Articles by Damien McGlynn
Baby Dee, The Cairo Gang – Crawdaddy, Dublin
As Emmett Kelly, the main man behind The Cairo Gang, tip-toes onto a stage cluttered with instruments at 9pm, 26 people can be counted in Crawdaddy. Though the numbers do increase slowly before Baby Dee’s headline set, it is definitely the smallest crowd I’ve found myself amongst since Thao Nguyen in the same venue…
The Low Anthem – Vicar Street, Dublin
Almost precisely two months has passed since the last time I visited Vicar Street so I can only assume that a decision was made in the interim to make regular, booming announcements around the building urging the public to step right up, step right up and see the incredible musical talents of Brown Bird…









