Foy Vance: Tour diary and iTunes

Tour diary and iTunes

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

well the tour's going great... the first night in Cork was as expected; shambolic but hugely enjoyable! Followed by another great night at Dolans in Limerick. Dolans do the best fish and chips around, just what you need after a long drive...a pint of Guinness and some fresh fish in beer batter, nyum...

I've been playing some new stuff which is keeping me on my toes. I've brought a whole load of gear that I'm not terrible sure how to use, or what it's potential is. I find that quite exciting though... the thought that something could go wrong at any moment gives me just the sort of edge I like...

Another London date has been added to the tour. iTunes festival at Air Studios (win tickets here). I'll be playing with Leo Abrahams doing a song we wrote called 'Epilogue' for his latest release 'The Unrest Cure'. I'll also be doing a couple of songs with him and KT Tunstall, another one from Leo's album and a cover (one that will be great fun to play). As far as I'm aware KT will do her own set too, and also be playing with Billy Bragg. I'm looking forward to meeting Billy, hopefully we'll get chatting about prison work. He's founded something called 'Guitar Prison Doors' were they provide prisoners with guitars, I suppose in the hope that they find some solace/redemption/freedom in expressing themselves through song: something that inspires me greatly!

I'm hoping to do another prison tour in April... think it'd be cheeky to ask Billy to sing backing vocals?

I think I'd get a slap in the eye right and quick...

Right, I'm off to get a shower as I'm pure stinking... aren't you glad we're so intimate...

My Galway vista (if only I could photoshop out the street lamps)

Comments

Rory

Glad to hear it's going well, looking forward to seeing you in Derry tomorrow. Any plans to release your new material soon?

Yumphla

Just back from the Derry gig. absolutely magnificent. Especially enjoyed the song where Claude Makelele was helping the one eyed lady. Once again, Superb and the banter was excellent.

Jenny

Hey Foy! Great to meet you in Derry, and its good to know your "lovin the braille approach!" I love the idea of embossing album titles on the covers. It would come in very handy for us blindies. I mean not many things have braille to identify them, and bottles that do are rediculous. Like turpentine says "do not drink" on the bottle, but if we knew what was in it we definitely wouldn't drink it! Sorry about the rant! Keep up the good work and the class tunes.

kris

are the plans for your prison tour all lined up? would love to help in any way. its an awesome thing to do.

Dave Jones

Hi Foy That Gig In Cardiff last night was something else, truly a musical treat that will stay with me for some time. Come back Soon. Yours a Big Fan: Dai.

deb ziems

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g174/debziems/Galway2.jpg i hope you can see this image but if not it is YOUR GATWAY with no light poles... [IMG]http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g174/debziems/Galway2.jpg[/IMG]

http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g174/debziems/?action=view¤t=Galway2.jpg HOPEFULLY ONE OF THESE CODES WILL PULL UP AN IMAGE ONLY! LoVE YOUR WORK DEB

deb ziems

ok so I spelled it wrong. GALWAY it looked like at to me IM GETTING OLD!!!!i used photo shop :) debz

David McCrea

Hello Foy! Just downloaded 'Hope' and fell in love with it instantly. I'm from Northern Ireland myself and it's so nice to hear that accent come through my speakers, there's something soothing about it! Keep up the good work mate!

john moriarty

saw foy in limerick.. serious gig.. and know that home taping is killing music but have provided friends with copies of hope and they are bigtime on for a gig in the south of ireland. also ordering their own original versions of hope.. sounds a bit soylent green here.. also..just wondering will foy or his peeps organise a dvd version of the omb gig and then put it on a later edition of hope.. just to penalise the people that committed 1st time round? duke did it, declan did it, john did it.. special o'rourke spillane..3 wise men? rave on, foy mon.. jomo

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