Gong Xi Fa Cai!

The Lunar New Year approaches, and Gan Ainm are ready to get your long weekend folking with a brace of gigs at two of our favourite haunts!

First up is Friday night at Muddy Murphys - with four days off to follow, what is stopping you! A couple of new numbers and all your old favourites, it will be a riot!

Then, on the eve of the New Year itself, we head back to Little India and get jiggy with it at The Prince of Wales - a Chinese New Year Hogmanay bash, if you will! Expect more bar-top dancing and general shenanigans!!

By the way, do you like the picture? It is part of the new batch photographed by old friend Ross a couple of weeks back. We will post up all the new shots soon, so keep an eye out!

See you at the weekend, and "xin nian kuai le"!

Happy Hogmanay!

Well, Gan Ainm had a rollercoaster 2012, with the band going from an acoustic lineup to full folk-rocking, Julian bowing out after a short stint to be replaced by Iggy, and Paul moving on and leaving the band with none of its original members.... a lot of fun was had along the way, and thanks to all of you for sharing that fun with us!

As for 2013... well, it is official - we will be back at Muddy Murphy's for the week of St Patricks day! But before then we have a few more one-off gigs, a new photoshoot and a short stint in a recording studio (finally!)... we also have Gan Ainm apps coming very soon to Apple and Android products, so you can keep abreast of gigs, recordings and news on the go! And how many of you have asked about Gan Ainm t-shirts...? Your wish will be granted at some point in the new year!

So here's to 2012 - it was fun while it lasted! And raise your glass to 2013 - looking likely to be the biggest year Gan Ainm has ever had!

Sláinte mhath!