I've been a Sugababes fan since I first heard Overload way back in 2000. It was, and still is, a pop classic. Over the years, I managed to catch them live a couple of times. The first time I caught Sugababes live was way back at Creamfields 2002. Unfortunately Siobhan had left the band by then and been replaced by Heidi, so I never got to see the original lineup. Did it matter much at the time to me? No, not at all, I was just their to party! As a side note, post Sugababes, Siobhan went on to release two solo albums, Revolution in Me in 2003 and Ghosts in 2007. The next time I saw them was at Oxegen 2008, and by then Mutya had left the band and was replaced by Amelle, leaving Keisha as the only remaining original member. It was a tad strange seeing the band with only one remaining member, but again, it was a festival and all we were looking for was a good time, which we definitely got! Another side note, just like Siobhan, Mutya went on to release her own solo work, a gr
It's been a quiet January, not many gigs lined up due to getting the latest version of man flu!
Thankfully, on Thursday night, I got to go to my first gig of 2023, and to make things even better, it was in my local theatre, the Moat.
So, local producer and studio owner Willie Headon (Poppyhill Studios) runs a night called Willie's Folk Night. I think tonight was its first time in the Moat Theatre and featured Willie, Johnny Gleeson, Pete Kavanagh, Eleanor Shanley and Mike Hanrahan.
The show lasted over 2 hours with Willie, Johnny and Pete playing the first hour with Eleanor and Mike playing the second.
It was a great night of music, I managed to catch up with some other local musicians and talk about future plans. So yeah, a great night!
Anyway, on to the photos: