Urbi et Orbi

Who saw says that there were more than 100 people. Considering the size of the Whelan's (upstairs), I'd say the place was packed! From my point of view (literally from the stage) I couldn't see much because there was a spotlight targeting right in my face! When I mixed in the crowd I could clearly see ... The place was packed!

Full house, and full of energy, the recently named Wellfish caught the audience so well that, according to fervorous comments collected at the venue, they were elected the best performance of the night, despite the main attraction - The Shove.

Fair play to us, The Shove asked if we could open more gigs to them - and it seems they've been playing a lot! Now, what we need to do is wait - and pray! - for other concerts in Dublin, and who knows where else ...

A gig tonight...

Today is the first official gig with the new formation. Although announced like The Buzz, we just heard this week about a Scottish band with the same name, so we changed... We are "The Wellfishes"!

The formation is Fergus McGovern (vocals), Trevor Cudden (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Ciarán MacSamhrain (bass and backing vocals), Louis O'Donoghue (drums) and myself, Eduardo Miranda (lead guitar).

In the repertoire, cover songs from blues to rock, and a bit of country as well. The song list for tonight is:

1. I Want Everything - Cracker
2. Willin ' - Little Feat
3. Only Team Will Tell - Jimmy Norman
4. Buy in Bottles - Richard Ashcroft
5. Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison
6. True Love Tends you it Forget - Bob Dylan
7. Take Me Down To it The Infirmary - Cracker

Whelan's address is 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2. Phone 01 4780766. We should start by 8:30 if no delays... And as As they say in show business "Break a leg"... we are going to break two!!!

The Wicklow Way

Kepp Walking, as Johnny used to say! Last Saturday we walked the so called first part of "The Wicklow Way", the 132Km path through the Wicklow mountains - a remarkable spetacle of mother nature!

This first walking was from Marlay Park till Enniskerry and took us 5 hours to cover. 22Km made of uphills, downhills, rocky ways and a wonderful landscape! Experts say this is a wonderful mark!

And if you didn't donate yet, don't be ashemed... you can do it here!

Oxfam Trailtrekker - So far...

Trying to get prepared to September's big challenge, the 100Km walking in 36 hours, it's better if one's practice regularly...

To give an idea what has been done so far:

• 27/03 - Ashtown-Connolly Station - 8Km
• 01/04 - Mulhuddart-Ashtown - 12Km
• 03/04 - Bray-Greystones-Bray-Bray Head - 14Km
• 10/04 - Howth-Connolly - 16Km
• 17/04 - Howth-Howth Head-Connolly - 25Km
• 24/04 - Greystones-Sandymount - 30Km
• 01/05 - Howth Head-Malahide - 25Km
• 06/05 - Phoenix Park round - 15Km
• 08/05 - Cooper Coast, Co. Waterford - 10Km
• 15/05 - Ashtown-Broomsbridge-Leixlip Louisa Bridge - 23Km
• 18/05 - Ashtown-Clonsilla-Ashtown - 14Km

Today's trail: Connolly-Maynooth

Following the schedule for the OXFAM IRELAND TRAILTREKKER 2010 trainning (by the way, have you donated yet? No!? Well, then click here!), today we had planned a 30km walking, from Connolly Railway Station, walking along the banks of Royal Canal, which borders the train tracks, until Maynooth Railway Station, but eventually it didn't end up as planned.
I walked Astown-Broombridge (3 km), and then turned back towards Ashtown, till Leixlip Louisa Bridge Railway Station (approximately 19km). The remaining 7 or 8km were not possible due muscular pain...