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.....