For a long while now I've known how the artwork on the record was going to go. Multiple finger cramps and puncture wounds later, I finally finished stitching the lyrics last night. Today I have a headache. The two are not unrelated.
I'm really happy with it and enjoyed every minute, not so much the cramps, but they were pretty brief. Sewing away listening to records and half watching films is a fine way to spend your May.
Una and Donagh are off to Glastonbury in the morning so we've been gathering together tents and hip flasks and thick english money and packing up.
At least a quarter of Una's bag will be filled with socks. If anyone gets wet socks at Glastonbury, find Una and she'll hook you up. She'll be the one dancing floatily next to the cider bus while dressed as peter pan, no doubt. Although, it being Glastonbury, that may not narrow it down much.
Happy festival season!
Don't forget your wellies.
Lisa
News - Lisa Hannigan Review (Cork) - 20/06/2008
Thanks to Daniel for posting Hot Press' review of Lisa's excellent recent gig in Cork, which was the first of her tour. You can read it in the forum.
Also, thanks to RonjaGirl for letting us know that Hot Press is reporting that Lisa will be performing at the Kilkenny Arts Festival on August 9th.
News - Leonard Cohen Photos - 18/06/2008
ShowbizIreland.com has some photos from the Leonard Cohen gigs at which Damien played in Dublin last weekend here.
News - Another Iceland Date Added - 15/06/2008
Damien will be performing in Reykjavík, Iceland, on July 24th. Tickets go on sale from here on June 19th at 10:00 AM.
News - 10 Days to Barcelona (Complete) - 13/06/2008
Damien's ten day trip to Barcelona is now complete. Today he travels back to Dublin for the first of three nights supporting Leonard Cohen. Here are the final two updates from the road trip:
10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 10
(spain, cadaques)
still lost in cadaques
BARCELONA
(spain, barcelona)
the road trip is over
10 songs were written
a bunch of recording is done
News - Day 9 Update From Damien - 12/06/2008 11:00:00
10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 9
(france les baux - spain cadaques)
andy flew back home this morning
the rest of us made it past the blockade on the french/spanish border and lost ourselves in beautiful cadaques
News - Day 8 Update From Damien - 12/06/2008 10:00:00
10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 8
(france, les baux)
the mini needs a new water pump
we won't know if it can be repaired until monday or tuesday
so unfortunately we have to move on because we've been delayed 2 days
song 8 & 9 written
News - Lisa Hannigan Updates - 11/06/2008
There are still tickets available for Lisa's upcoming gig in Tralee on June 13th, which will be held in the National Folk Theatre of Ireland with visuals from Donal Dineen. However, the rest of Lisa's dates throughout June are all sold out.
Thanks to Una for posting this blog on how Lisa designed her tour poster and for sharing this video of Lisa singing "The Ship Song" at a session in Baltimore last Monday:
News - Update From Lisa's Tour - 10/06/2008
Una has posted an update from Lisa's world tour of Cork (and the rest of Ireland) on Lisa's MySpace site.
Tonight Lisa performs at Debarra's in Clonakilty, Co. Cork. Lisa is joined on this tour by Tomo, Shane, Donagh, Gavin and Una (stylophone superstar).
News - Day 7 Update From Damien - 10/06/2008
With a failing Mini (see Day 6) and Spain running out of petrol, can Damien make it to Barcelona in 10 days, as planned?
10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 7
(france, les baux en provence)
juggling with fire in the medieval town
song 7 half written
News - Day 6 Update From Damien - 07/06/2008 12:00:00
10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 6
(france, les baux en provence)
the mini's gone to hospital
we're staying put for now
News - Day 5 Update From Damien - 07/06/2008 11:00:00
10 DAYS TO BARCELONA - day 5
(france..creancey to les baux en provence)
we found a leak and a piano,
song 5 written.
News - Start of Lisa's Tour - 07/06/2008 10:00:00
Congratulations to Lisa for an amazing performance in Cork last night on the first night of her World Tour of Cork (and the rest of Ireland…). For a full list of dates on the tour, go here.
News - Day 4 Update - 05/06/2008 12:00:00
June 4th 08
(france.. montreuil to créancey)
when pottering along in the mini at 45-50 miles an hour we tend to arrive at our destinations when it's time to go to bed... so andy has joined our road trip in a hybrid car from paris to zip ahead and have the recording gear set up and his musical ears ready for the night... songs 1 to 4 written and bits of recording done so far...
