From Belfast, With Love

I had a lovely time last night at the Belfast For Haiti gig. You may know that it was a fundraiser with many of the local bands of note taking place, with guest DJs and smiling faces akimbo. Anto and Ron put the event together with the help of CDC Leisure, who opened up the Limelight, Katy Daly's and the Spring & Airbrake for the duration.

The camaraderie was potent, and it was a treat to see bands that have recently headlined the Ulster Hall having the grace to play in more modest circumstances. Take your credit then, The Answer and General Fiasco. Given that I was playing a few tunes at The Limelight, I got to enjoy the latter act, and to see their manifest improvement over a year of grind. Likewise with Cashier No 9 who are revealing the sweetest and most pithy songs. Meantime, at the other end of the Ormeau Ave strip, Panama Kings were apologising to the bouncers for a past misadventure and plotting out some more japes in the coming months. Cigars all round.



General Fiasco photo by Lily Bailie