Amazing Apples set up to rock Paddy Burke's Beer Fest in Clarenbridge tonight!
The excitement is building for Galway’s Amazing Apples, as the popular band released their new album, ‘A Little Sense’ at the end of May and it is selling well! In iTunes TOP 100 alternative charts is new creation from Amazing Apples on position 10 leaving behind Florence and The Machine but Mumford & Sons too!
The high energy Galway group has a loyal following and strong fan base.
It’s not surprising given the wealth of talent in this indie/folk group, who have moved away from their ‘covers’ beginnings to create new and unique songs as they continue to develop their own sound.
All of the members, Darragh Crehan, Cian Crehan, Anthony Ryan, Brian Grace and Eanna Fahy are multi-instrumentalists, incorporating bouzouki, mandolin, keyboard and fiddle in their high octane live shows.
“It’s all guns blazing!” says Eanna in advance of the launch of ‘A Little Sense’. “We began working on it this time last year and hired a producer, Joe Chester, who whittled our 16 songs down to ten. The album has a heavier sound than what people are used to. It might shock a few! There’s still folk elements, but we are more indie rock now and we are happy with the direction this has taken us. There’s a mixture of songs, they are not all up tempo, and they are all very personal - we wrote them ourselves. They come from each individual.”
The title name ‘A Little Sense’, which was recorded at Grouse Lodge studios is a lyric from one of the closing tracks on the album. “It summarises what this experience has been!” says Eanna. “It has been a huge process, we have funded it ourselves, do all the PR and marketing as we are an independent band. Maybe we should have had a little more sense!”
For the home fans, ‘A Little Sense’ was officially launched on Sunday, May 31st in the Roisin Dubh on Dominick Street and it was a full house gig. Tonight you can see Amazing Apples rocking Paddy Burke's pub in Clarenbridge at 2nd Anual Beer Fest. More entertainment on the festival in Paddy Burkes marquee is providing Pat Joe O'Brien and Live DJ!
1st year of Paddy Burke's Beer Fest photo montage by Sunny JUDDY at www.divmedia.ie
