see the band visit England, Wales and Scotland.
Full details and contact information in our gigs section.
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INTERVIEWS
We have added 3 articles in our 'Press' section - then go to 'Interviews'.
TUESDAY 10TH FEBRUARY, 2004
IN-STORE APPEARANCES
Hothouse Flowers will be appearing:
Friday 13th February, 2004, HMV CORK at 1pm and HMV LIMERICK at 5.30pm
Wednesday 17th March, 2004, HMV LONDON, Oxford Road, to promote the UK launch
of the new album 'Into Your Heart'. (Time to be confirmed).
UK RELEASE DATES
Monday 15th March, 2004 - 'Your Love Goes On' released.
Monday 15th March, 2004 - 'Into Your Heart' released.
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THREE NEW GIGS TO WARM UP FOR THE IRISH TOUR!!! See Gig Listings!
'Your Love Goes On' entered the Irish charts as the HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
at no. 12!!!!
The single and album are available NOW from www.rubyworks.com!!! Release date
for 'INTO YOUR HEART' in the UK is March 15th!
FRIDAY 6TH FEBRUARY, 2004 - SCHEDULE
Gerry Ryan Radio Show 2fm 11.00am - Live Performance (4 or 5 songs)
Celtic Note, Nassau St, Dublin 12.45pm - Acoustic Performance Open House -
RTE
1 TV 3pm -
Live Performance Tower Records - Wicklow St, Dublin 6.30pm Live in store
performance plus signings
SATURDAY 7TH FEBRUARY, 2004
Ardán - TG4 - RTE TV 10pm - Live Performance
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MONDAY 26TH JANUARY, 2004
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS' NEW SINGLE 'YOUR LOVE GOES ON' RELEASED IN IRELAND - Friday
16th January!
(The single is taken from the forthcoming album 'INTO YOUR HEART' released in Ireland on 6th February. Available on Rubyworks Records featuring 12 brand new songs and a special live version of 'Si do Mhamo i'!)
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