Partyin' doon fur St. Andrew's Day - brin' it oan!

(translated below for those who need it...)

Sometimes fowk forgit 'at we arenae jist an Irish bain but a celtic ane an' a', an' as sic' we play a whole heap ay Scots graphite loons tay... we e'en wear kilts oan occasion! Sae it's nae surprise 'at we're playin' a St. Andy's day bash (albeit in an Irish pub!!)...

Muddy Murphy's oan Friday 30th November - expect some ay th' usual mince mixed in wi' a boorichie ay Scots tunes tae sin' alang tae!

(translation.....)
Sometimes folk forget that we are not just an Irish band but a celtic one, and as such we play a whole heap of Scots music too... we even wear kilts on occasion! So it's no surprise that we're playing a St. Andrew's Day bash (albeit in an Irish pub!!)...

Muddy Murphy's on Friday 30th November - expect some of the usual stuff mixed in with a bunch of Scots tunes to sing along to!

...and on the river flows...

Thank you to all who came along to our final gig with Paul last weekend... despite some whopping tech problems during setup we persevered and had an absolute blast. 'Twas a tad emotional, saying farewell to the man who to many people IS Gan Ainm, and we must thank former band members Barry and Emer for their guest appearances.

Still, as we sing so often, "Life goes on, and 'round we go"... we were back in the studio last night re-jigging certain songs to accommodate them being sung by Alex, Miles or Eoin, and we're already raring to get back in the saddle! And that saddle just happens to be on the back of this Saturday night, 24th November, at the Prince of Wales in Little India, from 10pm...

We'll keep folkin' around... see you there!

Less Gan Ainm, more Gone Hannon?

At the dawn of the 21st century a small group of people got together and decided to make it their mission to bring Irish traditional music to the people of Singapore... or at least, have a damn good time trying! One of those individuals was a fresh-faced young man named Paul Hannon, and over the last decade he has shepherded Gan Ainm through immeasurable changes of lineup, ever changing set lists and falling in and out of favour with various venue and organisations. It is fair to say that without him Gan Ainm as you know it today would not exist.

2012 and he is not so fresh faced or young (in fact, there are now four members of the band who are younger than him!)... yet he has remained the indomitable spirit and face of the band and the idea of a Gan Ainm without him is unthinkable. Yet that is the very thought we are faced with now....

Gan Ainm are very sad to announce the imminent departure of their "elder statesman"... Paul will be leaving Singapore later this month to visit other areas in South East Asia before heading back to Ireland to pursue a Masters Degree. We all wish him well in his endeavours, and promise to keep his mic stand warm in case he decides to return....

BUT... we do have one last gig with the man himself! This Saturday, 17th November, at Muddy Murphy's... the music starts at 10.30pm, but we will be there from around 9pm to make sure we give Paul a rousing send off. We hope all of our friends, bandmates and fans, past and present, will try to make it down to give a fitting farewell to the man who IS Gan Ainm.....