Am promoting a gig for NECK, and need as many people as possible to turn up, so i can actually pay the band! Details below I need support!
Cheers
Sean

NECK
PLUS SUPPORT
THE CLUB, BIRKS RD, CLEATOR MOOR, CUMBRIA
SATURDAY 6TH AUGUST 2005
On Saturday 6th August, highly acclaimed London-Irish six-piece make their
debut appearance in Cumbria, in the town that is colloquially titled 'Little
Ireland' Cleator Moor. A great night is therefore guaranteed.
Over the last few years, London-Irish band Neck have firmly established
themselves as a leading force in the folk-punk scene, with their spirited
Psycho-Ceilidh sound. The 6-piece band combines a full-on electric punk rock
rhythm section of guitar, bass & drums; with a swirling traditional Irish
lead-section of fiddle, whistle, banjo and Irish (Uilleann) bag-pipes, all
topped-off with the raucous, passionate vocals of song-smith Leeson
O'Keeffe - a man with an undeniable pedigree - formerly of Shane MacGowan's
Popes, guest banjo-player with The Alabama 3, from the same Irish enclave of
North London (County Holloway!) that spawned Johnny Rotten and with family
roots in the same Dublin neighbourhood as Flogging Molly's Dave King.
The up-lifting, rowdy Neck live show has toured throughout the UK, Ireland,
USA and Europe. Festival appearances have included Glastonbury (4 times),
Beautiful Days, Wasted (twice), the West Belfast Feile an Phobail and the
Ardoyne Fleadh in Belfast, Skagen in Denmark, Punk'n'Disorderly in Berlin,
With Full Force in Germany, the Wildwood Irish Festival in New Jersey and
the Irish Rock festival in New York. Neck have supported or toured with:
Stiff Little Fingers, The Undertones, Shane MacGowan & The Popes, Levellers,
Real McKenzies, Misfits, Dubliners, Black 47, and their US 'Irish Punk/folk'
contemporaries The Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly.
The European release of their latest album 'Sod 'em & Begorrah' on Berlin
label Bad Dog/Coretex in October 2004 received excellent reviews and press
coverage throughout Germany, BeNeLux, Austria and Switzerland. This was
followed up by a highly successful month long European tour in Jan/Feb 2005
and bookings for major European festivals this summer including Paaspop and
Huntenpop in the Netherlands, Goorrock in Belgium and Furia Festival in
France. Recently the band played toured Italy and are about to fly off the
Moscow for a festival show!
NECK have had both radio-play and played live radio sessions, and appeared
performing two songs in the Belfast set motion picture "With or Without You"
. Such is the esteem for the band in the US, that Boston-based Irish-punk
web-zine, radio show and compilation album named after a NECK tune: ''
Shite'n'Onions''.
Make no mistake, with Irish-folk influenced punk bands appearing all over
the world, there are definitely leaders & followers, & with their roots &
understanding of the music, NECK are most certainly the real deal!
Sláinte!
http://www.neck.ie/
Have a listen to Neck for free at www.myspace.com/neckireland
Tickets £4 advance/ £5 on door Doors 8.00pm
Further info/tickets 01946 812496

Further info etc.
Sean McGhee at Reel Press email sean.mcg1@btinternet.com
Tel:01946 812496